A married couple will compete against each other in an Olympic medal event on Valentine’s Day.
The Belgian Kim Meylemans And The Brazilian Nicole Rocha Silveira will compete in the women’s skeleton event at the Milan Cortina Games in 2026 – just over a year after they tied the knot.
Meylemans, 29, and Silveira, 31, made their 2026 Olympic debuts on Friday the first two heats of the women’s skeleton. Meylemans is in eighth place, 0.84 seconds off the lead, while Silveira is in 12th place, 1.30 seconds off the lead.
The Austrian Janine Flock comes first. The last two heats are scheduled for Saturday, after which medals will be awarded.
This is not the first time that Meylemans and Silveira have been on the Olympic podium during their relationship. At the Beijing Games in 2022Silveira and Meylemans finished 13th and 18th respectively in the competition. That was the Olympic debut for Silveira, while Meylemans also completed the PyeongChang Games 2018.
Meylemans and Silveira met in 2019 during the skeleton World Cup tour and went Instagram official with their relationship in December 2021. Silveira proposed to Meylemans in 2024 in Brazil and the couple married in January 2025 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where they live.
Meylemans and Silveira are one of the many couples participating in the Olympic Games in Milan Cortina.
The third heat of the women’s skeleton is Saturday at 12:00 PM ET, followed by the final heat at 1:35 PM ET. The action can be seen on NBC, Peacock And NBCOlympics.com.
IOC President Kristy Coventry became emotional as he spoke about the need to disqualify Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladylsav Heraskevych over his helmet, in memory of athletes killed in Ukraine’s war with Russia.
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