10 Olympic power couples competing together at Beijing 2022 – from skiers Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Kilde to ice skating pairs from Japan, the US and Russia
- Silver medal winning US ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates have been dating since 2017, while married couple Misato Komatsubara and Tim Koleto won Japan bronze
- Kim Meylemans of Belgium and Nicole Silveira of Brazil compete against each other in the women’s skeleton, but several couples are in action together as pairs
1. Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
Alpine skiers Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde “share in each other’s successes and also disappointments”, she told NBC.
Shiffrin competes for Team USA, while Kilde is a member of Norway’s Olympic team.
They had known each other for years, then began dating after Kilde reached out following the tragic death of Shiffrin’s father in 2020.
“He never ever stopped being nice and friendly but also always very respectful, especially because at some points I was in a relationship and he had a couple relationships as well over that time frame,” Shiffrin told NBC.
“Last year he got in touch with me again with a really nice and supportive message to my family once I started racing again after my dad’s accident and this time we just never stopped chatting.”
2. Misato Komatsubara and Tim Koleto
