Shaun White and Nina Dobrev are engaged after 5 years of dating

“She knew all my friends and family couldn’t be there and she got everyone together and made this incredible video of everyone saying how much they wished they could be there and sending their love and support,” said the 38-year-old. E! News at the time, adding that he played that video “every day” while in Beijing. “So it was just so wonderful. It really set the tone for the rest of the trip.”

The end of Shaun’s snowboarding career was also only the beginning of one of the couple’s favorite joint activities: skiing together. The Canadian native and former Olympian is actually two peas in a pod when they hit the slopes.

“She’s really good on the board,” Shaun of Nina told E! News earlier this year. “She grew up in Canada. So it was nice because it’s definitely a make-or-break relationship sometimes. Not if they can’t ride, but I’ve had people come up to me and it ended not good because sometimes I’m not the best coach.”

Nina’s affinity for skiing is just one of the many reasons why their relationship always sticks the landing. As Shaun added to E! News, “It’s nice to have a partner who loves the mountains and is adventurous and all that.”

Keep reading for every step of Nina and Shaun’s romance leading up to their engagement.