Triple Olympic gold medalist Shaun White proposes to longtime girlfriend

Three-time Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Shaun White and his longtime girlfriend, actress Nina Dobrev, are officially engaged after White posted photos of their proposal on social media on Wednesday.

White proposed to Dobrev at The Golden Swan restaurant in New York City, according to Voguewith an aisle of white roses and candles ending with a giant white rose arch where the retired snowboarder officially popped the question.

The couple, who have been together since 2019, got engaged on Friday but decided to keep it a secret for almost a week before breaking the news.

Dobrev was one of White’s biggest supporters during his final Olympic competition in Beijing in 2022. White decided that the 2022 Winter Olympics would also mark his final snowboard competition of his career.

White retired from snowboarding with three halfpipe gold medals at the Olympics, the most won by a snowboarder. He also has 13 gold, three silver and two bronze Winter X Games medals, along with two gold, two silver and one bronze X Games medals. He still holds the all-time record with a combined 15 X Games gold medals.