Speed skating star Jutta Leerdam captured Olympic gold this week in the 1,000m event with a record time, and her fiancé Jake Paul was there to witness every emotional second from the stands.
But it was a video the couple recorded before her race that has fans buzzing about what might come next for the pair.
Paul shared the touching clip, showing himself and Leerdam speaking directly to the children they hope to have someday. The message, filmed just before Leerdam‘s race, shows Paul holding flowers he had bought for his soon-to-be wife.
“Hey little kids, here’s your parents. You guys are not even born yet but we are making a video for you. Your mom is about to go for gold. I just bought her flowers. Your mom is really cute. We love you, even though you’re not born yet,” Paul said in the video.
Leerdam waved at the camera before adding her own thoughts. “We look very young right now. We try our best,” she said.
The gold medal carried extra significance given how close Leerdam came to missing the Games entirely. She crashed during qualifying trials just over a month before the competition, putting her participation in serious doubt.
Watching her overcome that setback and claim the top prize left Paul visibly emotional inside the arena.
This is not the first time Paul has spoken publicly about his desire to become a father. The social media personality turned boxer has been open about wanting to start a family with the Dutch athlete.
Boxing career takes backseat to family plans
Last December, Paul appeared in an interview with his brother Logan Paul that revealed just how serious he is about parenthood.
The conversation took place just days after his devastating boxing loss to Anthony Joshua in Miami, where Paul suffered a broken jaw in two places. Despite the brutal defeat and visible facial swelling, his thoughts quickly shifted to family.
“I’m going to take some time off [from boxing] and go and support Jutta at the Olympics and then she’s going to move to Puerto Rico [where Paul lives],” he told Logan.
“Honestly, I’ll be honest with you, I have such baby fever. I want kids so bad.”
Leerdam was unable to attend Paul‘s high-profile fight against Joshua because she was deep in preparation for the Winter Games in Italy.
The sacrifice appears to have paid off, as her record-breaking performance delivered the gold medal both she and Paul had been hoping for.
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