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Adam Rippon & Jussi-Pekka Kajaala – 4 Years Together
Although Adam Rippon already bid farewell to skating, his contribution lives on as he brought home a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Being among Time’s most influential people, he surprised the world when he announced in an interview that he and his partner Jussi-Pekka Kajaala wedded in December 2021.
Their story began in 2018 when they encountered each other on a dating app. The pair told People that they always wanted to do something simple that involved just the two of them. So when their schedules met, the couple secretly married in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. It was so special that not even Rippon’s publicist knew.
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