Post by Admin on Jun 17, 2022 1:13:20 GMT
Olympic ice dancer Evan Bates just landed his most impressive trick yet: his marriage proposal to Madison Chock!
The ice-dancing couple got engaged during a vacation in Thailand last weekend, their rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
"I was planning to propose since we went ring shopping in April," Bates tells PEOPLE. "Madi wanted a vintage ring and we found the perfect one from Victor Barboné in NYC. It's a vintage Cartier ring from 1920. It's very Art Deco, which is Madi's favorite and it's one of a kind."
Bates, 33, says he picked June 11 (6/11) to pop the question because of the "significance" of the numbers as the couple had been dating for six years and skating together for 11.
After spending the morning by the pool and feeling "blissful and relaxed" from their massages on Saturday, the pair made their way down to the beach where Bates proposed.
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