Jake Paul's Fiancee Jutta Leerdam Reflects on Winning Olympic Gold Medal in IG Photo

Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam took to Instagram on Thursday to reflect on her experience at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, which saw her win a pair of medals, including one gold.

Along with a photo of her signature winged eyeliner running down her face after achieving Olympic glory, Leerdam wrote the following:

"For me, this picture captured everything my Olympics stood for. This moment proves you don't have to become less of yourself to achieve something great. That your looks don't define you as a person or as an athlete. That if you work hard and stay determined, it will all come together. It's so ironic because my winged eyeliner and makeup are something I've been judged for during my whole career, when all it ever did was give me confidence and make me feel feminine and powerful.

"The pressure I've felt, the judgment I've dealt with around so many things, the hard work I've been putting in for so many years all came together in this moment. I never felt the need to prove anything. I did this for me, my younger self, my family and for all women who don't want to be put in a box and just want to be their authentic selves. A reminder that you can be soft and strong, disciplined and feminine, all at once. Never let anyone dim your light."

After winning silver in the 1,000-meter women's speed skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Leerdam reached the top of the podium in that same event this time around, securing her first Olympic gold.

Leerdam also won her second career Olympic silver medal in the 500-meter race at Milano Cortina.

The 27-year-old superstar, who is engaged to boxer and YouTube personality Jake Paul, is one of the latest in a long line of elite-level speed skaters to come out of the Netherlands.

Leerdam set a new Olympic record in the 1000m, and if she returns to compete at the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps, she will have a chance to be the first back-to-back Olympic gold medalist in the women's 1,000 meters since American Bonnie Blair in 1992 and 1994.