Who is Jutta Leerdam, Olympic figure skater?
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Who is Jutta Leerdam, Olympic figure skater?

Jake Paul arrived at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, ahead of his fight with Mike Tyson with a special companion on his arm his 25-year-old girlfriend Jutta Leerdam, a Dutch Olympic figure skater.

Paul and Leerdam left Instagram official in April 2023, where Paul revealed their relationship by captioning several photos of the pair holding hands, “Im Dutch now.” Paul and Leerdam celebrated their one-year anniversary on April 12.

“I love you, I’m so grateful for you, you make me the happiest girl in the world” Leerdam wrote. “The man with the best heart. Let’s never stop dancing baby.”

In his own anniversary post, said Paul, 27 he has “been in love since day one.” Here’s everything you need to know about Leerdam:

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Born in s-Gravenzande, Netherlands, Leerdam began competing in speed skating early in life and was named the 2017 World Speed ​​Skating Champion at the age of 18. Leerdam competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China and won Olympic silver in the 1000 meters.

“Wow… what a rollercoaster,” Leerdam wrote at the time. “Really happy with a silver medal at the Olympics!!!”

Leerdam, a six-time world champion, last won gold at the 2023 World Single Distance Speed ​​Skating Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands in March 2023.

How did Jake Paul and Jutta Leerdam meet?

During an episode of Netflix’s “Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson,” Leerdam revealed that she met Paul through social media. (Leerdam has a large social media following of her own with 4.6 million Instagram followers.)

“Jake DMed me on Instagram asking if I wanted to be on his podcast,” she said. “When he hit me online, I thought, ‘What an arrogant (expletive).’ He thinks he can do anything, but he won’t get me. I never expected to date him.”

Leerdam continued, “We really connected in these two crazy worlds on a super-personal, deep level. We’ve been inseparable ever since.”

Paul said he and Leerdam sometimes navigate a long-distance relationship as they both keep their training schedules around the world.

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