At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Smart and her partner Tim Dieck placed 9th in the ice dance event. Although she did not win a medal, the athlete left Italy with an engagement ring, a memory she called "unforgettable".
Jean-Luc Baker posted a video proposing to Olivia Smart in Milan.
Baker knelt to propose to his girlfriend amidst a romantic setting on the streets of Milan. In the video he posted on Instagram, titled "It's always been you", Baker documented the entire preparation process, from holding the ring in the stands while Smart competed to the moment she emotionally said "Yes" under an umbrella in the rain.
Smart also shared a series of engagement photos with the simple caption "14/2" – the day she officially became a fiancee, opening a new chapter after years as both a rival and a confidante.
The news quickly received numerous congratulatory messages from fans. Many comments expressed emotion, calling it a beautiful ending to a romance that began on the ice.
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Jean-Luc Baker and his partner Kaitlin Hawayek performed their free dance at the ISU Grand Prix Rostelecom Cup in Sochi, Russia, on 27/11/2021. Photo: AP
Born in 1993, Baker is an ice dancer with dual British and American nationality. Competing with his partner Kaitlin Hawayek, he won the 2018 Four Continents, the 2018 NHK Trophy, and four consecutive US national bronze medals from 2019-2022.
At the junior level, the pair were 2014 junior world champions, runners-up at the 2013 Junior Grand Prix Final, and 2014 US junior national champions.
Meanwhile, Smart, born in 1997, holds British and Spanish nationality and currently competes for Spain with Tim Dieck. The two athletes have won the Spanish national championship three times (2024-2026), a bronze medal at Skate America 2024, a gold medal at the CS Nepela Memorial 2025, and a silver medal at the Challenge Cup 2024. They earned a bronze medal in the free program at the 2025 World Championships and represented Spain at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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Olivia Smart (left) and Tim Dieck competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Photo: ABC
Previously, Smart competed with Adrian Diaz, winning a bronze medal at Skate Canada International 2021, four medals in the Challenger Series, and three Spanish national championships, while also participating in the 2022 Winter Olympics.
In the early stages of her career, she and Joseph Buckland won the British junior national championship three times (2012-2014) and were once in the top 10 junior world in 2014. Off the ice, Smart also participated in the 15th season of ITV's television program "Dancing on Ice".
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