Jake Paul Broke Down In Tears After His Fiancée Made Olympic History With This Record-Breaking Performance

Jake Paul made headlines at the Super Bowl for his political rant about Bad Bunny.

But 24 hours later, he gave America a very different side of himself.

And Jake Paul broke down in tears after his fiancée made Olympic history with this record-breaking performance.

YouTube Star Turned Boxer Showed His Softer Side in Milan

Jake Paul sat in the stands at Milano Speed Skating Stadium on Monday with his mother and his fiancée's family surrounding him.

The 29-year-old YouTuber-turned-boxer was watching Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam compete in the women's 1,000-meter final at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Paul's emotions were already running high before Leerdam even hit the ice.

Her Dutch teammate Femke Kok had just set a new Olympic record moments earlier with a time of 1:12.59.

That meant Leerdam would have to break a record that had literally just been set if she wanted gold instead of silver.

The pressure was crushing.

Leerdam nearly missed the Olympics entirely after crashing during the Dutch trials in December, but the team added her as a discretionary pick.

Now she was racing in the final heat against Japan's Miho Takagi, the defending Olympic champion who beat Leerdam for gold at the 2022 Beijing Games.

When Leerdam crossed the finish line, the clock showed 1:12.31.

A new Olympic record.

Gold medal.

Paul completely lost it.

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Cameras Caught Jake Paul Sobbing Uncontrollably in the Stands

Broadcast cameras captured Paul standing in the crowd, openly weeping as Leerdam's time flashed on the scoreboard.

He wasn't just tearing up.

The boxer who talks trash for a living was bawling his eyes out, surrounded by Leerdam's family who were doing the exact same thing.

Down on the ice, Leerdam collapsed in tears the moment she saw her final time.

She looked up into the stands, blew a kiss toward Paul, and formed a heart with her hands.

Paul posted a video of himself crying to social media minutes after the race ended.

"Juttttttttttaaaaaaaa. I can't stop crying. You did it my love. Olympic Gold. God is great and so are you," Paul wrote on X.

In another post, he added, "We just witnessed one of the most important sporting moments ever. The doc will tell. Words can't describe how proud of you I am."

After the medal ceremony, Paul posted another video showing himself carrying Leerdam while she bit her gold medal in the iconic Olympic celebration pose.

Talk about a 180-degree turn from his Super Bowl weekend.

Paul's Olympic Emotions Came 24 Hours After Bad Bunny Rant

Just one day earlier, Paul was firing off angry tweets telling people to boycott the Super Bowl halftime show because Bad Bunny was performing.

Paul called the Puerto Rican singer a "fake citizen" for criticizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

He later walked back the comments and clarified he wasn't attacking Puerto Ricans as a whole since he owns a mansion in Puerto Rico himself.

But the damage was done and his brother Logan Paul even publicly disagreed with him.

Sunday he's ranting about Bad Bunny and fake citizens.

Monday he's sobbing in Milan over his fiancée's skating triumph.

That's a side of Jake Paul his critics don't want to admit exists.

Paul and Leerdam met in 2023 when he slid into her Instagram DMs asking her to appear on his podcast.

Leerdam admitted she initially thought he'd be "arrogant" based on his online persona.

"What I saw online was not my type, but that's like not Jake at all," she revealed in the Netflix documentary "Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson."

The couple went public with their relationship in April 2023 and got engaged in March 2025 during an elaborate proposal in St. Lucia.

Paul gave her a $1 million diamond engagement ring shaped like an ice rink to honor her skating career.

They're postponing their wedding until 2027 so Leerdam can focus on training.

Leerdam's gold medal was especially sweet after the criticism she faced from Dutch media.

Former Dutch footballer Johan Derksen slammed her for traveling to Milan on a private jet instead of with the team and called her behavior "horrible."

But Leerdam immediately proved her critics wrong by seeking out teammate Kok to embrace her right after winning gold.

Kok had just lost the record she'd set two heats earlier when Leerdam broke it.

Leerdam's first move after winning gold? She found Kok and hugged her.

Try calling her a diva after that.

Paul's Tears Revealed What Gets Lost in the Social Media Noise

Look, here's what people miss about Jake Paul.

The guy builds his brand on trash talk and controversy.

But Monday morning in Milan, he was crying his eyes out for someone else's achievement.

The same guy who built his brand on controversy and chaos spent Monday morning crying tears of joy for someone else's achievement.

That's not the persona he sells online.

But it's clearly who he is when the cameras catch him off guard and he's not performing for clicks.

Leerdam's comeback story made the moment even more powerful.

She crashed during qualifying, nearly got left off the team, and then had to break a record that was set literally minutes before her race just to win gold.

The emotional stakes were already sky-high before Paul's tears added another layer.

Paul didn't just show up for photo ops and engagement ring publicity.

He delayed his boxing comeback after Anthony Joshua knocked him out in December.

Why? To be in Milan for Leerdam's races.

"Today is your day baby. You've worked your whole life for this. We all love and support you so much. Go get 'em champ," Paul wrote on Instagram before the race.

Hours later he was sobbing in the stands watching her achieve that dream.

Love him or hate him, that reaction was genuine.

And it gave millions of people a glimpse of Jake Paul that his political rants and boxing feuds usually keep hidden.

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Sources:

• Scott Thompson, "Jake Paul breaks down in tears as fiancée Jutta Leerdam shatters Olympic speedskating record," Fox News, February 9, 2026.
• "Meet Jutta Leerdam: Jake Paul's Olympic Speed Skater Fiancée and Their Love Story," Good Housekeeping, February 9, 2026.
• "Jake Paul breaks down in tears watching fiancée smash record to win Olympic gold," Bloody Elbow, February 9, 2026.
• "Jake Paul cries from stands after fiancée Jutta Leerdam wins gold in speedskating," NBC Chicago, February 9, 2026.
• "Dutch Skater Jutta Leerdam Announced Life-Changing News With Jake Paul in 2025," Athlon Sports, February 9, 2026.