Adam Rippon & Jussi-Pekka Kajaala

Adam Rippon’s wedding bells are ringing! Jussi-Pekka Kajaala, the Olympic figure skater’s longtime lover, recently announced their engagement. Although he did not divulge any information about the person he is about to marry, some clues have emerged.

The love story of Rippon and Kajaala started back in 2017. Interestingly, the couple met on Tinder while the athlete was competing in Helsinki. They communicated for several months and started to hang out a little bit more, and eventually making their relationship official in March 2018. Now, you might be wondering, “Who is Kajaala?” He grew up in Finland and now works for a real estate investment company in Europe. During an interview on The RuPaul Show in 2019, Rippon claimed he knew Kajaala was “the one” for him. He even said that he sees himself marrying Kajaala in the future. Although many famous partnerships have come and gone in recent years, their relationship has stayed stable. In February 2021, they announced their engagement on social media, with both sharing photographs commemorating the occasion.