Who is Jutta Leerdam, Olympic figure skater?

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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, with Paul revealing 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 adore you, I am so grateful to 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, Paul, 27, said he has “been in love since day one.” Here’s everything you need to know about Leerdam:

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A native of s-Gravenzande, Netherlands, Leerdam began competing in speed skating early in life and was named World Junior Speed ​​Skating Champion at the age of 18. Leerdam participated in the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China and won an Olympic silver medal in the 1000 meters.

“Wow… What a roller coaster ride,” Leerdam wrote at the time. “Really happy for a silver medal at the Olympic Games!!!”

Leerdam, a six-time world champion, most recently won gold at the 2023 World Single Distance 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 himself with 4.6 million Instagram followers.)

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

Leerdam continued, “We were really connected in these two crazy worlds on a super personal, deep level. Since then, we’ve been inseparable.”

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

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