“She knew all of my friends and family couldn’t be there and she got everyone together and made this incredible video of everyone saying how much they wish they could be there and sending their love and support,” the 38-year-old told E! News at the time, adding that he played that video “every day” while in Beijing. “So that was just so wonderful. It really set the tone for the rest of the trip.”
The end of Shaun’s snowboarding career was also only the beginning of one of the couple’s favorite joint activities: skiing together. Indeed, the Canada native and former Olympian are two peas in a pod when they hit the slopes.
“She’s really good on the board,” Shaun gushed of Nina to E! News earlier this year. “She grew up in Canada. So, it was nice ’cause that’s definitely sometimes a relationship make-or-break. Not if they can’t ride, but I’ve had people come up with me and it didn’t end well ’cause I’m not the best coach at times.”
Nina’s affinity for skiing is just one of the many reasons their relationship always sticks the landing. As Shaun added to E! News, “It’s nice to have a partner that loves the mountains and is adventurous and all that.”
Keep reading for every step of Nina and Shaun’s romance up to their engagement.