New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- When Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam crossed the finish line to win Olympic gold in the women's 1,000m, the reaction in the stands was almost as emotional as the moment on ice. Watching from the second row was her fiance, Jake Paul, who broke down in tears as she upgraded her Beijing 2022 silver to gold in record time.

Paul, seated alongside his mother Pam and Leerdam's mother Monique, was visibly overwhelmed as the result flashed on the board. Within minutes, he shared a video of himself crying, writing: "IM SO PROUD OF YOU @juttaleerdam." The clip carried the caption: "My baby just set the Olympic world record."

He followed it with another post lifting Leerdam as she stood with her gold medal. "We just witnessed...