Olympian Adam Rippon Privately Marries Fiancé Jussi-Pekka Kajaala

Back in February 2021, the couple, who first met on Tinder, announced on social media that they had gotten engaged. “JP and I didn’t get to see each other for almost all of 2020 because of the pandemic,” Rippon wrote. “When there was finally a chance for me to go and see him in Finland, I jumped at it. I was there for a little over two months.” 

He continued, “In between all that and binging the entire 4 seasons of The Crown, we bought ourselves some rings and said that magic word.. ‘duh!’ We got ~*engaged* ~”

Speaking with People recently, Rippon explained their decision to spontaneously tie the knot, sharing, “We’ve been waiting to do it for a while and we always were like, ‘Let’s just go and do it and just have it be finished and we can finally be married.'” 

“We had some plans for the date, but then we just decided to do it sooner because New Year’s Eve is not a big thing for us. We’re in bed like 10:30,” Kajaala told the outlet. “So then we decided that, oh, maybe going to use this day for something special like this and now we have a great meaning for that day.” 

“We were in bed by 10:30, but we got home and got right to champagne immediately,” Rippon added. “No excuses. Winners don’t quit champagne.”