Overview
- Kirkby said the admirer first messaged her two weeks earlier and traveled from the United Kingdom to meet her, noting he is American and currently based in the UK.
- She documented a Valentine’s Day spa and sauna outing followed by a Michelin-star dinner, sharing photos while concealing her date’s face on Instagram.
- The luger has leaned into dating apps such as Hinge and Tinder and says she has received roughly 2,000 direct messages since going viral.
- She credits Team USA’s policy of keeping athletes in the Olympic Village for the full Games with giving her time to pursue a post-competition dating series, including handing out homemade pins on dates.
- Kirkby and partner Chevonne Forgan finished fifth in the inaugural women’s doubles luge at Milan–Cortina earlier in the week.