2023-08-03 09:05:10
Updated: 08/03/202311:05
By Sascha Mehr
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The snowboard stars Alexander Payer and Sabine Schöffmann are engaged. The romantic proposal was in the middle of the mountains.
Vienna – The preparations for winter sports are currently in full swing. The athletes of the individual sports complete tough conditioning sessions and work on the basics and the necessary fitness in training camps in order to have a successful season. However, a dream couple still found time for a romantic marriage proposal in the mountains. Incidentally, it was not the only application from a winter sports star this summer, among other things, a cross-country skiing world champion had become engaged.
Alexander Payer Born:12. September 1989 (age 33), Sankt Veit an der GlanNationality: AustriaSport: Parallel snowboarding
Snowboarding dream couple get engaged in the mountains
Alexander Payer and Sabine Schöffmann are on cloud nine. The couple, who have been dating for several years, have become engaged. In parallel snowboarding, the duo has been among the absolute world leaders for a long time and want to fight for victories and top rankings once more in the coming season.
The marriage proposal took place in the middle of the mountains, with a breathtaking view. A drone captured the couple’s happy moment, with Journey’s song “Don’t Stop Believin” playing in the background. Sabine Schöffmann seemed overwhelmed following Alexander got on his knees and asked for her hand.
Alexander Payer (left) and Sabine Schöffmann are engaged.
© Eibner-Pressefoto /EXPA/Angerer via www.imago-images.de
“After six amazing years together, I finally had the courage to ask my girl to marry me and most importantly, she said yes! We’ve been through so many different ups and downs together in our sports and personal lives and I mightn’t ask for anything better than having you by my side,” Payer wrote on his Instagram channel below the video.
Snowboard dream couple: Successful in sport, privately on cloud nine
Numerous winter sports enthusiasts congratulated the couple on Instagram and wished the newly engaged couple all the best for the future. It is not yet clear when the wedding will take place. First of all, the pair will once once more focus on preparing for the upcoming season in order to play a good role in parallel snowboarding next winter as well.
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The past season was very successful for the couple. Payer won the bronze medal in the parallel giant slalom at the 2023 World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia. His fiancee won bronze in the parallel slalom and silver in the mixed team at the world championships. In terms of the number of World Cup victories, Schöffmann is clearly ahead of Payer, who has triumphed twice in his career so far.
Another winter sports couple, on the other hand, has split up. Anne Kjersti Kalva and Didrik Tönseth will go their separate ways in the future. The two cross-country skiers from Norway were long regarded as one of the dream couples in their profession. (smr)
Rubric list image: © Instagram/Alexander Payer
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