American Luge Champion Chris Mazdzer Is Engaged — All About His Romantic Proposal

American luge champion Chris Mazdzer knows ice!The 2018 Olympic silver medalist proposed to girlfriend Mara Marian last week, the couple shared on social media, showing off her beautiful diamond ring.“I flew back early for @mara_marian birthday (which she knew ahead of time) but what she didn’t know was that I was going to propose,” Mazdzer, 31,wrote on Instagramalongside a photo of the happy couple. “#shesaidyes but it did require me to say ‘just like you’re sitting in the exit row of an airplane I’m going to need a verbal confirmation’ because she couldn’t take her hands away from her mouth!

American Luger Chris Mazdzer Celebrates 'Truly Special' Connections He Made in Beijing

Chris Mazdzer closed out his Olympic career in Beijing and is reflecting on the incredible opportunity it gave him to connect with other athletes from around the world. “Yes, I am trying to go as fast as possible, pushing myself and my equipment to the limits under the agreed upon conditions of fair play,” said Mazdzer. “But that is not what makes the Olympics truly special. To me, the Olympics represents the best way to connect our world so that we can understand that no matter the country that you come from we are all more similar than ethnicity, language and social structures suggest.

American Man Arrested for Allegedly Urinating on Sleeping Fellow Passenger During Flight to Japan

Photo: FG/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesA man traveling fromChicagotoTokyowas arrested for allegedly urinating on another passenger, theJapan Timesreports.According to the local news outlet, Denish Kishorchandra Parekh, a 24-year-old engineer, was traveling from Chicago O’Hare airport to the Narita Airport on an All Nippon Airways flight when he allegedly relieved himself on a 50-year-old businessman who was asleep in thebusiness class section.The crew on board the All Nippon Airways flight restrained Parekh and reported the alleged assault to Japanese police, the Japan Times reports.

American Man Arrested for Pushing 2 U.S. Tourists into Ravine at German Castle, Leaving 1 Dead

An American man is in custody for pushing two U.S. tourists off a bridge in Germany, leaving one dead and another seriously injured. The incident occurred on June 14 at a scenic viewpoint near Neuschwanstein Castle, which served as the inspiration for the castle inSleeping Beauty,reportedAssociated Press. View of Neuschwanstein.Frank Rumpenhorst/picture alliance Frank Rumpenhorst/picture alliance The attacker then tried to sexually assault the younger woman before also pushing her down the slope, reportedCNN.

American Man Charged with Murder After Allegedly Pushing 2 Women Into Ravine Outside German Castle

Neuschwanstein Castle in Fuessen, Germany, as photographed in June 2023.Photo:Leonhard Simon/Getty Leonhard Simon/Getty An American man is facing multiple charges, including murder, after allegedly attacking two women and pushing them into a German ravine, resulting in one’s death. The 30-year-old man, whose name has not been released, has been charged with murder, rape with fatal consequences, attempted murder and possession of child pornography following the June incident outside of Neuschwanstein Castle, according to reports from theAssociated PressandNBC News, which cite an indictment filed in Kempten state court.