Jake Paul broke down in tears as his fiancée, speed skater Jutta Leerdam, won a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. However, netizens expressed disapproval after he posted criticism of the Super Bowl halftime show.
On 10 February 2026, the women's 1,000 meters speed skating event at the 25th Winter Olympic Games concluded with a great success for Jutta Leerdam, the outstanding Dutch skater who upgraded from a previous silver medal to achieve her goal of winning gold.
In this significant victory, she received support from an important person, Jake Joseph Paul, the American influencer and famous boxer who is her fiancé. Jake Paul attended the event and cheered from the stands.
During the competition, Leerdam overtook her compatriot Femke Kok to take first place in the women's 1,000 meters, setting a new Olympic record with a time of 1 minute 12.31 seconds.
Jake Paul, watching from the stands beside Leerdam's family, could not hold back his tears. After she crossed the finish line, everyone was overwhelmed with joyful tears.
However, global netizens questioned and criticized Jake Paul because he posted on his personal X account that the Super Bowl halftime show was not American at all and urged people to stop watching it, claiming that artists like Bad Bunny hate America.
"I deliberately turned off the screen during the halftime show. Let's unite and show the big companies that they cannot do whatever they want without consequences.
(And the consequence I mean is their 'viewership ratings')."
"You are their profit. Remember that you have the power in your hands.
Turn off this halftime show because the performers are 'fake American citizens' who openly hate America. I really cannot support this."
This sparked numerous reactions online, mostly questioning why he supports an athlete who is not American but does not support 'artists' who are not American either.
Previously, U.S. President Donald Trump also commented on the Super Bowl halftime show, calling it disgusting and incomprehensible.