Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis.Photo: Zhizhao Wu/Getty
Team USA’sKristie Mewisand Australian Sam Kerr have made their relationship Instagram official.
The athletes previously sparked romance rumors on Thursday as their teams faced off against each other in thebronze medal matchat theTokyo Olympics. After the American squad picked up their first-ever Olympic bronze, beating the Australians 4-3, Mewis shared a touching moment with Kerr, sitting down on the field with the Australian captain to give her a comforting hug.
Three days later, the couple went public with their romance, with Kerr posting a loved-up shot of the pairsharing a kiss, captioning it with a red heart emoji.
After responding to the post with a pair of romantic emojis, Kerr jokingly replied, “oh, wait till I’m gone to send this?”
Mewis also shared a snap of the couple cuddling up together on her Instagram Story.
Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis.Kristie Mewis/Instagram
“Keen on one in particular,” Mewis commented on onerecent photographof Kerr’s before going on to joke in another message, “Oops sorry that was the hacker.”
The Australian athlete was previously in a relationship with fellow American soccer player Nikki Stanton, according toThe Daily Telegraph.
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Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis.Francois Nel/Getty
With their big win in Tokyo, Team USA captured its sixth Olympic medal overall, continuing their lead on the list of all-time women’s Olympic soccer medals along with four golds and one silver.
source: people.com
