A belated Gymnastics Valentine story out of New Hampshire:
Watching her team defend its state championship with a decisive win made Saturday a pretty stellar day for Chelsie Veilleux, Pinkerton Academy’s gymnastics coach.
Then it got even better.
As fans waited for the final trophy presentation, Veilleux’s boyfriend, Jason Burland, took the microphone and told the packed gymnasium at Salem High School what was on his mind: “I said … how much she means to me and how I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her if she would have me.”
Then he dropped to one knee and popped the question: “Chelsie, will you marry me?”
Veilleux said she had no inkling of what Burland planned to do. “When I’m at meets, I’m really focused on the team. I don’t really notice anything else around me,” she said.
And she has no idea what he actually said to her Saturday, she admitted later; she’s going to have to watch the videotape to take it all in.
“I was so stunned,” she said. “I didn’t know what to do.”
“Then my assistant coach reminded me I was supposed to say yes.” …
Gymnastics Coaching.com 