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Simone Biles was not in attendance for husband, Jonathan Owens’, game in Houston, Texas on Sunday Night Football for one excellent reason.
Biles, 27, revealed via Instagram on Sunday, September 15, that while Owens, 29, and his Chicago Bears teammates faced off against the Houston Texans within the Lone Star State, the gymnast launched into the Gold Over America tour in Oceanside, California.
The nationwide tour, which brings together the world’s best gymnasts to fulfill and encourage a brand new generation of gymnasts right across the country, kicked off on Sunday.
Biles, essentially the most decorated Olympic gymnast of all-time, shared her excitement for the tour in her Instagram post.
Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens are a match made in world-class athlete heaven. The Olympic gold medalist and the NFL player, who was then a Houston Texans safety, met via the dating app Raya in March 2020. “I didn’t know who she was,” Owens told Texas Monthly in June 2021. “I just hadn’t heard of […]
“LET @goldoveramericatour BEGIN 🐐🤍,” Biles captioned a photograph of herself standing on a stage with the tour’s logo being projected right into a screen behind it. “So grateful & blessed to have these opportunities! can’t wait to see y’all🎉✨🫶🏾 which city are y’all coming to see!?!?!”
Biles and fellow gymnasts including Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, Hezly Rivera, in addition to several male athletes, will present a string of choreographed performances in 30 arenas across two months. The tour will wrap in Detroit on November 3.
Biles’ no-show was much more significant given the Texans’ home ground in Houston is situated just 40 minutes from the athlete’s hometown of Spring in Texas. She even served because the Texans’ first honorary cheerleader initially of the 2017 season.
Biles, who was awarded 11 medals on the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics last month, has passionately supported Owens because the NFL season swings into motion. During round 1, which saw Owens make his Bears debut against the Tennessee Titans and rating his first touchdown of the season, Biles shared a tribute to her husband via her Instagram Story.
Biles reshared a video of Owens scoring a touchdown on September 8, writing, “LFG!!! @jowens. Touchdown for Hubby.”
Ahead of the Bears’ first game, Biles was by her husband’s side during a preseason matchup. She also cheered her husband on when the Bears, who signed Owens for 2 years after he played for the Green Bay Packers in 2023, played the Cincinnati Bengals at a pre-season game in August.
The pair dated for 2 years before tying the knot in April 2023.
Biles and Owens’ public solidarity comes after Biles took home three gold medals and one silver as a part of her historical Olympic achievements.
Simone Biles is small in stature — just 4-foot-8 — but her fame looms large. The Texas native began taking gymnastics classes at age 6 and earned an invitation to the junior national team camp by 14. She had several world championship gold medals before she made her Olympics debut in Rio de Janeiro at […]
Owens attended the Games in Paris after receiving special leave from preseason training by the Bears.
During Owens’ visit to Paris, he was seen wearing considered one of his wife’s gold medals, posting a photograph of the moment via Instagram on July 30. “Witnessing history each time you step on the mat 😍🔥 Congrats baby on becoming essentially the most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history!!!! Just wow!!!! 8 of them!!!!! So thankful i used to be there to see it ❤️🤍💙,” he captioned the pic.
While the moment attracted a comment from Biles which read, “My whole heart. I like you,” some fans didn’t receive Owens’ post as kindly and shared their disapproval via various social media platforms.
Biles was quick to shut down the negativity, blasting haters within the post’s comments section. “Crazy thing is, I put my medal on each considered one of my relations and took pictures. so don’t ever make assumptions. 🙄,” she wrote on the time. “like y’all are so f—ing miserable. leave us alone.”
