Inside Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens’ marriage with Olympic hero and NFL star balancing hectic schedules
Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens have balanced elite sports careers during marriage
JONATHAN Owens had no idea who Simone Biles was when they met.
And that was music to the gymnast superstar’s ears and part of the attraction.
Biles and Owens met on a dating app in 2020.
They spent the pandemic getting to know each other.
“I just hadn’t heard of her,” Owens told Texas Monthly.
“When I told her that, that’s one of the things she liked.
“We ended up hanging out right before the pandemic.
“It was one of the few times in her life where everything was just shut off and she couldn’t do anything.
“So we used it to get to know each other — really get to know each other.
“It created our bond and made it stronger. Now I’m so thankful.”
The pair engaged in 2022 and tied the knot a year later in a Texas ceremony.
They are building their dream home together in the state.
But both Biles and Owens are still balancing busy sporting careers of their own.
Biles recently won three gold medals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
She headed to Madrid, Spain, last week without Owens for the Laureus Sports Awards.
“Glad I got to see you for a short bit before jetting off to the airport,” Biles wrote on social media.
“So incredibly grateful for you ilysfm.”
Owens, 29, is still in his prime NFL years.
The safety now plays for the Chicago Bears having joined last summer from the Green Bay Packers.
The Paris Olympics fell during training camp last year.
And Owens had special dispensation to leave Bears camp and fly over to Europe to support his wife.
“Obviously the Olympics were coming up and you know who my wife is,” Owens said.
“It was all respectful.
“We went to them and asked: ‘We’d really appreciate if he could go to support his wife.’”
Biles is unsure if she’ll compete at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
But the gymnast and her husband are preparing for “forever” when their respective sports careers end.
