Simone Biles is missing her husband, Jonathan Owens, as the two navigate their long-distance marriage.
Biles, 26, shared sweet photos of Owens, 28, while the Green Bay Packers player focuses on his team’s NFL season in Wisconsin.
The newlywed couple was forced to go long-distance just a week after their wedding when Owens — who was playing for their hometown Houston Texans when they met — signed with the Packers in May.
In the first post, the Olympic gold medalist posted a photo of Owens sitting poolside on a sunny day. The NFL athlete is sporting black sunglasses and a grey t-shirt while sitting on outdoor furniture in the image.
“Miss you,” she wrote over the image of the Packers player, adding emojis of a brown heart and a teary-eyed smiley face.
In a second story, Biles shared a loved-up mirror selfie with her husband.
The couple — who got engaged in February 2022 after meeting on the Raya dating app in March 2020 — exchanged vows in a courthouse wedding in April this year, before jetting off for a destination wedding in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with friends and family in May.
During an interview with Hoda Kotb on the Today show last month, Biles opened up about how they “started long distance less than a week” after their wedding.
“Right after Cabo he went to Green Bay and signed, and two days later, he was up there, so it’s been different.”
But the time apart helps the newlyweds “cherish the moments that we get together,” she added, and said that Owens is “doing great out in Green Bay.”
And as a silver lining to the distance, Biles said, “At least we’re both busy and focusing on our respective sports. It’s been nice.”
Last month, she snagged her eighth national title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships and became the most decorated U.S. gymnast in world championships history.
“I think sometimes, you black out whenever all those things happen,” Biles said after her win, as reported by USA Today. “I also think whenever I won those titles back in the day, we were focusing on the next thing. What’s next? … We never got to settle in and celebrate that.”
Biles continued, “Now, moving forward, we really try to celebrate our success, individually and as a team.”
“Just so that, in a couple of years, we can remember those. Because I really don’t remember a lot from the past.”
