As far as sports power couples are concerned, Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles are tough to top. Biles is one of the finest gymnasts the United States has ever produced, and she’s a decorated Olympian who last year married Owens, an NFL defensive back who recently signed with the Chicago Bears ahead of the 2024 season.
Owens certainly comes across as a devoted husband, and he is doubtlessly Biles’ #1 supporter. He was in attendance as Biles secured her third trip to the Olympic Games on Sunday following gymnastics trials in Minneapolis, and he has commemorated the occasion with a new post on social media.
“No words” for Owens as Biles returns to the Olympics
Owens on Monday night took to Instagram and said he had “no words” to descibe how proud he is of Biles, who needs one more gymnastics medal at the Paris Olympics to set a new record for a U.S.-born gymnast.
“Just knowing all the work that you put in and everything that you’ve been through, and to still come back and be as dominant as ever, I was speechless,” Owens wrote.
Biles took a break from gymnastics in 2017 and did not compete that year before a kidney stone disrupted her participation in the 2018 World Championships. That year saw her deal with a broken toe as well as the disclosure of her ADHD diagnosis, in addition to publicly reckoning with being sexually assaulted by former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar .
But through it all, Biles has remained vigilant and at the top of her game — and she will strive to make more history in Paris. Owens will be on hand to watch, as the Bears gave him permission to fly out “for a couple days” to see his wife perform.
