Simone Biles is flipping over marriage to Jonathan Owens — however she’s not prepared to surrender her gymnastics desires.
“Individuals assume should you’re a spouse, you possibly can’t be an expert athlete, you possibly can’t be a gymnast, you possibly can’t do no matter,” the gymnast, 26, instructed Olympics.com on Thursday, October 5. “And I got here to the belief, like, yeah, I can nonetheless be a spouse and be on the market.”
Biles — who spoke to the outlet shortly earlier than making historical past on the Inventive Gymnastics World Championships for being essentially the most adorned gymnast — married Owens, 28, in Might. She’s since made certain to steadiness their relationship along with her athletic coaching.
“[I’m] even being intentional outdoors of the fitness center, making time for me and my husband, making time for my household, making time for these holidays, which earlier than I wouldn’t say essentially I skipped as a result of y’all know I’ve my trip time,” Biles mentioned on Thursday. “However I really feel like earlier than, it’s identical to you set relationships and all of that on the again burner. I used to be, like, married to gymnastics and now I really feel like I’m hooked up to so many different issues and gymnastics is simply part of my day.”
Whereas Biles famous that she used to dwell at her fitness center, now she will’t wait to go house on the finish of the day to see Owens and their canine.
Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles. Carmen Mandato/Getty Photos
Owens is an expert soccer participant, who signed with the Inexperienced Bay Packers in Might.
“We’re [in] a long-distance relationship proper now. It’s fairly loopy as a result of he left proper after the marriage,” Biles, who trains in Texas, added. “However it’s a lot enjoyable having two skilled athletes and folks assume that we might compete a lot. He’s aggressive. I’m not aggressive. If we’re enjoying a online game or no matter or playing cards, I believe that’s a lot enjoyable and I don’t care if I win or lose.”
Simone Biles Via the Years: From Gymnastics GOAT to Blushing Bride
Simone Biles is small in stature — simply 4-foot-8 — however her popularity looms massive. The Texas native began taking gymnastics courses at age 6 and and earned an invitation to the junior nationwide workforce camp by 14. She had a number of world championship gold medals earlier than she made her Olympics debut in Rio de Janeiro […]
Biles and Owens began relationship in 2020 after matching on relationship app Raya. They acquired engaged two years later in February 2022. After initially exchanging vows in a courthouse ceremony in April, they held a bigger wedding ceremony ceremony in Might.
“I believe we wish to have plenty of enjoyable, however we additionally wish to calm down as a result of on the finish of the day, we each exercise a lot and our schedules simply look so totally different,” Biles quipped to Olympics.com of their every day life. “It’s not as loopy as you assume, like we’ll be doing remedy collectively or go get massages collectively or our nails accomplished.”