Simone Biles: Marriage and Gymnastics are Not Mutually Unique

Simone Biles is flipping over marriage to Jonathan Owens — however she’s not prepared to surrender her gymnastics goals.

“Individuals suppose in the event you’re a spouse, you may’t be knowledgeable athlete, you may’t be a gymnast, you may’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 probably the most embellished gymnast — married Owens, 28, in Might. She’s since made certain to stability their relationship together with her athletic coaching.

“[I’m] even being intentional exterior of the health club, 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 stay at her health club, now she will’t wait to go house on the finish of the day to see Owens and their canines. 

Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles. Carmen Mandato/Getty Pictures

Owens is knowledgeable 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. “Nevertheless it’s a lot enjoyable having two skilled athletes and folks suppose that we’d compete a lot. He’s aggressive. I’m not aggressive. If we’re taking part in 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.”

Biles and Owens began courting in 2020 after matching on courting 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 prefer to have a number of enjoyable, however we additionally prefer to calm down as a result of on the finish of the day, we each exercise a lot and our schedules simply look so completely different,” Biles quipped to Olympics.com of their each day life. “It’s not as loopy as you suppose, like we’ll be doing remedy collectively or go get massages collectively or our nails completed.”