'Just the two of us' - Multiple Olympic champion Simon Biles on why she will have a quiet Christmas away from her large family

'Just the two of us' - Multiple Olympic champion Simon Biles on why she will have a quiet Christmas away from her large family

Evans Ousuru 19:22 - 24.12.2024

Simon Biles will be supporting husband Jonathan Owens in the NFL matches and won't celebrate the holidays with their large family.

The holidays will look a little different for multiple Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles this year.

After taking three golds and a silver at Paris 2024 and completing a 10-week nationwide arena tour, the 11-time Olympic medalist has settled into a new life: balancing appearances and events with supporting her NFL-playing husband, Jonathan Owens.

Instead of her typical large family celebrations, Biles says the couple will have a quiet Christmas together in Chicago, where Owens plays for the Bears.

"Honestly, just the two of us. Nothing crazy. We're going on vacation next year, so we kind of didn't even do a Christmas this year,” she told Olympics. “Honestly, just relaxing. And then, we have to come back downtown to report to the hotel. So, we'll be with the team,” she added.

The 23-time world champion has been a consistent presence at Chicago games since completing her Gold Over America tour in early November, including December 22, 34-17 defeat to the Detroit Lions.

There, she greeted Owens on the field for - what has now become routine - a good luck kiss before kick-off; then, she headed to her seat to enjoy the game alongside her mother, Nellie, and others.