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Simone Biles, husband Jonathan Owens share heart gestures after she wins all-around gold at Olympics
By Jenna Lemoncelli,
3 hours ago
Simone Biles only had eyes for her husband Jonathan Owens after winning her second gold medal at the Paris Olympics Thursday.
The Team USA gymnast locked eyes with the Bears safety after she placed first in the women’s individual all-around final, and held up a heart gesture with her hands.
Owens — who was sitting with Biles’ parents, Ronald and Nellie Biles, at Bercy Arena — made a heart gesture back in her direction.
Jonathan Owens makes a heart gesture with his hands at wife Simone Biles after she won the women’s gymnastics all-around finals in Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. AP
Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens shared a moment after clinching the women's all-around gold medal 🫶 pic.twitter.com/oZUG7tpyJR
It came just moments after Biles nailed her floor routine to win gold in the same event she dropped out of at the Tokyo Olympics on 2020 due to the “twisties.”
Owens, who sported a “Team Biles” T-shirt, was seen cheering on the NBC broadcast.
He stood up and pumped his arms after Biles closed the competition with a strong performance.
It featured her signature triple twisting double back and a mix of songs, including Taylor Swift’s, “Ready For It?”
Jonathan Owens seen with Simone Biles’ mother Nellie Biles (R) during the Gymnastics Women’s All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 1, 2024 in Paris, France. Getty Images Simone Biles celebrates afte her floor routine during the women’s final all-round competition on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 1, 2024 in Paris, France. Getty Images
“This is one of the hardest floor routines in the world,” former Team USA gymnast Laurie Hernandez said on the NBC broadcast.
The crowd went wild afterward and “USA!” chants roared through the arena.
They took off running onto the mat with an American flag when the final scores were revealed.
Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, who put pressure on Biles during the competition, took home silver.
Simone Biles and Suni Lee celebrate after the artistic gymnastics women’s all around final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 1, 2024. AFP via Getty Images U.S. gymnast Simone Biles, center, holds her gold medal alongside silver medalist Rebeca Andrade, of Brazil, left, and bronze medalist Suni Lee, of the U.S., after competing in the women’s individual all-around finals at the Paris Olympics. AP
The 27-year-old Biles became the oldest woman to win the individual all-around since 1952.
The Americans won the women’s individual all-around final after Team USA — including Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera — secured gold in Monday’s team all-around final.
Biles also showed off a silver diamond goat necklace during her victory lap Thursday.
Her six gold medals are more than any American gymnast, male or female, in history.
Simone Biles poses with a necklace in the likeness of a goat after winning the women’s all-around final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 1, 2024 in Paris, France. Getty Images
It’s unclear what Biles and Owens, who tied the knot last April, have planned for the rest of his time in Paris.
The Bears granted him a excused absences to support Biles at her third Olympics in Paris.
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