Jonathan Owens did not hold back on cheerleader duties as his wife and USA gymnastics legend Simone Biles led her team to the top of the podium on Tuesday.
Team USA secured gold at the artistic gymnastics group finals in Paris, topping rivals Italy and Brazil.
With Biles at her show-stopping best, the Americans’ total of 171.296 was well clear of the runners-up and the exclamation point of a yearlong run in which Biles has cemented her legacy as the greatest ever in her sport and among the best in the history of the Olympics.
Sporting a graphic Biles graphic tee, Owens shared his support by cheering from the sidelines and posting on his Instagram story as his life partner made history. Owens sat next to Biles’ parents, Nellie and Ron Biles.
As the team was getting crowned, Owens filmed them from the stands before panning to the screen, showing the final scores. ‘Gold medal baby!!!!!!!’ he wrote.
Jonathan Owens poses with wife Simone Biles for a selfie after she won gold in the Olympics
Owens posted stories on his Instagram as Biles and her team were getting crowned in Paris
Owens also posted a selfie with Biles after the event as celebrations continued.
Furthermore, Owens shared posts from Bleacher Report and Team USA’s accounts celebrating Biles’ milestone.
After parting ways with the Green Bay Packers, Owens joined the Chicago Bears – who gave the St. Louis native the green light to fly to France as the rest of the team head into preseason.
Owens was previously criticized by the masses for claiming he was the ‘catch’ in their pairing and admitting to not being aware of Biles’ notoriety until they met on the dating app Raya during the pandemic.
Nonetheless, Biles was quick to shake off the noise and block out the negativity from the public. As for Owens, he was his bride’s No 1 hype man as she returned to the world stage following her withdrawal from the Tokyo Games in 2021.
Biles made history by leading the the US to a gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday
Owens cheered on his wife next to Biles’ parents, Nellie and Ron
Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, Sunisa Lee and Hezly Rivera celebrate after the win
Eight years after winning gold in Rio with a group that called Aly Raisman grandma because she was all of 22, Biles – now 27 and married – was back again with Jade Carey (24), Jordan Chiles (23), Suni Lee (21) and teenager Hezly Rivera at her side.
‘We don´t have to be put in the box anymore,’ Biles said.
Biles now has a staggering 38 medals in major international competitions. Eight of those have come under the Olympic rings, moving her past Shannon Miller for the most by an American gymnast.
‘She’s the greatest of all greats,’ said Chiles, who now has gold to go with the team silver she, Lee and Biles earned in Tokyo.
