Simone Biles’ Husband Finally Admits Who the Better Athlete Is in Their Marriage

Johnathan Owens and Simone Biles are two very talented athletes, but only one can be the best in their marriage. Sports Illustrated named Simone the Sportsperson of the Year after her incredible performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The gymnastics world has long thought of Simone as the greatest of all time, but what does her husband think? It seems Johnathan agrees.

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During a red carpet event at the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year event, Johnathan and Simone each answered rapid-fire questions about their marriage. When asked who the best athlete is, Johnathan quickly pointed to his wife, “I’m not doing no backflips. Nah,” he joked.

When asked who the better cheerleader is in the marriage, Simone Biles said it’s her husband. She admitted that sometimes, football is hard to follow.

“Jonathan, he knows more and he really pays attention,” she said, “After the first half, I lose track of the game.”

During an episode of The Pivot podcast, Channing Crowder sat down with Simone and Johnathan, and the hosts asked how they got together.

“How in the hell did you pull Simone Biles?”

Johnathan admitted he had no idea who Simone was.

“The first thing that I saw was that she just had a bunch of [Instagram] followers. So in my mind, I’m like, ‘Okay, she’s gotta be good,'” he shared.

Later in the interview, Channing asked Johnathan who he thought was the catch in their relationship, and he said, “I always say that the men are the catch,” which caused intense backlash for the couple.

As the most decorated gymnast in history, many wondered how Johnathan thought he was one to grab.

“He never said I wasn’t a catch,” Simone later clarified on the Call Her Daddy podcast. “He said he was a catch because he is. I’ve never met a man like him. A lot of people that meet him are like, oh my gosh. I want a man like that, like Jonathan.”

She explained, “I thought it was hilarious what people were saying divorce him, divorce him. All of this crazy stuff. And, like, he doesn’t even like to say divorce. So I thought it was hilarious at first, and then they hurt my feelings,” she said.

Simone added, “Then, like, one night, I broke down, and I’m like, ‘Why are you guys talking about my husband like this?'”

Although the incident caused a stir at the time, Simone Biles and Johnathan Owens’ marriage appears solid, and the pair are happier than ever.

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