Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles was spotted at multiple Green Bay Packers games last NFL season to support her husband, safety Jonathan Owens. But we may not see her as much this year, despite her husband’s move to the Chicago Bears.
In a video she posted to TikTok showing her preparing for the recent exhibition game between the Bears and the Bengals, Biles explains why she’ll have a hard time attending games in the coming months.
“I’m not sure how many games I can make because we’re going on tour in a couple of weeks,” Biles said. “If you guys don’t know, I’m hosting the Gold Over America Tour, and I think we’re doing 32 stops right now.”
The Gold Over America Tour features Biles and a host of other gymnasts, including her gold-medal-winning teammates Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles, and Team USA bronze medalists Frederick Richardson, Paul Juda and Brody Malone. Katelyn Ohashi, the former UCLA gymnast who has gone viral with her upbeat, technically perfect routines, is also on the team.
The tour is scheduled for 32 shows in 30 cities across the United States, beginning in September and ending in early November. Biles and Owens’ separate schedules will overlap only once during the six weeks she is on tour. They will both be in Chicago on September 29, when she performs at the United Center and he takes on the Los Angeles Rams at Soldier Field.
Such is the life of two married professional athletes. Owens was able to sneak away from training camp for a few days to watch Biles win multiple gold medals at the recent Olympics in Paris, but that was all the team would allow.
It’s unknown what Biles has in store when the tour ends on Nov. 3, but there are nine Bears games left in the regular season, giving her plenty of opportunities to support her husband, just as he supported her over the summer.
