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Jonathan Owens, husband of Olympic legend Simone Biles, who currently plays in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, said Sunday that he was almost robbed while in Italy.
Owens appeared to be in Milan for the Winter Olympics to cheer on Team USA with Biles. He wrote in a social media post that his day had almost changed.
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American gymnast Simone Biles and her husband Jonathan Owens attend the men’s single skating on day seven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 13, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
“No, someone just tried to snatch my shopping bag in Milan, it was force of habit,” he wrote on
It’s unclear what Owens had in her purse. Biles posted a photo of the two posing in a luxury store.
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American gymnast Simone Biles is interviewed between rounds during the men’s individual free program at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 13, 2026. (James Lang/Image Images)
Owens and Biles had been seen at the Winter Olympics, watching the men’s free figure skating competition. Both athletes were betting on Ilia Malinin as the “Quad God” sought a gold medal to add to his collection.
Unfortunately, Malinin suffered two falls and finished in eighth place in the event.
“Totally devastated for Ilia,” she wrote on Threads.
Malinin had been open about the intense pressure he felt during the competition, something Biles could relate to as she endured her own battle during the Tokyo Olympics.
Simone Biles attends the awards ceremony with her gold medal. (Marijan Murat/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)
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Biles went through a series of “twists” during her gymnastics competition. He took a brief leave from the US team to figure it out. He returned to the 2024 Paris Games and won three gold medals.
