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The Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl three-peat bid may have ended in heartbreak, but another All-American superstar isn’t slowing down. As the Philadelphia Eagles celebrated a dominant 40-22 victory, Simone Biles was making moves of her own—off the football field. And despite the Super Bowl frenzy, her biggest supporter, Jonathan Owens, was right by her side. The Green Bay Packers’ safety may have just wrapped up his own football season prematurely, but on this night, he was there not as an athlete, but as a husband – cheering for Biles in a moment that was about more than just competition. Curious about what took place?

Simone Biles hosted her landmark showcase, the 8th Biles International Invitational. It happened in Houston, Texas, from January 31 to February 2, drawing gymnasts from all over to the George R. Brown Convention Center. The event hosted by Biles’ family-owned World Champions Centre is more than just a meeting; it is a platform for young talent to shine and has become a key fixture since 2018, which draws over 2,000 female gymnasts, many aiming to follow in Biles’ legendary footsteps.

 

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Reflecting on the event’s success, Biles took to Instagram today. With a carousel of photos, she wrote: “hosted our 8th annual Biles International Invitational 🤍 I’ll forever be grateful to have this opportunity! Congrats to all the gymnasts that came out to compete & good luck the rest of season! Keep killing it! thanks to all the volunteers & my family who came out to help run the event!”

For Biles, the Biles International Invitational has been a passion project since 2017—a way to give back to the sport that made her a global icon. And while she may be taking a brief pause from training, she’s far from slowing down. The 4-foot-8, Biles gymnast has amassed 11 Olympic medals to go with 30 World championships medal. But beyond the medals, the mission is close to her heart, which started as a brainchild in 2017, one year before its first edition.

“A big focus for me right now is inspiring the next generation of female athletes to dominate in sports like just men, which we honestly proved at the Olympics when women overall picked up more medals than men,” Biles told PEOPLE in 2017. “Because once you are in the spotlight, you need to use that momentum.”

Even as she pushes forward with her noble cause, some pieces of Simone Biles’ Olympic journey remain right where she left them!!

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Simone Biles Admits She’s Yet to Unpack Her 2024 Olympics Suitcase

The 7 time- Olympic gold medalist recently shared a candid moment on her Instagram Story, which revealed that she still hasn’t unpacked one of her suitcases from the Paris Olympics. The blue baggage, left unzipped, showed a white U.S.A. sweatshirt, a blue backpack, and gray sweatpants, with a pair of white sneakers resting nearby.

I’m truly ashamed to admit that I still have not unpacked one of my suitcases from the Olympics,” Biles wrote over the image, adding that it was full of “all clean clothes.”

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The story comes Just weeks later, she revealed another lingering piece of her Olympic past—her so-called “forbidden Olympics closet.” But it’s not just a closet; it’s a space filled with memories, emotions, and reminders of the highs and lows of her storied career.

Biles opened up about the room in her Sports Illustrated cover story, explaining that she and her husband, Jonathan Owens, have repurposed a rarely used guest room to store her Team USA gear from the Tokyo Olympics. It’s a place she rarely visits, but when Owens is away, she sometimes finds herself sifting through the leotards, pins, and other keepsakes—often ending in tears.

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Tokyo 2020 was meant to be the pinnacle of her career, but instead, it became the stage for one of her most challenging moments. Biles had to pull out of several events because of the “twisties.” She made headlines for putting her mental health first. This experience was hard but also changed her. In Paris 2024, she came back stronger. Despite a calf injury, she won three gold medals and one silver.

 

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