Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time, shocked the world earlier this year. In fact, she did so even when there were no Olympics or World Championships going on.
Biles announced her engagement to star NFL player Jonathan Owens, and naturally, the world was overjoyed. Athletes from across the globe congratulated the couple on the news.
Now, Jordan Chiles, best friend, and US teammate to Biles revealed how she reacted when she found out about the engagement.
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Best friend Jordan Chiles was overjoyed about Simone Biles’ engagement
It was on Valentine’s Day when Simone Biles shared the news of her engagement with Jonathan Owens online. In fact, almost a month since then, the couple are receiving wishes from all over.
Speaking to E! News, Biles’ teammate and best friend, Jordan Chiles, shared how excited she was about the upcoming wedding. “I call her here and I love her to death,” Chiles said.
Olympic Gymnast Jordan Chiles Has the Sweetest Reaction to Simone Biles' Engagement https://t.co/rea3iUkRL7
— E! News (@enews) March 9, 2022
Then, she shared how Biles would always be present with her. “She will always be with me no matter what,” Chiles expressed. “I’m just really excited for her (Simone Biles),” the Olympic silver-medalist shared.
She also reminisced about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where ‘The Fighting Four‘ had taken birth. At the Tokyo Olympics, Simone Biles had withdrawn from the team final. However, it was Jordan Chiles, Sunisa Lee, and Grace McCallum who stepped up.
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Thus, the four gymnasts propelled Team USA towards their silver medal at the team event of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Chiles then shared how she looked back at the experience with pride.
Chiles looks back at 2020 team silver medal with pride
Talking about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and how the Fighting Four rallied together to win the silver medal for Team USA, Chiles expressed her pride about the same.
“We’re not called the fighting four for no reason,” Jordan Chiles expressed. Chiles shared how they “definitely showed something that the world is forever going to be able to look back on”.
WELCOME HOME: Gymnasts Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles returned from the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday – and were met with a warm welcome at Houston’s Bush Airport. https://t.co/rrWLj27yM0 pic.twitter.com/XP1qrM2FF9
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 6, 2021
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Furthermore, she also shared how she “was really excited just to take those moments that (she) cherished with the girls in”.
She also expressed how she was proud to be able to say, “Yes, I am an Olympian.” Truly, what Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Grace McCallum, and Jordan Chiles accomplished last year was something to be proud of for years to come.
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