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The sport of gymnastics is challenging, and it takes years of training in various disciplines, including flexibility, balance, upper and lower body strength, concentration, and discipline. Not everyone, much alone an athlete, is capable of rigorous gymnastics training. A few days ago, Simone Biles’ fiance, the NFL player Jonathan Owens, realized the same.

Simone is a legendary gymnast with four-Olympic gold medals to her name, and competing against her definitely won’t be easy.

Owens lost the gymnastics round in front of Simone Biles

During Simone’s latest show Daring Simone on Snapchat, she challenged her fiance to a match. In the episode, the couples were seen competing with each other in gymnastics and football. As the couple started the match, they were adorably fighting. 

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However, as the challenge of gymnastics flip came, Biles said, “He knows he’s not gonna stick it like me.” Meanwhile, Jonathan proved her right and said no to doing a backflip. Finally, the legendary gymnast addressed how badly she wanted to win the match. She said, “Okay, I can’t let Jonathan win and have him think football is harder than gymnastics. I really need to focus, see the ball find the opening, and throw.” 

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At the end of the match, Simone lost the challenge to Owens. The couple is considered one of the most adorable in the sporting world. The couple first met through and social dating app. They are often spotted pampering each other and have each other’s back in the hard times. Usually, Simone visits her fiance to watch his matches and cheers him up from the crowd. 

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Jonathan in the gymnastics area with Simone

Once during the episode of Simone vs. Herself, she took her fiance to the gymnastics arena. There Simone encouraged him to try some tricks. However, Owens couldn’t perform it very well. Meanwhile, he said, “I thought I was athletic until I came and tried to do this. And they said I couldn’t do the basic things, so I said, Oh, Okay.”

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Meanwhile, praising her, he said, “Her work ethic was the first thing that kind of caught my eye. I’ve never really watched gymnastics before. The first time I talked to her when I met her, I honestly didn’t know who she was.” Then, in 2021, the couple expressed their love for each other on social media. After going through a period of depression and other mental issues, Biles found her love. 

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