Simone Biles takes in US Open after dominant Paris Olympics showing

September 5, 2024 Match90mins Gymnastics 0

 

Simone Biles takes in the 2024 U.S. Open on Sept. 4, 2024.
Simone Biles takes in the 2024 U.S. Open on Sept. 4
The 11-time Olympic medalist watch Jessica Pegula's win over Iga Swiatek.
The 11-time Olympic medalist watched Jessica Pegula’s win over Iga Swiatek.
Simone Biles is coming off a prolific showing at the Paris Games.
Simone Biles is coming off a prolific showing at the Paris Games.GC Images
Pegula, who fell to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina in the second round of the Olympic women’s singles competition, will face Czechia’s Karolina Muchova on Thursday night.

Biles has been keeping busy stateside since returning from Paris, where she won four more Olympic medals.

Simone Biles proudly shows off her Olympic medals from the Paris Games.
Simone Biles proudly shows off her Olympic medals from the Paris Games.AP
The superstar gymnast now owns 11 Olympic medals.
The superstar gymnast now owns 11 Olympic medals.Jack Gruber-USA TODAY Sports

The seven-time Olympic gold medalist — who was atop the podium in the team and individual all-around competitions and the vault final, in addition to earning silver in the floor exercise final — supported husband Jonathan Owens at his preseason Bears game last month in Chicago.

Dressed in an Owens-inspired jacket that featured highlights from his past season with the Packers — the Bears’ longstanding rival — Biles embraced the 29-year-old safety at Soldier Field.

Simone Biles cozies up to husband Jonathan Owens during a Bears preseason game in August 2024.
Simone Biles cozies up to husband Jonathan Owens during a Bears preseason game in August 2024.Instagram/simonebiles
Biles (right) mingled with Caitlin Clark following her Olympics return.
Biles mingled with Caitlin Clark following her Olympics return.NBAE 

She also threw out the first pitch at a Houston Astros game on Aug. 30, 2024.

She also threw out the first pitch during a Houston Astros game on August 30, 2024.USA TODAY Sports via Reuters.
Owens, who married Biles last spring, inked a two-year deal with the Bears this summer after spending 2023 in Green Bay.
Biles visited Indiana, where she met WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark, and Houston, where she threw out the first pitch for the Astros.
This month, the superstar gymnast will embark on the Gold Over America Tour, which combines breathtaking athleticism, high-energy choreography, and an inspiring message of hope, strength, resilience, and persistence.
Shows begin in Oceanside, California, on September 16 and end in Detroit on November 3.

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