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After winning gold in the all-around at World Championships, taking home four additional medals and getting a fifth skill named in her honor,Simone Bilesstands poised for the Paris Olympics.
But two years after walking away from international competition to focus on her mental health, the iconic athlete has also gained perspective.
“Gymnastics is just something I get to come in and have the privilege of doing,” the 26-year-old seven-time Olympic medalistsaid on theTodayshowThursday. “I don’t feel like it’s the end all be all anymore, as before I kind of felt like that. I get to go home to my husband, to my dogs, to my house and all of the things. So it feels really good.”
Wearing one of her latest accessories around her neck, a sparkly necklace with the name “Owens,” Biles also gave a hint about her immediate fall and winter plans — supporting her husband, Green Bay Packers safetyJonathan Owens.
“It’s been really fun supporting what he loves to do,” Biles said. “Obviously, he’s in Green Bay right now so my season just ended. I’m super excited to get out there to Green Bay for the holidays to support him.”
And while the world might be watching to see ifTaylor Swiftwill be in attendance at the Kansas City Chiefs-Packers game on December 3, Biles shared that it is on her schedule.
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“I’d like to see you and Taylor,” co-hostHota Kotbsaid. “It’d be really cute, it’d be a nice photo opp.”
She added, “Let’s just try to have a moment there if we can, okay?"
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Biles replied, laughing: “Yes, okay.”
Earlier this week, the gymnast shared on Instagram an update on another front: the new Houston-area home she and Owens are building.
In aseries of photos posted to Biles’ Instagram Storyon Monday, the athlete gave her followers an update on the construction.
Biles and Owens first teased they were building a house together in September when she posted a carousel of photos captioned, “Loading… 🏠🤍🛠.”
The post included a photo of the pair holding hands at the construction site along with a shot of Owens walking through the empty hallways of his soon-to-be pad.
source: people.com
