The American gymnast Simone Biles has given what for her has been “the easiest yes”. The award-winning athlete – Olympic champion in Rio 2016 and five-time world champion – announced on Tuesday that she has become engaged to her partner, American football player Jonathan Owens, after enjoying Valentine’s Day together. Owens proposed to her by surprise during a romantic dinner at sunset on February 14. This has been told by both in their respective Instagram profiles, in which they have shared images of the moment, in addition to a video in which they show the engagement ring in detail.
“I can’t wait to spend eternity with you. You are everything I ever dreamed of and more!” Biles says in his post. “We are going to get married,” adds the 24-year-old athlete. The 26-year-old Houston Texans defenseman has revealed for her part on his social media profile that “she really had no idea what was coming.”
In the published images, the couple shares a kiss and the gymnast shows her illusion after seeing the ring chosen by Owens. It is a three-carat oval diamond, a design from ZoFrost Jewelry, which the player personally chose. The ring that the athlete already wears on her ring finger is surrounded by 35 small diamonds, as confirmed by the Daily Mail.
According to the footballer’s own publication, the surprise had been planned for months and he had prepared it together with the jewelry designer, of whom he is a good friend. “ZoForst, you shone with this piece, brother, you made the night more special,” Biles’ now-fiancé thanked the designer, who has also launched to congratulate the couple through the networks. Although the price of the jewel has not been revealed by them, various media have estimated that it exceeds 300,000 dollars (approximately 263,000 euros). Jenny Luker, president of Platinum Guild International USA, has assured that it is valued at 325,000 dollars (around 285,000 euros).
Biles and Owens made their relationship public in August 2020 after meeting that same year through social networks and celebrated their first anniversary in 2021 remotely, since the gymnast was competing for her country in the Games Tokyo Olympics.
It was precisely in the Japanese capital where the medalist and great favorite to win the gold drastically announced that she decided to leave the competition for the sake of her mental health. “Most of you know me as a happy and giggly girl, but lately I’ve been feeling a bit devastated and the more I try to silence the voice inside my head, the more I hear it scream,” she confessed last July through a statement that shocked the sports world. “Now I have to focus on my mental health. I don’t trust myself so much anymore, maybe I’m getting older, ”she stressed then.
In 2018, Biles announced to the world that he had been the victim of sexual abuse by Larry Nassar, who between 1996 and 2014 served as the national medical coordinator for gymnastics in the United States. The athlete has already admitted that part of the reason why she did not feel able to continue participating in Tokyo was due to the consequences of these abuses, but that she still wanted to try to compete.
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