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Jonathan Owens, husband to renowned gymnast Simone Biles, recently shared his experience of a thwarted robbery attempt while in Milan for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Owens, who plays as a safety for the Chicago Bears, recounted the incident on X on February 15, explaining, “Someone tried to snatch my shopping bag in Milan. Luckily, I had it securely tied around my hand, so he couldn’t take it. I took off running immediately afterward. Still, it was a wild experience.”
After a follower inquired about the speed of the would-be thief, Owens, 30, offered more details on the encounter.
“Not fast at all, man,” Owens replied. “His arms were flailing faster than his legs! You should have seen his expression when he realized I noticed him and he couldn’t get the bag.”
While Simone Biles is famed for her summer sporting achievements, she was present at the Winter Games, showing her support for Team USA. Biles, 28, was spotted at the Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 13, alongside her husband, watching the men’s single figure skating event.
When another fan told the former Green Bay Packer he should have “let him take it just to chase him down,” the athlete admitted that the assumably scary endeavor was initially “hilarious” given the alleged perpetrator’s less-than-athletic prowess.
“Honestly bro it was hilarious how slow he started running away once he saw he couldn’t grab it out of my hand,” Owens shared.
Owens is visiting Milan, Italy, alongside Biles, 28, as the pair take in the 2026 Winter Games. The football player admitted that he prepared to stay safe while traveling overseas with his better half.
“It was no way he could get it off my hand,” Owens told another fan of the encounter and his efforts to keep hold of the shopping bag. “I’ve seen too many TikTok’s of that happening so i was prepared.”
Simone Biles, Jonathan Owens. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
Before Owens detailed the alleged incident online, Biles shared photos of her husband spoiling her on Valentine’s Day 2026 via a Milan shopping spree.
“Always spoiling me,” Biles wrote via Instagram on Sunday, sharing a selfie with Owens at the Bottega Veneta boutique in Italy.
“I never knew Bottega did this, might be a special Milan thing?!” Biles captioned a follow-up slide of a white handbag accessorized with a “SBO” gold monogram on the exterior. “But how f***in cute?”
Owens also gave fans some insight into the pair’s romantic day, writing via his Instagram Stories on Sunday, “The shopping in Milan is elite. [I’m a] long way from St. Louis, man.”
Biles and Owens were first spotted taking in the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday, February 13, appearing in the stands of the Milano Ice Skating Arena during the men’s single figure skating event. The couple, who tied the knot in 2023, watched as U.S. figure skaters Ilia Malinin and Andrew Torgashev performed. (Malinin, 21, was favored to win gold in the event but finished eighth place after two falls.)
Jonathan Owens is one proud husband. Owens, 29, gushed over his wife, Simone Biles, the most-decorated gymnast in history after taking home four medals at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, during a Chicago Bears press conference in Chicago on Tuesday, August 6. “It was amazing to watch,” Owens told reporters after Tuesday’s practice with the […]
“There is a little bit of familiarity around [the sport] but I would never do it on ice,” Biles told fans inside the area during an interview shared via the Olympics official website. “I give them all the props, I’m rooting for them, I’m praying for them. I’m just super excited to watch today.”
She teased, “I mean, I can skate. But I cannot do anything that these athletes can do out there tonight.”