Simone Biles is back in Chicago—and let’s just say she is wasting no time making it feel like home again. She gave a sneak peek at what’s going on with her life with a simple Instagram story. Just one photo—a Porsche showroom. Bright floors, gleaming cars, and a caption that read, “Looking at cars today for our Chicago home.” Not letting on much, but enough that said, she was ready to make a luxe purchase for her home.
Then, flash forward a few hours, and she posted another story. This time, with two Porsche keys. Yes, she got it. The Olympic legend has added another sleek ride to her growing collection right in the middle of her Windy City return. But the day didn’t end with the roar of the engines, though. It wrapped up under the MLB stadium lights! Fans spotted Simone Biles and her husband, Jonathan Owens, at the Chicago Cubs game. They were all cozied up in the stands, simply sharing a good laugh, whispering, and just soaking up some ‘chi’ time. And they were even decked up wearing the Cubs jerseys. Later, even Simone Biles herself posted a story from the stands and captioned it “summer time chi”—a quiet nod to how much Chicago feels like home. Fans, too, were more than thrilled watching the couple in the stands. One fan even wrote, “How cool to see the GOAT at Wrigley.”
Just months ago, Biles and Owens were busy bouncing between the coasts, just globe-trotting from Madrid to South Africa. She even bid an emotional farewell to Chicago back at the start of the year. Now, with Owens geared up for another season, it seems like the couple is planting their roots, complete with luxury cars in their $3 million home and all.
But of course, Simone being Simone, and the entire week can’t be all about play for her. Just days before this Chicago Cubs sighting, she was actually at Washington University in St. Louis. She received an honorary doctorate and delivered a speech that even left Owens singing her praises. To be exact, he had posted about it, saying, “Best commencement speaker ever.” Well, for fans, these sneak peeks matter plenty. It shows them life’s sweet spots amidst all the bright lights of the sport.
Before Simone Biles was the GOAT, she was just a girl with a dream
Long before Simone Biles became the global icon—the face of American gymnastics—and before the gold medals and the world titles and the crazy routines, she was just a wide-eyed 15-year-old in St. Louis. It was 2012. The VISA National Championships just wrapped up, and Biles placed third in the all-around competition. On paper, it was good. But for Simone Biles, it was a turning point. As she was standing there on the podium beside Lexie Priessman and Madison Desch, she didn’t feel proud—she was stunned. In her autobiography, Courage to Soar, she later admitted, “I could hardly believe that my dream was coming true.”
When the names of the junior national team flashed across hers among many, she couldn’t stop smiling. She grinned till her face even hurt. That moment was the moment, the quiet before the storm. The beginning of something that would change not just her life but women’s gymnastics forever. Now fast forward to this weekend; she was in Chicago, this time not under the arena lights but ballpark ones. The crowd wasn’t just cheering for her—Simone was right there, cheering on the Chicago Cubs too, at a time when they were lighting up a stellar show.
Dansby Swanson got the party started with a home run, and Pete Crow-Armstrong kept the fireworks coming with another clutch performance. The Cubs, in the end, beat the White Sox 7-3, and it was a milestone for them. This marked their franchise record seventh straight win over their crosstown rivals.
