Simone Biles Sends Tearful Message to Gymnastics Community After Romantic Escape with Jonathan Owens!”

While Jonathan Owens’ NFL season ended early, Simone Biles has things continuously going on for her. Remember the inaugural Simone Biles International Invitational back in 2018? It included 15 sessions with multiple levels and the young participants also received Biles Invitational leotards and signed posters. In fact, the demand for the meet was so high that they had to cut off the registrations. The whole thing was spearheaded by Nellie Biles.

I just hope that Simone is an inspiration to the young gymnasts,” the mother said. “I just hope that what she says, the way she carries herself, the work she puts into the sport–that they themselves know it’s not easy.” Cut to 2025, they hosted the eighth Biles International Invitational.

It happened in Houston, Texas, from January 31 to February 2, drawing gymnasts from all over to the George R. Brown Convention Center. The event hosted by Biles’ family-owned World Champions Centre is more than just a meeting; it is a platform for young talent to shine and has become a key fixture since 2018, which draws over 2,000 female gymnasts, many aiming to follow in Biles’ legendary footsteps. Biles wrote on Instagram:

“Hosted our 8th annual Biles International Invitational 🤍 I’ll forever be grateful to have this opportunity! Congrats to all the gymnasts that came out to compete & good luck the rest of season! Keep killing it! thanks to all the volunteers & my family who came out to help run the event!”

Back in 2017, she told PEOPLE: “A big focus for me right now is inspiring the next generation of female athletes to dominate in sports like just men, which we honestly proved at the Olympics when women overall picked up more medals than men. Because once you are in the spotlight you need to use that momentum.” That’s exactly what she is doing with the Simone Biles International Invitational.