Simone Biles’ husband Jonathan Owens says he was the victim of an attempted robbery in Milan while attending the 2026 Winter Olympics.
“Not somebody just tried to snatch my shopping bag in Milan, force of habit i had it tied around my hand so he couldn’t get it and took off running immediately,” the Chicago Bears safety wrote via X on Sunday, February 15. “But still crazy.”
When a follower asked the NFL player if the alleged perpetrator was “fast,” Owens, 30, gave more insight into the alleged altercation.
“Not fast at all bro, his arms were moving faster than his legs lol,” Owens replied. “Should’ve seen his face once he realized i turned around and he couldn’t grab it.”
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.”
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.)
“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.”
