Just like Us, many celebrities have been getting into the patriotic spirit as they watch the best-of-the-best athletes compete in the Olympics.
Many spectators are in total awe of Simone Biles — known as the GOAT in gymnastics — including one of her own Team USA athletes, climber Brooke Raboutou.
“I’ve always been very inspired by her,” Raboutou exclusively told Us in July 2021 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. “Her mix of gracefulness and being powerful and so strong. And I just love watching her compete and teaching us.”
Biles’ husband, Jonathan Owens, loves getting to watch her compete on the world’s highest stage.
“It’s just fun for me to be able to witness [her] greatness,” the football player told USA Today in June 2024. “I just love getting to watch her in her environment. Seeing her locked in, it’s just amazing to see. She goes up there and does it, every freaking time. Surpasses what she’s supposed to do. I love that.”
Owens’ team, the Chicago Bears, excused him from preseason practice so he could go to Paris to root for Biles in person.
“Just because we respect the Olympics,” coach Matt Eberflus told ESPN in July 2024. “That is a big deal. And he’s just supporting the one he loves the most. And I think that’s so cool that he gets to do that.”
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