Simone Biles Reveals the Gift She ‘Treat’ Herself to When She First Made the Olympic Team: ‘Might Have to Get Another’
Simone Biles Reveals the Gift She ‘Treat’ Herself to When She First Made the Olympic Team: ‘Might Have to Get Another’
Skyler CarusoMon, July 6, 2026 at 5:16 PM UTC
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Simone Biles.Credit: Joe McNally /Sports Illustrated via Getty; Simone Biles/Instagram
Simone Biles is getting nostalgic.
The professional gymnast, 29, celebrated 10 years since her Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro by revealing on her Instagram Stories the lavish gift she purchased with one of her Team USA teammates, Aly Raisman.
“In 2015, Aly Raisman and I said if we made the Olympic team in 2016, we’d treat ourselves to a Celine bag 🥹🥲🤍,” she captioned her Instagram Stories over a photo of a wall of shelves with several bags from the designer on display.
Simone Biles and Aly Raisman hug after securing the gold medal for Team USA during the women’s individual all-around at the 2016 Rio Olympics.Credit: AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty
“I have it written down in my notepad still!” she wrote on the screen, adding, “10 year anniversary I might have to get another one.”
Biles, who’s since competed in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and 2024 Paris Games, has a total of 11 Olympic medals to her name (seven gold, two silver and two bronze) across Team, All-Around, Vault, Floor Exercise and Balance Beam.
The gymnast, who’s arguably the G.O.A.T. in the sport, has maintained a super close friendship with Raisman since her first Olympics. Raisman made her debut at the 2012 Summer Games in London, where she served as team captain and led the U.S. “Fierce Five” to a team gold.
Simone Biles shares a photos of a Celine bag wall on her Instagram Stories on Sunday, July 5, 2026.Credit: Simone Biles/Instagram
Biles posted several pictures on her Instagram Stories as she reflected on her “blessed” life.
“Recapping NY because I can’t believe this is my life. & no I’m not ‘lucky,’ I’m blessed 💋,” she wrote over a selfie of herself to start her slideshow on Sunday, July 5.
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The athlete kicked off her slideshow with several glammed-up photos alongside her husband, NFL safety Jonathan Owens. The couple attended Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s star-studded wedding at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Friday, July 3.
Biles stepped out in a red wine and metallic dress designed by DO LONG, detailed with gem-like adornments and dramatic tulle. Owens, who now plays for the Indianapolis Colts, wore a coordinating red suit jacket in classic black-tie fashion.
Simone Biles gets nostalgic on her Instagram Stories on Sunday, July 5, 2026.Credit: Simone Biles/Instagram
Ahead of the nuptials, the seven-time Olympic gold medalist — who famously performed a floor routine to Swift’s hit song “...Ready for It?” — showed off her glam process on her Instagram Stories, tagging her location in Manhattan.
Swift, 36, has played a role in important points in Biles’ prolific sporting career.
Biles used Swift’s 2017 track “... Ready for It” for the opening of her floor routine during the second day of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials. Later, Swift shared her thoughts on the gymnast’s impressive routine.
“Watched this so many times and still unready. She’s ready for it tho👏👏👏🥇🇺🇸❤” Swift wrote on X at the time, in reaction to a video of the routine posted by the NBC Olympics & Paralympics account.
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