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Olympic gymnast Simone Biles spotted celebrating in Fort Worth after historic win

In this file photo from 2019, Simone Biles warms up for championship night of the Women USA Gymnastics National Championships Sunday at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.
In this file photo from 2019, Simone Biles warms up for championship night of the Women USA Gymnastics National Championships Sunday at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. jawooldridge@kcstar.com

After taking home top honors at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, gymnast Simone Biles was spotted celebrating in Fort Worth.

Biles, 27, won her ninth national all-around title on Sunday at the championships, which were hosted at Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena. Biles scored a 119.75 overall and swept every individual title she competed in.

Celebrating the win, Biles and her teammates Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee ventured a few minutes north of the arena to the West 7th Street bar, Bottled Blonde.

Gymnasts Jordan Chiles, Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee and Bottled Blonde staffers.
Gymnasts Jordan Chiles, Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee and Bottled Blonde staffers. Photo courtesy of Bottled Blonde

Next up for Biles after her Fort Worth win, is the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.

Biles has won four Olympic gold medals and seven overall from the games held in 2016 and 2020. The 2024 Summer Olympics kick off on July 26 and ends on Aug. 11.

As one of the most decorated and famous gymnasts of all time, Biles calls Texas home.

She was born in Ohio but moved to Spring, Texas, as a child after her grandfather adopted her and her sister. Biles still lives in the north Houston suburb of Spring, albeit now in a $2 million home with her NFL player husband Jonathan Owens.

This story was originally published June 4, 2024 at 6:13 AM.

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Brayden Garcia is a service journalism reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He is part of a team of local journalists who answer reader questions and write about life in North Texas. Brayden mainly writes about weather and all things Taylor Sheridan-related.
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