Gymnastics star Simone Biles and NFL player Jonathan Owens are married

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Gymnastics star Simone Biles and NFL player Jonathan Owens are married

Raja Razek

CNN Digital

Published Sunday, April 23, 2023 3:19PM EDT

Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens attend a game between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers on December 28, 2021, in Houston, Texas. Biles and NFL player Jonathan Owens are now married. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images/FILE)

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USA Gymnastics star and world champion Simone Biles and NFL player Jonathan Owens are married.

Both shared images on social media Saturday announcing their marriage, and Biles now includes "Owens" in her full name on Instagram and Twitter.

"I do," Biles on social media Saturday. "Officially Owens."

"My person, forever," Owens in a post of his own.

The announcement comes just days after the couple posted a picture holding what appeared to be a Texas marriage license, with the caption, "Almost time to say 'I do.'"

The seven-time Olympic medalist announced her engagement to Owens in February 2022, along with several photos of the proposal.

The two met online right before the pandemic hit.

Owens told that the Covid-19 shutdown created time for them to get to know each other better.

"It was one of the few times in her life where everything was just shut off and she couldn't do anything," he said. "So we used it to get to know each other鈥攔eally get to know each other. It created our bond and made it stronger. Now I'm so thankful."