Simone Biles has spent most of her life performing feats that seem almost impossible. Yet one of the strangest stories of her past year had nothing to do with gymnastics.
While casually filming a “get ready with me” video this week, the 29-year-old Olympic champion revealed that three masked men came to the Chicago-area home she shared with husband Jonathan Owens and stole her Porsche GTS during their final months living there. (ABC News)
Biles delivered the revelation almost matter-of-factly while explaining why she was going shopping for another vehicle.
“The things that happen to me are absolutely insanity,” she said. (NBC Chicago)
The Porsche was eventually recovered. But the experience apparently left enough of an impression that Biles and Owens made another major addition to their household afterward: a Doberman. (People.com)
She dropped the bombshell while doing her makeup
There was no dramatic television interview or carefully planned announcement.
Biles was simply filming herself getting ready to pick up a new car when she explained why she felt ready to replace the old one.
During her and Owens’ final months in Chicago, she said, three masked men came to their home and took her Porsche GTS. She teased that the full circumstances were a story for another time. (NBC Chicago)
That left followers with plenty of unanswered questions.
Biles has not publicly disclosed the precise date of the incident, and even the exact circumstances of how the thieves accessed the property remain unclear. ABC reported that the precise time and location of the theft have not been publicly established. (ABC News)
So while some headlines have described the incident as a home invasion, the information Biles has publicly provided so far doesn’t establish all of those details.
What she has made clear is startling enough: three men wearing masks came to the property, and her Porsche disappeared.
And this wasn’t an ordinary car
The Porsche GTS designation appears on several high-performance models, so Biles’ brief video doesn’t establish the precise model and price of the vehicle.
Reports have nevertheless described the stolen Porsche as a six-figure luxury sports car, with its value potentially reaching well above $100,000 depending on the specific configuration. (InStyle)
For most people, recovering such an expensive vehicle would probably end the story.
For Biles, apparently not.
She revealed that the Porsche was recovered, but she’s ready to move on.
“Onto the next,” she wrote. (ABC News)
The robbery apparently changed something else in their lives
Biles also revealed one particularly interesting consequence of the incident.
She and Owens now have a Doberman.
According to Biles, the robbery was one of the reasons they decided to get the dog. (NBC Chicago)
Dobermans are famously imposing animals, and the connection between the new dog and the theft immediately caught people’s attention.
Suddenly, what might have seemed like an ordinary celebrity pet had a much more unsettling backstory.
Jonathan had his own frightening theft attempt months later
Even stranger, Biles and Owens have experienced more than one incident involving attempted theft.
In February 2026, while Owens was in Milan during the Winter Olympics, he said someone attempted to snatch his shopping bag.
The attempt failed for an almost accidental reason: Owens had wrapped the bag around his hand out of habit.
The would-be thief couldn’t take it and ran away. (NBC Chicago)
For one couple to experience both incidents within such a relatively short period is extraordinary.
And Biles seems well aware of that.
She joked in her latest video that producers wouldn’t even need to manufacture drama if somebody made a reality show about her life — they could simply film what normally happens. (NBC Chicago)
Chicago had temporarily become home because of Jonathan’s career
Biles’ connection to Chicago came through her husband’s NFL career.
Owens played safety for the Chicago Bears during the 2024 and 2025 seasons before signing with the Indianapolis Colts in March 2026. (Us)
Biles consequently spent significant stretches of time in Chicago supporting him.
The couple also has their custom-built waterfront home in Texas, a project Biles documented extensively as it came together.
Now another move is underway.
With Owens playing for Indianapolis, Biles has spoken about spending more time there during football season. (People.com)
The Chicago chapter of their lives may be ending, but apparently it left them with one story neither expected.
The theft comes during an unusually eventful year for Biles
The robbery revelation isn’t the only frightening experience Biles has disclosed recently.
In June, she told followers that she had experienced an undisclosed medical emergency that she described as one of the scariest experiences of her life.
Biles wrote that she had “almost” died, although she chose not to publicly reveal the medical details. At the time, Owens was away in Indianapolis for football activities. (Breitbart)
The following month, she revealed that she had returned to the hospital for a procedure, again keeping the details private. (Page Six)
The combination explains why her comment about her life being “absolute insanity” wasn’t simply about one stolen Porsche.
Through everything, Jonathan remains at the center of her life
Biles and Owens married in 2023, first holding a courthouse ceremony in Houston before celebrating with a destination wedding in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Since then, the two athletes have spent much of their relationship juggling demanding professional schedules.
When Biles was competing, Owens frequently appeared in the stands supporting her.
Now Biles has enthusiastically embraced being the football wife in the stands.
Owens’ move to Indianapolis has created yet another transition for them, with Biles saying she’s excited to support him during the Colts season. (People.com)
But their move away from Chicago now comes with an unexpected footnote.
There are still major unanswered questions about the robbery
Perhaps the most intriguing part of Biles’ revelation is how much she didn’t reveal.
She hasn’t publicly said exactly when the theft occurred.
She hasn’t explained whether she or Owens was at the property at the time.
She hasn’t described precisely how the men entered.
And publicly available reports have not identified the three masked individuals. (ABC News)
Biles herself seems to know people want those answers.
She teased that she might eventually make a separate “storytime” explaining what happened. (NBC Chicago)
Until then, the basic story is remarkable enough.
Three masked men came to the Chicago property where one of the most decorated gymnasts in history was living with her NFL-player husband.
They left with her Porsche.
The car was eventually recovered.
Biles and Owens got a Doberman partly because of what happened.
And now, months later, Biles is apparently ready for a fresh start — including a new set of wheels. (NBC Chicago)
After everything that has happened to her recently, perhaps her own description really does sum it up best:
“Absolute insanity.”
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