Simone Biles, one of the most decorated gymnasts in Olympic history, revealed that she recently experienced a medical emergency. “I’m not one to normally share things like this because I value privacy in today’s age. but almost dying wasn’t on my bingo card earlier this week,” Biles wrote in her Instagram stories. “this was one of, if not the scariest experience of my life. especially since Jonathan was in Indy for practices. i’ve been in bed resting this week, I’ll explain sooner or later but s/o to my close circle who reached out, checked in, visited & or sent flowers,” she continued. Simone Biles recovering from mysterious medical emergency after ‘almost dying’ https://t.co/RdIIctzdcC pic.twitter.com/VB2dYh1SHc — New York Post (@nypost) June 6, 2026 More from the New York Post: The 29-year-old and 11-time Olympic medalist also revealed that the medical emergency happened while her husband — Colts safety Jonathan Owens — was at practice in Indianapolis. In one image, Biles shared a picture of her arm, which appeared to include three hospital bracelets, and in another, she shared an image of her bed and added a screengrab with a heart rate measurement that said 126 beats per minute. It’s unclear if her health scare is related to her heart. Biles won four medals, including three gold, during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Simone Biles experienced a medical emergency earlier this week that was “one of, if not the scariest experience of my life,” she wrote in a story posted to her Instagram account on Saturday afternoon.https://t.co/ur2mYaE6vo pic.twitter.com/YIA2TYwSu9 — The Athletic (@TheAthletic) June 6, 2026 The New York Times shared further: The next two photos in the story showed a collection of floral bouquets, and the story concluded with a photo captioned “I’ll be here” and showing a bed with two dogs, along with a screenshot of a heart-rate monitor. Biles has won 11 Olympic medals in her gymnastics career, seven of them gold, and 30 World Championship medals. Watch additional coverage below: