The 7-time gold medalist said she has been resting in bed all week after the incident.

Olympian Simone Biles is recovering from serious health scare after ‘almost dying’

The 7-time gold medalist said she has been resting in bed all week after the incident.

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- Olympian Simone Biles reveals she has spent the week in bed after a major health scare.

- The 7-time gold medalist said that while she typically keeps her health private, she wanted to acknowledge what was one of "the scariest experience[s]" of her life.

- Biles added that it was all the worse because her husband, Jonathan Owens, was away when the incident occurred.

Simone Biles is sharing a rare health update with fans after a frightening near-death experience.

The U.S. gymnast and 7-time gold medalist took to her Instagram Stories on Saturday to reveal that she is "in bed resting" after surviving a recent health scare.

"I'm not one to normally share things like this because I value privacy in today's age," Biles began the June 6 post. "But almost dying wasn't on my bingo card earlier this week."

She continued, "This was one of, if not the scariest experience of my life. Especially since [husband] Jonathan [Owens] was in Indy for practices." [Owens, who married Biles in April 2023, signed a one-year deal with the Indianapolis Colts in March 2026.]

Biles' message was accompanied by a photo of Biles' arm, on which she wore a hospital wristband.

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"I've been in bed resting this week," she added. "I'll explain sooner or later but s/o to my close circle who reached out, checked in, visited & or sent flowers. Loooovveeee y'all."

Biles offered no further details about the frightening incident, but did share a photo of flowers she had received from someone wishing her well and another that saw her resting in bed with the couple's two dogs.

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"I'll be here," she wrote, alongside a photo of a heart-rate monitor.

Just two days prior, Biles hinted at her recent hospital trip while giving fans a peek at her Texas mansion. Among the photos from inside her home was a snap of Biles holding a plate of eggs, sausage and toast from her own bed.

"Breakfast in bed. Just what the doctor ordered," she captioned the now-expired post.

Simone Biles in April 2026.

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Biles last competed in the Olympics during the 2024 Paris Summer Games, which saw her score three gold medals in team, all-around and vault. She also scored silver for floor exercise. Biles has said that in the aftermath of her competition that year, her body "collapse[d]" and she was sick for nearly two weeks.

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In terms of her future, the Olympian has publicly declared that she is unsure whether she will compete at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

"I have accomplished so much in my sport. For me to come back, I would really need to be excited by it," Biles told French sports newspaper *L'Equipe** *last year. "You're going to tell me that the perspective of the Games in Los Angeles is fascinating. And I will be there, whether on the apparatus or in the stands, I still haven't decided."

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