Simone Biles told fans in an Instagram story on Saturday, June 6, that she recently experienced a frightening health scare and is recovering after saying she “almost [died].” The gymnast shared hospital wristbands, noted her husband Jonathan Owens was away wit
Simone Biles’ day-to-day routine paused abruptly this week, and she made sure her fans understood why.
In an Instagram story posted on Saturday. June 6. the gymnastics superstar shared a photo of her arm marked with three hospital wristbands. She wrote that she experienced “almost dying. ” explaining. “I’m not one to normally share things like this because I value privacy in today’s age. ” before adding. “but almost dying wasn’t on my bingo card earlier this week.”.
Biles, a seven-time Olympic gold medalist, said the timing made the moment even more unsettling. When the incident happened. her husband. NFL safety Jonathan Owens. was at training camp with his new team. the Indianapolis Colts. The couple lives in a home they custom-built in Spring, Texas, where Biles is from—a suburb of Houston. Owens previously played for the Houston Texans from 2019-2022 before spending time with the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears.
“This was one of, if not the scariest experience of my life. especially since Jonathan was in Indy for practices,” Biles wrote in the story.
She followed up with a slower, quieter update. Biles said she has “been in bed resting this week” and added that she will “explain sooner or later” what happened. In a separate Instagram photo, she posted herself in bed with her two dogs, writing, “i’ll be here.”
The contrast is hard to miss: a world-famous athlete known for precision and control describing a week spent recovering. instead of training. Earlier in her Olympic run. Biles returned after major setbacks. including withdrawing from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after experiencing the “twisties. ” a gymnastics term for feeling disoriented while performing.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, she won four medals, including three gold, marking her grand return. Since then, she has also become an advocate for mental health awareness—an effort she’s continued to build alongside her public transparency.
For now, Biles hasn’t detailed the medical cause of her hospital scare. She only made one point clear: she’s recovering, she’s safe enough to share the story, and the full explanation is coming “sooner or later.”
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Wristbands??? I hope she’s okay, but like… what happened exactly?
Damn that’s scary. She says “almost died” but won’t say why, which is super annoying lol. Also Jonathan being in Indy of course makes it worse.
I saw someone say it was like a gym thing with the twisties but she’s in the hospital now so idk if that’s even related. The Colts part threw me off too, like why does that matter? Anyway I’m glad she’s resting but I wish she’d give the details already.
Bingo card??? People act like they’re fine then bam hospital. I’m not saying she faked it or anything, but “sooner or later” could mean anything. Also if he’s away at training camp then the headline about her “almost dying” is kinda misleading, like maybe she just got checked out and it was serious but not like that serious. Praying for her though, no lie.