Overview
- Simone Biles wrote on Instagram that she “almost died” earlier this week and called the episode one of the scariest experiences of her life.
- Her posts included photos of medical wristbands and other images that indicate a short hospital or clinic stay.
- Biles said she spent the rest of the week in bed recuperating and thanked friends and family who checked in, visited or sent flowers.
- She has not disclosed a diagnosis and news outlets say there is no independent medical confirmation, so the situation is being treated as developing.
- The episode is resonating because of Biles’s recent public health history, her status as a top athlete, and the fact her husband Jonathan Owens was training in Indianapolis and not present during the emergency.