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Olympic gymnast Simone Biles shared details on Instagram regarding a significant health scare she experienced, which she characterized as one of the scariest moments of her life.

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Biles reveals health scare after 'almost dying' Seven-time Olympic champion Simone Biles has revealed she suffered a health scare, describing the experience as "almost dying".

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American Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time, made a series of Instagram story posts about "one of, if not the scariest experience of my life" and said she was …

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Olympic gymnast Simone Biles shared details on Instagram regarding a significant health scare she experienced, which she characterized as one of the scariest moments of her life.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “made a series of Instagram story posts about "one of, if not the scariest experience of my life"”

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Multiple sources, including AFP, AOL, and Hindustan Times, confirm that Biles posted on Instagram describing the health scare as one of the scariest experiences of her life.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sunisa Phabsomphou Lee ( soo-NEE-sə SOO-nee; née Phabsomphou; born March 9, 2003) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic all-around gold medalist and uneven bars bronze medalist and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunisa_Lee

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Simone Arianne Biles Owens (née Biles; born March 14, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast. Her 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals make her the most decorated gymnast in history. She …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Biles

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MyKayla Brooke Skinner Harmer ( mi-KAY-lə; born December 9, 1996) is an American former artistic gymnast. She was the 2020 Olympic vault silver medalist, competing as an individual, and was an alterna…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyKayla_Skinner

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Claim 2: “Seven-time Olympic champion Simone Biles”

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USA Gymnastics and Wikipedia confirm that Simone Biles has seven Olympic gold medals (and 11 total medals), supporting the description of her as a seven-time Olympic champion.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Golden Girls was the artistic gymnastics team that won the team gold medal for the United States in the women's team competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The five members of the team …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Girls_(gymnastics)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896, but women's events first appeared in 1928. American female gymnasts have participated in every Olympic Games since 1936, except for …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Olympic_female_artisti…

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Claim 3: “Simone Biles has revealed she suffered a health scare, describing the experience as "almost dying"”

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Multiple independent news sources (AFP, AOL, and other web results) report that Biles shared a health scare on social media and used the phrase 'almost dying'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Biles has previously said she is unsure if she will compete at the 2028 Olympics. Seven-time Olympic champion Simone Biles has revealed she suffered a health scare, describing the experience as "almos…
https://www.aol.com/sports/biles-reveals-health-scare-almost…

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web search NEUTRAL — Simone Biles reveals she had a health scare and describes ‘almost dying’. 10 hours ago. By Dennis Romero.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles revealed a recent health scare via an Instagram post on Saturday, revealing no details about the medical emergency she called one …
https://www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20260606-almost-dying-simone-bi…

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Claim 4: “American Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that her 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals make her 'the most decorated gymnast in history'.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — American Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/biles-reveals-health-scare-…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The most decorated gymnast of all-time
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/29/simone-biles-has-left-the-d…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The most decorated gymnast of all-time has previously stated she’ll be at the Games in “some capacity.”
https://krdo.com/sports/cnn-sports/2026/04/29/simone-biles-h…

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