Simone Biles reveals she ‘almost died’ in terrifying mystery health scare: ‘Scariest experience of my life’

Nypost · 🇮🇳 public India · Jun 06, 2026 · 206 words · By Andrew Crane

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What to know about Simone Biles reveals she ‘almost died’ in terrifying mystery health scare: ‘Scariest experience of my life’

Simone Biles revealed a terrifying health scare on Instagram, writing Saturday that “almost dying wasn’t on my bingo card” and calling it “one of, if not the scariest experience of my life.” Biles, who wrote that she values privacy and typically wouldn’t…

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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.

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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.

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Claim 1: “Biles shared a picture of her arm, which appeared to include three hospital bracelets”

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Hindustan Times and another web source specifically mention a photograph of her arm appearing to show three hospital bracelets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Simone Biles disclosed on June 6, 2026, via Instagram Stories that she had experienced a near-death medical emergency earlier that week. She shared photographs of three hospital patient wristbands and…
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/318167/20260610/simone-bi…

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web search NEUTRAL — Biles, who wrote that she values privacy and typically wouldn’t share an update like this, shared a series of pictures on her stories that included hospital bracelets, flowers and a bed in which the g…
https://nypost.com/2026/06/06/sports/simone-biles-reveals-te…

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web search NEUTRAL — In one photograph, Biles posted an image of her arm, which seemed to display three hospital bracelets. In another, she shared a picture of her bed along with a screenshot showing a heart rate reading …
https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/us-sports/simone-biles…

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Claim 2: “the medical emergency happened while her husband — Colts safety Jonathan Owens — was at practice in Indianapolis.”

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Two independent web search results explicitly state the emergency occurred while her husband, Jonathan Owens, was at practice in Indianapolis.

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web search NEUTRAL — While the 11-time Olympic medalist didn’t disclose the specifics of the emergency, she revealed it occurred while her husband — Indianapolis Colts safety Jonathan Owens — was at a practice session in …
https://heavy.com/sports/simone-biles-health-emergency/

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web search NEUTRAL — Simone Biles Reveals She Had Near-Death Medical Emergency While Husband Was Away at Colts Practice.Especially since Jonathan was in Indy for practices,” she added, referring to her husband, Jonathan O…
https://www.complex.com/sports/a/treyalston/simone-biles-med…

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web search NEUTRAL — Simone Biles revealed a serious health scare on Instagram, describing it as one of the scariest experiences of her life.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/us-sports/simone-biles…

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Claim 3: “Biles... shared a series of pictures on her stories that included hospital bracelets, flowers and a bed in which the gymnast had been resting.”

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Multiple sources, including Hindustan Times and AOL, report that Biles shared images of hospital bracelets, flowers, and a bed in her Instagram stories.

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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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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 — 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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Claim 4: “Biles won four medals — including three gold — during her most recent Olympics appearance in 2024 in Paris.”

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Multiple sources, including a live results report and a summary of the Paris 2024 Games, confirm she won four medals, including three golds.

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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 …
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Claim 5: “Simone Biles revealed a terrifying health scare on Instagram, writing Saturday that “almost dying wasn’t on my bingo card””

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Multiple independent web sources (Yahoo Sports, AOL, and others) confirm that Simone Biles posted on Instagram on a Saturday stating 'Almost dying wasn't on my bingo card' regarding a health scare.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alicia Marie Sacramone Quinn (; born December 3, 1987) is a retired American artistic gymnast. She won a silver medal with the United States team at the 2008 Summer Olympics and was the 2005 World Cha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicia_Sacramone

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dominique Margaux Dawes (born November 20, 1976) is a retired American artistic gymnast. Known in the gymnastics community as 'Awesome Dawesome', she was a 10-year member of the U.S. national gymnasti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique_Dawes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — #Graduation2020: Facebook and Instagram Celebrate the Class of 2020 was a special virtual broadcast by Facebook and Instagram on May 15, 2020. It aired during the COVID-19 pandemic, which had led to t…
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Claim 6: “She and Owens were married in 2023.”

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While the evidence confirms she is married to Jonathan Owens, none of the provided search results or Wikipedia snippets explicitly state the year they were married was 2023.

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web search NEUTRAL — 1Early life and education. 2Early gymnastics career. Toggle Early gymnastics career subsection. 2.12011–12: Junior elite. 3Senior gymnastics career. Toggle Senior gymnastics career subsection. 3.12013…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Biles

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web search NEUTRAL — Simone (stylized as S1M0NE) is a 2002 American satirical science fiction comedy film written, produced and directed by Andrew Niccol. The film stars Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Evan Rachel Wood, Rach…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_(2002_film)

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 22, 2026 · Simone Biles is focusing on relaxation. The Olympic gymnast, 29, clapped back at an Instagram commenter on Thursday, June 18 who questioned why she's on vacation in Belize shortly after…
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/simon…

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Claim 7: “she shared an image of her bed and added a screengrab with a heart rate measurement that said 126 beats per minute.”

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Multiple web sources confirm she shared an image of her bed and a screenshot showing a heart rate of 126 beats per minute.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Antwerp, Belgium, from 30 September to 6 October 2013 at Antwerp's Sports Palace. Kōhei Uchimura won the men's individual all-around gold …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gwen Stefani is an American singer and song writer. She is a member of the rock band No Doubt, whose 1995 album Tragic Kingdom propelled them to stardom and sold 17 million copies worldwide. Before he…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America has sent athletes to every celebration of the modern Olympic Games with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics, during which it led a boycott in protest of the Soviet U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_at_the_Olympics

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Claim 8: “The 29-year-old and 11-time Olympic medalist”

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Wikipedia confirms Simone Biles was born March 14, 1997 (making her 29 in 2026, as per the current date of the evidence) and that she has 11 Olympic medals.

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