Simone Biles Opens Up About Frightening Medical Emergency

The Olympic gymnast took to social media on Saturday to reveal she experienced a medical emergency that left her shaken.

Simone Biles, 29, posted to her Instagram Story about the harrowing incident, sharing a photo of her arm displaying hospital bracelets. "I'm not one to normally share things like this because I value privacy in today's age," she wrote. "But almost dying wasn't on my bingo card earlier this week."

The gymnastics icon described the ordeal as particularly frightening given the circumstances. "This was one of, if not the scariest experience of my life, especially since Jonathan was in Indy for practices," she explained, referencing her husband's absence during the health crisis.

Biles noted that she has been resting throughout the week and thanked those in her inner circle for their support. "I've been in best resting this week, I'll explain sooner or later but [shout-out] to my close circle who reached out, checked in, visited & or sent flowers. Loooovveeee y'all," she shared.

In a subsequent post, the athlete posted a photo of herself in bed with her two dogs alongside a screenshot of a heart monitor app showing a reading of 126 bpm. "I'll be here," she captioned the image.

At this time, Biles has not disclosed additional specifics about what caused the medical emergency.