Simone Biles Recovers from Serious Medical Emergency

Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is recovering from a serious but undisclosed medical emergency that she described as a near-death experience earlier this month. The seven-time Olympic gold medalist has declined to share details of the incident, telling inquiring fans she is "not ready to talk about it just yet."

Biles first alerted the public to the frightening ordeal in a social media post on June 6. She shared a photo showing what appeared to be hospital wristbands on her arm and wrote that "almost dying wasn’t on my bingo card this week." She called it "one of, if not the, scariest experience of my life," noting the situation was compounded by the absence of her husband, NFL player Jonathan Owens, who was in Indianapolis for offseason practices with the Indianapolis Colts.

In the days following the initial post, Biles indicated she was resting at home, supported by family and close friends who sent flowers and checked in on her. She later posted a photo from bed with her dogs and a screenshot showing an elevated resting heart rate.

By mid-June, Biles appeared to be on the mend, traveling with Owens for a vacation in Belize. She shared videos and photos from the trip,...