In June 2016, Stoyanova survived a high fall - she fell from the sixth floor of her apartment in Sofia just a few days after withdrawing from training due to health problems. She was severely injured and underwent multiple surgeries, including having her spleen removed. She was taken out of intensive care in August 2016 and will continue rehabilitation. Her rhythm gymnastic teammates dedicated their bronze medal in the group all-around competition at the Rio 2016 Olympics to Stoyanova. Stoyanova left the hospital in September, and had her first public appearance in five months by attending the rhythm gymnastics' team farewell show at Arena Armeec in November.