![]() ![]() It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, says Carey, who will miss her first weeks as a student at Oregon State University to participate. Now, she’s taking that success on the road, joining Simone Biles’ 35-city Gold Over America Tour, which begins 21 September in Tucson. Jade Carey on turning "the worst day into the best day" at Tokyo with help from her dad But my dad just told me to we had to let it go and that we could turn the worst day into the best day.” “It was really hard, especially at first because I was so upset. “I'm just really proud of myself for turning it around after vault, and just making it the best day ever,” Carey said. But Carey, with the help of her father, shook of the mistake and made the floor final her golden moment. That triumph came a day after a scary mishap on the vault. ROC’s Angelina Melnikova and Japan’s Murakami Mai shared the bronze. “And I honestly did it for him as much as I did it for myself.Ĭarey captured floor exercise gold in Tokyo, holding off silver medallist, Italian star Vanessa Ferrari. ![]() ![]() I'm really glad that we were able to share this experience together,” said Carey. She shared her journey with her father, Brian, who is also her coach. The whole experience was crazy traveling around the world, and it was just really cool,” Carey told after the Tokyo title win. For Carey, that spot was mathematically locked in early 2020 and allowed her to focus on peaking at the perfect moment. The 21-year-old qualified her own spot to the Tokyo Games by winning the International Gymnastics Federation’s apparatus World Cup series on vault. Team USA gymnast Jade Carey forged her own path to Olympic gold. ![]()
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