"I told her, 'You know, right now, you feel like yesterday was the worst day in your life, but today can be your best day. Knowing his daughter had less than a day to regroup in time for the floor finals, Brian Carey turned off the "coach" switch and flipped on the "dad" one. Stunned, she recovered in time to complete her second vault but finished well off the podium before quietly retreating to the waiting arms of her father, Brian, who is her lifelong coach, and the comfort of her teammates. Her planned Cheng vault instead became a simple back tuck, her medal chances evaporating in the process. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesĬonsidered one of the favorites after coming in second during vault qualifying, Carey was thundering down the blue runway Sunday when she tripped. Jade Carey struck gold Monday, one day after narrowly avoiding serious injury during the vault finals. women's team its fifth medal of the Games and assured that each of the six athletes who came to Tokyo - Carey, Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles, Grace McCallum and MyKayla Skinner - will be checking some serious bling in customs when they return home. The 21-year-old American gymnast soared to gold in the women's floor exercise Monday night, her powerful and precise routine capping a roller-coaster 24 hours in which she narrowly avoided serious injury during the vault finals when her right foot caught just as she was preparing her entry.Ĭarey's score of 14.366 gave the U.S. She wasn't going to let a little thing like a sticky patch of carpet get in her way. One unrelenting vision of what could be possible. TOKYO - Jade Carey traveled the world for a spot in the Olympics.
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