USA’s women’s gymnastics team will all be going home with at least one medal from these Tokyo Olympics thanks to Jade Carey’s superb gold-medal winning floor exercise.
On Monday, Carey won her first-ever Olympic gold medal after posting a floor exercise score of 14.366, besting Italian Vanessa Ferrari by 0.166 points. With the win, Carey has become the sixth and final US woman gymnast at these Olympics to win a medal, joining teammates Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Grace McCallum, Jordan Chiles, and MyKayla Skinner.
The win marks an incredible turnaround from Carey, who just 24 hours prior took a scary tumble during the vault final on Sunday, finishing well off the medal podium in the process. Carey’s stunning victory no doubt was a moment of redemption and vindication for the 21-year-old.
JADE CAREY IS AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST 🥇@TeamUSA x #TokyoOlympics
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📱 NBC Sports App pic.twitter.com/NV0I2yy3r4— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 3, 2021
It doesn’t get any better than that!
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