?Not Been Best?: Olympic Gymnast Jade Carey Reflects on Challenges After Swiss Cup 2023 Triumph

An Olympic gold doesn’t guarantee success for the coming years and the same has been the case with USA national gymnastics athlete Jade Carey. Carey clinched Olympic gold in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the Floor exercise event. However, the past year hasn’t been the best for USA’s star gymnast, despite giving her best.

Adversities make athletes turn into legends, and Jade Carey has set herself on the same path. After several disappointments in the past few months, the OSU student-athlete has rejuvenated herself with a huge victory at the Swiss Cup gymnastics event, securing her second title and has now reflected upon it in her latest update

Jade Carey rejuvenates herself after a dismal year

The Oregon State University gymnast wouldn’t have manifested the year she’s had. Carey’s despair started with a bronze finish in the vault in the U.S. National Gymnastics Championship. The bronze finish was followed by a 13th ranking at the 2023 World Championships qualifiers. Owing to this indifferent form, she missed out on the 10-member USA Women’s National Gymnastics Team for 2023-24, threatening her participation in Paris Olympics 2024.

However, given her talent and determination, the 2020 floor champion kept pushing. Her despair has ended with a Swiss Cup victory, marking her second title. She, alongside Yul Moldauer, propelled Team USA to the top finish on Sunday in Zurich. After this comeback victory, the 23-year-old didn’t forget to thank her fans. She also admitted her indifferent form in the last year. Captioning her post, Carey wrote, “Thank you Switzerland. This past year has not been the best for me but I am happy I ended this year feeling like myself again and enjoying my gymnastics. It?s always an honor to represent Team USA. Thank you to all my supporters. You mean the world to me ? “.

The road to another Olympic glory seems to have started for the 2x Swiss Cup champion. However, the team for the event has already been announced, headed by Simone Biles. Is there any chance of Carey’s participation in the 2024 Olympics?

Carey’s road to the 2024 Paris Olympics

In an exclusive interview with Olympics.com last month, Carey had expressed her disappointment, admitting about trying too hard. Though she missed out on the 10-member USA team for the 2023-24 season which is led by Simone Biles, who will also compete in the Olympics, she still has a chance of securing her second Olympics berth.

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The 2024 World Cup Series will be the perfect opportunity for Carey to get a chance to defend her Olympic gold medal. The event will have two additional quotas for each gender for the Olympic spot. With Carey regaining her form at the Swiss Cup, she will be etching to secure that Olympic berth for the second time.

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