?Won Because She Is American?: Jade Carey Faces Internet?s Brutal Side Ahead of Us Classics 2023

The 2020 Olympics were a very successful event and also an unforgettable one for America because a lot happened that year, especially in the field of gymnastics. Gymnastics queen, Simone Biles pulled out of the Olympics due to her health problems which became a great topic for discourse for fans. And the Olympics victory in the gymnastics floor event being secured by American artistic gymnast, Jade Carey, again garnered many opinions.?

Jade Ashtyn Carey took part in the Olympics’ artistic gymnastic event when she was just 20 years old. And she gracefully won the competition securing gold for America. But her victory was not worldwide celebrated. It was criticized by many gymnastic fans supporting other countries who called it a biased decision. Recently, her 2020 performance was shared on social media which garnered comments disparaging her performance in the Olympics. But what triggered the wrath of netizens worldwide??

The controversial 2020 Olympics of Jade Carey

Jade Carey was competing in a gymnastic floor event where she performed gracefully. However, some of her moves were not perceived to be smooth, and after making a vault, she did not land with finesse. Carey made a score of 14.366 defeating the Italian gymnast Vanessa Ferrari by 14.200. According to Self Magazine, Carey stutter-stepped down the stage and finished the eighth with difficulty.?

In an interview with the Olympics, Carey said she is motivated by her mistakes to perform even better in the next Olympics. She asserted, ?And right after vault finals, when I messed up, I looked at my dad and I was like, ‘We’re coming back here and we’re doing this again.? A day ago, the Olympics shared this video of Carey?s performance on Instagram to celebrate the anniversary of this extraordinary victory. But this video received numerous negative comments calling the win a biased decision, and some even compared her to other Olympic athletes.?

Fans are unconvinced with Carey’s performance

The video received various unenthusiastic reviews from different Instagram users. One user said, ?She won because she is American.? A sports enthusiast even made a statement saying, ? Musical expression is really poor.? A user criticized her dancing moves and said, ?She can’t dance.? Some users however were more compassionate. One compared her with other gymnasts, and said, ?She?s quite precise. I love the expression of Ferrari and Rebecca?s presentations.? On the other hand, another stated, ?My favorite gymnast!?

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Jade Carey won the floor event in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, however, she was not satisfied with her performance. She worked on her moves, improved with time, and referencing her mishaps in Tokyo Olympics she accepted that she could have done better. Well, the chance is here for Carey to prove herself on the floor once again in Paris Olympics 2024.

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