The Paris Olympics 2024 will offer US gymnastics another chance to make winning strides. For decades, the United States has dominated the gymnastics leaderboard. Even without luminaries such as Simone Biles or Sunisa Lee at the 2022 World Championship, the Star-spangled Banner was unfurled with finesse and grace. Now that all eyes are once again fixed on Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee, one of the members of the 2022 girl gang has begun preparations of her own.

Jade Carey has collected many accolades in her gymnastics tenure, including the Olympic floor gold medal in 2021 and the world team gold in 2022. With no more than six months left for her second Olympic campaign, the 23-year-old artistic gymnast found a new coach closer to home.

Jade Carey’s dad accepts a coach position at Oregon State

Suffice it to say Jade Carey’s 2023 gymnastics season was nothing short of a bumpy ride. After winning the Swiss Cup alongside Yul Moldauer, the iconic gymnast suffered a rude awakening at the Worlds qualifier. Through the highs and lows, her father, Brian Carey, has remained a constant source of guidance. He would gladly commute from their family home in Arizona to Oregon State to witness Jade Carey’s gymnastics triumphs in her freshman and sophomore years. However, Brian Carey could not afford to take any chances in the Olympic Year when the stakes were just too high. Over the summer, he has agreed to join Oregon State as an assistant coach and closely monitor Jade Carey’s routines. Olympics.com reported on the thoughts racing through the gymnast’s mind as begins preparations for her second Olympics.

Carey said, “We weren’t really expecting anything to open up for him to take the job, but it did and it just made sense since he was already going to be up here helping me”. Given her bold ambitions for 2024, this transition completely made sense in the grand scheme of things.

Jade Carey to go up against Simone Biles

Simone Biles shattered a 90-year-old record by winning eighth U.S. Gymnastics title in 2023. She also holds the record for the most world titles won in gymnastics. All of these achievements translate to her dominance over the all-around event. Simone Biles is the doyenne of this title, with the highest number of titles won in the history of the sport. Now, she has found another worthy challenger in Jade Carey, who means to win the title in Paris.

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“I want to get back [to the Olympics] and prove to myself that I can do it” was Carey’s mission statement for the upcoming challenge. Now, she has her father by her side to put her through the rigorous training and nurture her contention.

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