Jade Carey: 'Nothing tops this' - Jade Carey gets emotional while sharing favorite moment from the Olympics

Jade Carey recently got emotional while talking about her most iconic moment from the Olympics. The Olympic champion gymnast recently held a Q&A session with her followers on Instagram.

During the aforementioned session, one user asked her about her favorite moment that she spent with her dad. The 25-year-old gymnast immediately shared a photo from the Tokyo Olympics, where she celebrated her victory with her father, Brian Carey, who is also her personal coach.

Carey captioned her Instagram story as

"Nothing tops this"

Screengrab of Jade Carey's Q&A session on Instagram stories [Image Source : Jade Carey's Instagram]

Carey made her international debut for the US women's gymnastics team in 2017. Later in 2021, she made her Olympic debut when the gymnast was selected for the Tokyo Olympics. Carey was accompanied by her father, Brian, to Tokyo.

Though the gymnast had qualified for most of the finals, Carey had to sit out due to the two athletes per nation rule. The then 21-year-old gymnast outperformed everyone in the floor exercise event, sealing the gold medal with a difficulty score of 6.3. Followed by Italian gymnast Vanessa Ferrari, who managed to finish second, with an overall score of 14.200.

Jade Carey talks about why she opted out from the 2025 season of the elite gymnastics

Jade Carey at the 2025 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships [Image Source: Getty]

Jade Carey explained her decision to sit out for the elite gymnastics season of 2025 after representing her alma mater, i.e., Oregon State University, for one last time at the NCAA Championships. In her conversation with Olympics.com, the 25-year-old gymnast remarked,

“I think after having the college season and just having so much fun and only focusing on that, I didn’t wanna do this summer because I wanted to end on just being able to focus on college gymnastics and take a break.”

The gymnast from Oregon State University further added,

“This summer, I definitely wanna go on vacation since that’s been a really long time coming for me, just be able to go away, relax, unplug, and just truly take my mind away from gymnastics.”

Carey previously cheered for her Paris Olympics teammate Hezly Rivera when she missed out on the all-around podium at the US Classic. Carey had won a gold medal and a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics last year in women's team all-around and women's vault, respectively.

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Animesh Pandey is a seasoned content writer at Sportskeeda with over eight years of experience, having previously worked as an intern for Follow Your Sport before joining SK as a columnist in 2017. A graduate with a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing, he also worked at TFI Media Private Limited and contributed as an intern for the movie website Nettv4u.

He has extensively covered events from World Championships to the Olympics, providing insights and analyses that resonate with his audience. His belief in mastering the basics and delivering accurate, relevant, and ethical information through thorough research is reflected in his work.

He was notably invited to the National Sports and Adventure Awards 2018 at Rashtrapati Bhavan after winning a MyGov quiz on Indian Sports, where he engaged with celebrated athletes such as Rahi Sarnobat, Hima Das, Jinson Johnson, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, and Subedar Neeraj Chopra, who also happens to be his favorite Olympian.

Despite being a field hockey enthusiast, Animesh's most cherished Olympic moments include Wayde Van Niekerk's unexpected world record in the 400 meters at Rio and Chopra's historic gold medal in Tokyo.

When not immersed in writing or watching the Olympics, Animesh indulges in his love for movies, embracing quality cinema regardless of the language.

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