"We want to show that we’re stronger than we were before”- Jade Carey weighs in on redemption for Team USA at the Paris Olympics

Jade Carey recently expressed her optimistic belief that the USA women's gymnastics team will make a strong comeback at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Carey will represent the American women's gymnastics team along with Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera, and traveling alternates Leanne Wong and Joscelyn Roberson.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics' USA women's gymnastics squad, including Biles, Chiles, Lee, and Grace McCallum secured a silver medal in the team event after collecting 166.096 points, following the ROC squad. Although Carey did not compete with the team in Tokyo, she contended in the individual floor event.

Three summers later, with the Paris Olympics drawing near, Carey is confident that this year's team will elevate their performance and transform the last Olympic's silver medal into gold. In an interview with "ENews", the 24-year-old emphasized the difficulty of making it to the Olympic team and shared what would it mean to win a team gold medal.

"I think this is probably the hardest it's been in a really long time to even make the team," Jade said. "Winning team gold would mean a lot to us girls who do make the team because we want to show that we're stronger than we were before."

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Jade Carey secured the Olympic berth after placing second in two individual events at the 2024 Olympic Trials

Jade Carey reacts after competing on the floor exercise at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Gymnastics Trials in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Getty Images)

Jade Carey, who secured a gold medal in the floor exercise at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after collecting 14.366 points, was placed in second position following Simone Biles in the same event at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials, held in Minnesota, Minneapolis.

She scored a total of 28.225 points to stand behind Biles' 29.575 points. Moreover, on the vault, she bagged a total of 29.275 points, following Biles' 31.475 points to clinch second place. The 24-year-old gymnast from Phoenix, Arizona stood in fourth place in the overall individual event to punch her ticket to the French capital.

While Biles, Suni Lee, and Jordan Chiles bagged 117.225, 111.675, and 111.425 points, respectively to secure the top three places, Carey posted 111.35 points. The gymnastic events will kick off on Sunday, July 28, 2024.

The USA women's team will be seen competing in the qualification rounds on July 28 and 29, 2024 with the women's team final on July 30, 2024.