Friday night at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Tampa, Florida, there was an air of possibility due to the absence of Olympic winners Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee.
Jade Carey Triple Twisting Double Layout
After the first of two days of competition inside Amalie Arena, Shilese Jones was leading a tight competition among a group that included both novices and seasoned veterans who had previously won Olympic medals.
In the all-around competition, Jones edged out Konnor McClain, who received 56.400 points, with a score of 57.200. Jordan Chiles, a member of the Olympic squad who won silver, placed third (56.150), and Olympic reserve Kayla DiCello, who finished fifth, placed fourth (55.950). Jade Carey, the Olympic floor exercise champion, is in fifth place with a score of 55.650.
When asked if that was the best performance of her career, Jones responded, “Absolutely, yeah.” It’s a fantastic sensation; I can’t even describe it. I’ve been itching for a chance to show off and go for a perfect game. In short, I couldn’t be more pleased with myself
Jones and McClain were tied at 43.100 after the first three events.
Jones began the last event with a floor exercise set to energetic Sia music. She did a double-double and double layout in the air. With a 14.100, she put the heat on McClain.
Jade Carey, a U.S. gymnast, won the floor exercise in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but she plans to compete again at the Olympics in Paris in 2024 because of two errors she made during the summer.
Carey claimed in an exclusive interview with Olympics.com, “Two things that really did it for me” were “placing eighth in all-around finals with a fall on beam.” After that, I thought, “Wow, I feel like I could be so much better than I was,” and now that I’ve already made so much progress on bars and beam, I have a little additional time to make even more progress.
She stated, “And right after vault finals, when I screwed up, I looked at my dad and I was like, ‘We’re coming back here and we’re doing this again. “Therefore, vault would be the primary motivation for me. I just want a do-over since, obviously, that blunder was extremely detrimental to me.
Obviously, the Paris 2024 Olympics are still two years away, but the 21-year-old is determined to get another shot at the podium.
Carey declared, “That is precisely what I intend to strive for.”
“I’m planning to go to camps starting in April, so that would be amazing simply to get back there and meet everyone,” concluded Carey. Then, unless we decide I’m not ready, we’re aiming for the championships. Worlds is something we’ll evaluate at a later date.
However, the next reunion is at the NCAA Championships, where Lee, McCallum, and Chiles will all be there.
“I can’t wait for everyone to be together again. She continued, “The four of us haven’t spent much time together since the Olympics. I’m looking forward to seeing my friends again and catching up because “it’s been very wonderful to watch all of us just going out there and having a lot of fun.”
