Paris 2024 Olympics: Jade Carey battles illness to compete in Sunday’s qualifying session

Winning an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics doesn’t just require skill: there’s a certain amount of luck involved.

American gymnast Good Carey He knows that better than almost anyone, having won the gold medal in floor exercise at the Olympics three years ago in Tokyo.

But this week in Olympic Games Paris 2024, Luck was not on Carrie’s side.

“I haven’t been feeling well for the past few days and haven’t been able to eat or do anything,” Carrie said. Olympiad.com Exclusively, following the opening day of the women’s competition on Sunday, the 24-year-old, who was the only member of the U.S. team to speak to the press, wanted to reassure her fans that it’s not just stress that’s affecting her.

“I had no energy today and I had no idea what was going on in my mind. So, I just wanted people to know that something was really wrong.”

Curry’s father had previously missed the U.S. national team’s official training session on July 25.

“Coach Brian Carey is not feeling well today and will miss the women’s podium practice. He will be back with the team shortly,” the federation said. He said on Twitter.

“One of the hardest things about sports is that no matter how well you prepare, sometimes the morning you wake up for a competition you don’t feel good. You might have jet lag, you might not have slept well, and unexpected things can happen. It’s very sad to hear that she wasn’t feeling well,” three-time Olympian Ali Raisman “I hope you know she did an incredible job,” she told us.

“She should be proud of herself,” Raisman continued. “Gymnastics is really hard when you’re feeling like you’re at your peak. So the fact that she said she hadn’t eaten in a few days and was sick and was able to perform at that level is really amazing.”

Despite struggling on her final pass, Carey is currently second in the vault standings after successfully landing the ching vault and the double vault with Yurchenko for an average of 14.433. She will almost certainly advance to the apparatus final there.

Simone Biles He led the Americans in a remarkable effort, as the team scored 172.296, far ahead of the rest of the competition in two subdivisions (out of five).