What Happened to Jade Carey? Fall & Illness Updates

Recently, during the women’s gymnastics qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics, Jade Carey fell during her floor routine. This came as a surprise to many as she’s known for her strong performances. She even won the Olympic Gold during the Tokyo Olympics held in 2021. Let us take a look at what exactly happened to Jade Carey and the details about her illness.

How did Jade Carey fall at the 2024 Paris Olympics?

Jade Carey fell at the 2024 Paris Olympics qualification due to her illness.

While she did not reveal the details of her illness, Carey said that hasn’t been feeling well for the past few days, as per Olympics.com. Being the only member of her team willing to speak to the press, Carey told Olympics.com about her health. “I had, like, no energy today and didn’t really have a sense of what was going on in my head. So, I just kind of wanted people to know that so, they know that there’s actually something wrong,” she explained. Conclusively, it was Carey’s undisclosed illness that affected her performance. “I hope that she knows that she did an unbelievable job. She should be so proud of herself,” said former US gymnastics champion Aly Raisman.

What illness or injury does Jade Carey have?

Currently, there is no information available about the details of Jade Carey’s illness.

Jade Carey did not provide any exact details about what her illness or injury was. Later, on X (formerly Twitter), she posted, “i haven’t been feeling the best the past few days but i gave it everything i had today. thank you for all the support i have received. i’m so grateful.”

Additionally, a few days earlier the USA Gymnastics team announced on X (formerly Twitter), that her father and coach Brian Carey would miss the women’s team training. The post read, “Coach Brian Carey is not feeling well today and will miss Women’s Podium Training. He will return to the team soon.”