Jade Carey is “leaving the door open” on return to elite gymnastics
Two-time Olympic gold medallist Jade Carey is another gymnast whom fans could see once more on the competition floor.
Since completing collegiate eligibility at Oregon State University last April, Carey enjoyed some time off before joining the staff as an assistant coach.
And while she has yet to resume serious training, she has used her time in the gym for some practice of her own.
“I’m just kind of playing around. I feel like I haven’t had a break of gymnastics in so long, so it was a really nice, much-needed break,” Carey told the All Things Gymnastics Podcast earlier this month. “Since I’m in the gym every day, after I’m done coaching with them, I sometimes stay and just play around and see what I can still do.”
“Just staying in shape,” she continued. “I feel like keeping the doors open. You never know what I’m going to want to do or how I feel about things… most importantly, just having fun with it.”
Part of the fun was a 12 Days of Gymnastics series that Carey posted on her social media in December. Her “playing around” looks different from almost anyone else’s – the Tokyo 2020 floor exercise gold medallist showed a video of herself training a laid-out triple double, a move never competed by a female, off the TumblTrak.