In Tokyo, Carey earned a qualifying result that would normally have meant a place in the final, but due to the rule that only two per nation were allowed to compete in the final, she would initially not be allowed to advance.
But when Simone Biles pulled out, she still got the chance.
But in the final, disaster struck.
Carey made a few missteps, but still hung in the top until she fell off the balance beam and finished eighth in the final.
A tough day for the American, who promised herself revenge right away.
- Right after the jumping finals, where I failed, I looked at my dad and said: "We're coming back here.
We're going to redo this,” she told Olympics.com in April.
She continued:
- That mistake was devastating for me, so I want to get the chance to do it again.
The main goal is the Olympics in Paris, but the WC in Liverpool brought a gold in the discipline.
There, the 22-year-old won ahead of compatriot Jordan Chiles, and the bronze went to French Coline Devillard.
Watch Jade Carey's performance in the player above.