The 2020 Tokyo Olympics may be Jade Carey’s first Olympics Games, but she’s already a star in the gymnastics world. Here are five things to know about the U.S. athlete who is filling in for Simone Biles in the women’s gymnastics all-around.
With Simone Biles out of the All-Around gymnastics competition, all eyes will be on decorated gymnast Jade Carey as she fills in for the GOAT at the Tokyo Olympics.
Biles withdrew herself from competition after an uncharacteristic performance on the vault in the first teams event when she failed to stick her landing. Both current and former Team USA gymnasts say a case of “the twisties” could have been the cause of the star's poor vault appearance.
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Biles' teammates Sunni Lee and Carey both begin the All-Around competition on the vault, with Lee a heavy medal favorite after qualifying with the third best score.
Here is the complete schedule, streaming information and more heading into the gymnastics competitions in Tokyo:
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When and where can I stream gymnastics events online?
Below is the full upcoming TV and start time schedule for women’s gymnastics at 2020 Tokyo Olympics (All times EST). NBCOlympics.com will have Team USA tracker streams throughout the Games.
- Event finals for women’s vault and women’s uneven bars: Sunday, Aug. 1, 4 a.m. ET (Stream)
- Event finals for women’s floor exercise: Monday, Aug. 2, 4 a.m. ET (Stream)
- Event finals for women’s balance beam: Tuesday, Aug. 3, 4 a.m. ET (Stream)
NBC Olympics’ full viewing schedule can be found here.
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What gymnastics events are in the Olympics?
There are seven individual gymnastics events for men and five for women at the Olympics. For the men, there is floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, horizontal bar and individual all-around. For the women, there is floor exercise, vault, uneven bars, balance beam and individual all-around.
Qualification for all individual and team events takes place within subdivisions -- three for men and five for women. In Tokyo, both the U.S. men’s and women’s teams will be in Subdivision 3 for their respective competitions. From there, the team all-around final, individual all-around final and individual event finals take place.
All of the gymnastics competitions for the Tokyo Olympics will be held at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre.
