After a first-vault error involving her steps keeping her off the podium [1] in that Tokyo Olympic event final on Aug. 1, Jade Carey [2] came back strong with a gold-medal finish in the floor final the following day. The soon-to-be Oregon State University gymnast received a 14.366 with a huge difficulty score of 6.3. It was a well-controlled, jam-packed routine that clinched her first-ever Olympic medal.

Vanessa Ferrari of Italy claimed silver upon executing a beautiful 14.2-scoring performance. This is the first individual medal of any colour in women's artistic gymnastics for her country, and she's the oldest artistic gymnastics medalist [3] of the Games so far, according to NBC Sports's Nick Zaccardi. Tied for third were the Russian Olympic Committee's Angelina Melinikova and Japan's Mai Murakami with a score of 14.166.

Great Britain's Jennifer Gadirova took Simone Biles's place after she withdrew, and she joined twin sister Jessica [4] in the lineup of eight women. They received seventh and sixth place respectively. This final also featured Brazil's Rebeca Andrade, who has already made history for her country [5] in Tokyo with her gold medal on vault and silver in the all-around [6]; she finished fifth.

Carey, along with Rio 2016 alternate MyKayla Skinner [7], clinched an individual spot to represent the United States [8] in Tokyo, as opposed to a spot on the four-person squad [9] that took silver in the July 27 team event [10]. She stepped in for Simone Biles in the all-around final when the 24-year-old withdrew for her mental health [11] — Carey was next in line due to the two-per-country-maximum rule.

Carey did not do her triple-double layout [12] in the Olympic floor final that she submitted at the beginning of the Games [13] to be named after her if she successfully landed it in competition. It would have been worth a K value (1.1 points) in difficulty, the highest-valued skill in men's and women's gymnastics. However, Carey's tumbling was still quite the spectacle — she's known for an impressive repertoire of tumbling. Congrats on a golden performance!

Jade Carey Wins Gold in the Tokyo Olympics Women's Gymnastics Floor Final