In the vault final on Sunday, Carey, who is 21 and from Phoenix, tripped during her run-up to her first vault. She had planned to do a Cheng, which involves a half turn onto the vault and one-and-a-half twists, but didn’t do the half turn or the twists. Her low score for that vault ruined her chances for a medal. Biles told her, “Let it go and move on. In qualifying, Carey finished third on the floor exercise, behind Ferrari, who was first, and Biles, in second.

Source: New York Times August 02, 2021 09:40 UTC