FLINTSHIRE’S golden girl has touched down on UK soil after returning from a disappointing Olympic.

The taekwondo superstar landed in Manchester, sharing social media snaps with her family and friends who met her.

She was greeted by proud grandparents Martin and Pat as well as mum Jayne and brother Luke.

Now that the taekwondo events have concluded in Tokyo, athletes have departed the Olympic Village in Harumi and headed for home.

In a touching Instagram post, the fighter said: “Landed on home soil. I am so, so, so blessed and so lucky to have such amazing people around me, to catch me when I fall.

“We win together and lose together. This experience is only going to make me stronger.”

The Flint-born athlete had hoped to be bringing home her third consecutive gold medal – having already claimed victory in both London and Rio.

Sadly, it wasn’t meant to be, as the 28-year-old was eliminated in the first round of her matchups on Sunday, July 25. This meant Jade left the Games empty-handed.

Speaking after her round in the ring, she says the unnerving silence of an empty arena played a part in her state of mind going into the fight.

“I just felt I put too much pressure on myself going into it and I really did feel it more than I expected,” said Jones.

“Not having my family there to push me out of that fear zone really did affect me, and I’m gutted I couldn’t do more on the day.

“Normally if I feel the pressure I’ll go out and hear them screaming and see their little faces, and it’ll push me into that attack mode, and that’s what was missing today. I just stayed in the scared mode.”

Her defeat didn’t puncture the party mood back in her hometown of Flint, where those friends and family members had congregated in her auntie’s garden to watch her progress on a specially-erected big screen.

“I’ve got the best family in the world,” added Jones. “I call them ‘Team Crazy’, and it shows even more that when I lost, I Facetimed them and they were all celebrating as if I’d won, and they were all so proud of me.

“So I’m really lucky to be going back to that, win or lose. I’ve got all of them and that’s what helps, really.”

Team GB’s taekwondo team return home with a total of three medals from the games held in Japan.

The first came from Bradly Sinden, securing a silver medal, followed by another silver from Lauren Williams.

The final came from Liverpool’s Bianca Walkden, securing her second consecutive bronze award at an Olympic Games.