floor exercise
noun
: an event in gymnastics competition consisting of various ballet and tumbling movements (such as jumps, somersaults, and handstands) performed without apparatus
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Price had the day's best floor exercise score at 9.925 until Kentucky's Raena Worley posted a 9.95 in the final routine of the competition.
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Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 5 Apr. 2024
Exercise mat: Protect your floors and enhance comfort during floor exercises with a high-quality exercise mat.
—The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
She was slated to compete in three of the four events on Saturday — vault, balance beam, and floor exercise — and would have faced reigning Olympic all-around champion, Sunisa Lee, in senior competition for the first time.
—Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
Her current routine includes sitting down and standing up repeatedly, pelvic floor exercises, clamshells, and weight lifting.
—Gina Ryder, STAT, 3 Jan. 2024
The Razorbacks have had only two athletes lead the country on an event at any point in a season: Katherine Grable in the all-around in 2014 and Jaime Pisani in the floor exercise in 2012.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 19 Jan. 2024
The Razorbacks and Crimson Tide each lead the nation in one event, Arkansas on the floor exercise with its season-opening 49.575 and Alabama with an average score of 49.538 on the uneven bars.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 19 Jan. 2024
Biles, who came off a two-year competition hiatus only three weeks ago, secured her eighth national title with floor exercise routine that earned her a rare standing ovation from the crowd at San Jose's SAP Center.
—Peter Weber, The Week, 27 Aug. 2023
Strengthening the Pelvic Floor After Delivery These pelvic floor exercises can also be completed after childbirth.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 10 Aug. 2023
Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 5 Apr. 2024
Exercise mat: Protect your floors and enhance comfort during floor exercises with a high-quality exercise mat.
—The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
She was slated to compete in three of the four events on Saturday — vault, balance beam, and floor exercise — and would have faced reigning Olympic all-around champion, Sunisa Lee, in senior competition for the first time.
—Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
Her current routine includes sitting down and standing up repeatedly, pelvic floor exercises, clamshells, and weight lifting.
—Gina Ryder, STAT, 3 Jan. 2024
The Razorbacks have had only two athletes lead the country on an event at any point in a season: Katherine Grable in the all-around in 2014 and Jaime Pisani in the floor exercise in 2012.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 19 Jan. 2024
The Razorbacks and Crimson Tide each lead the nation in one event, Arkansas on the floor exercise with its season-opening 49.575 and Alabama with an average score of 49.538 on the uneven bars.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 19 Jan. 2024
Biles, who came off a two-year competition hiatus only three weeks ago, secured her eighth national title with floor exercise routine that earned her a rare standing ovation from the crowd at San Jose's SAP Center.
—Peter Weber, The Week, 27 Aug. 2023
Strengthening the Pelvic Floor After Delivery These pelvic floor exercises can also be completed after childbirth.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 10 Aug. 2023
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