Definition of floor exercise
: 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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Recent Examples on the Web Comaneci also helped Romania win a silver in the team competition and took a bronze in the floor exercise.
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Tim Reynolds, Star Tribune, "In 1976, Comaneci's perfect 10s made her the perfect one," 8 Aug. 2020 Going for broke on the floor exercise, the 16-year-old from Fairmont, W.Va., put on a dazzling display of somersaults and backward flips, just barely keeping her size-three feet inbounds on her second set of somersaults.
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Pete Herrera, Star Tribune, "AP WAS THERE: 1984 Los Angeles Olympics," 11 Aug. 2020 In 2016, Douglas once again made the U.S. team and won a second consecutive team gold along with Biles, who also took the individual all-around title, won golds on the vault and floor exercise and bronze on the balance beam.
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Aria Gerson, USA TODAY, "Gabby Douglas lifted gymnastics and Black athletes to new heights in 2012," 2 Aug. 2020 His breakthrough gold medal came in floor exercise at the 1978 World Championships.
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David Woods, Indianapolis Star, "Indiana State's Kurt Thomas, gymnast denied 1980 glory, dies," 7 June 2020 The top gymnast on each event after eight competitions earns a trip to Tokyo, and Carey is in first on both floor exercise and vault with just two World Cups left.
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Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, "Opinion: Gymnast Morgan Hurd makes strong case for Tokyo Olympics with win at American Cup," 7 Mar. 2020 That’s impressive, considering the two-time Olympian (2012, 2016) took 7th in the all-around in Rio in 2016; 8th on floor exercise and 4th on high bar.
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Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Sam Mikulak is checking all the right boxes heading into American Cup at Fiserv Forum," 6 Mar. 2020 Her winning performance included two skills never before executed in a women’s gymnastics competition: a triple double (two flips with three twists) in floor exercise and a double-double dismount (two flips with two twists) off the balance beam.
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Jacey Fortin, New York Times, "Tevin Biles-Thomas, Brother of U.S. Gymnast, Is Charged in a Triple Murder," 30 Aug. 2019 The camo-patterned, stainless-steel bottle not only holds 40 ounces but also doubles as a workout roller, ideal floor exercises and for stretching your calves, back, quads, and hamstrings.
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Outdoor Life, "Four reusable water bottles for next-level hydration," 13 Apr. 2020
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