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floor exercise
noun
- a competition in which each entrant performs a routine of acrobatic tumbling feats and balletic movements without any apparatus on a specifically designated floor space, usually 12 meters (39 feet) square and having a matlike covering.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of floor exercise1
Example Sentences
In exhibition routines, Rosen scored 9.8 or higher in balance beam, uneven bars and floor exercise.
All while continuing her fight with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which stripped Chiles of a bronze medal in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics after CAS ruled that the U.S. coach’s appeal of her score was made four seconds too late.
The freshman, who has competed on floor exercise, uneven bars and vault in all four meets this season, grew up in Seattle but said competing in Westwood was always her dream.
The crowd erupted when the public address announcer roared her name as pyrotechnics sparkled behind her, then Pauley Pavilion’s lower bowl did it once more when Chiles nailed her final pass for a team-high 9.950 in floor exercise and a meet-best 49.500 rotation score.
After Campbell’s fall, Webster-Longin stepped in for her on floor exercise, notching the Bruins’ second-highest score in the event with a 9.825.
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