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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Missouri started the meet on the floor exercise with a score of 49.55.
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Henry Chappell, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
The Bruins rank No. 2 on floor exercise, No. 3 on balance beam, No. 7 on vault, and No. 9 on uneven bars nationally and are led by star Jordan Chiles, who is No. 1 in the country in floor.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
The gymnast continues to appeal her case after she was stripped of her individual bronze medal in the floor exercise event after a scoring adjustment.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Chiles had won her first individual Olympic medal, a bronze in the women's floor exercise.
—Christopher Intagliata, NPR, 3 Mar. 2025
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Henry Chappell, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
The Bruins rank No. 2 on floor exercise, No. 3 on balance beam, No. 7 on vault, and No. 9 on uneven bars nationally and are led by star Jordan Chiles, who is No. 1 in the country in floor.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
The gymnast continues to appeal her case after she was stripped of her individual bronze medal in the floor exercise event after a scoring adjustment.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Chiles had won her first individual Olympic medal, a bronze in the women's floor exercise.
—Christopher Intagliata, NPR, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Floor exercise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floor%20exercise. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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