floor exercise

American  

noun

Gymnastics.

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of floor exercise

First recorded in 1970–75

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floor exercise

Following Sumanasekera in the floor exercise was Sullivan, whose performance earned her a 9.900, her second-highest mark in that event.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026

Chiles was awarded floor exercise bronze in Paris after a score revision over degree of difficulty elevated her onto the podium at the expense of Romania's Ana Maria Barbosu.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

The Bruins failed to gain ground in the team competition after moving to the floor exercise during the third rotation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2026

Her rudimentary classroom is so packed that many children are sitting on the tiled floor, exercise books on their laps.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025

On my last day of competition, when I went out to perform my routine for the floor exercise final, the audience was cheering and shouting wildly for me.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles