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

Example Sentences

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floor exercise

Ward sat seventh after the floor exercise, but streaked into the lead after a splendid performance on the pommel - routinely his strongest event.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Throughout the season, she’s consistently participated on the vault, uneven bars and the floor exercise, averaging above 9.850 in all three of the events.

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

One of my favorite memories of the qualification round came during our first rotation, which was the floor exercise.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles