floor exercise

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of floor exercise¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Attorneys for Chiles filed an appeal Monday to the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland looking to reverse a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that named Ana Barbosu of Romania the bronze medalist in the floor exercise last month at the Paris Games.

From Los Angeles Times

As the last competitor in the recent floor exercise final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Chiles bounced up on her first landing, landed short on her last, and initially finished in fifth.

From Los Angeles Times

Simone Biles finishes second in floor exercise to Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade in what likely was the final event of her storied Olympic career.

From Los Angeles Times

Jordan Chiles said the International Olympic Committee’s request she return her Olympic bronze “feels unjust” in her first comments since the controversy over judges’ individual floor exercise scores.

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Chiles was the last gymnast to compete in the floor exercise final, and her coaches had one minute to inquire about her score after it was posted.

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