floor exercise

Tumbling on carpet

Floor exercise is a gymnastics event performed on a large square mat without apparatus.

Gymnasts execute tumbling passes, leaps, and acrobatic elements in choreographed routines.

In women's gymnastics, floor routines are set to music; men's are not.

She scored highest on floor exercise.

tumbling

somersault

Full-body forward rotation

frontflip · roundoff · tuck · pike · layout · twist · aerial · acrobat · flip · spring

athletic

strength

Power to exert force

endurance · conditioning · training · stamina · muscles · fitness · explosive · plyometrics · core · balance

scoring

judges

Legal proceeding overseers

deductions · penalties · out of bounds · competition · placement · ranking · evaluation · criteria · performance

choreography

music

Organized auditory art

dance · rhythm · expression · interpretation · steps · transitions · flow · dynamics · tempo · beat

gymnastics

mat

Flat floor covering

  • leotardTight one-piece garment
  • gymnastBalance and flexibility athlete
  • vaultSecure storage chamber

beam · uneven bars · parallel bars · rings · pommel horse · Olympics · apparatus · all-around · event · finals

movement

elegance

Refined, graceful quality

  • poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
  • fluidityState of flowing freely
  • graceEffortless beauty of motion

finesse · artistry · expression · lines · extension · amplitude · height · control · precision · lightness

Categories
Opposites
apparatus type in gymnastics

floor exercisehigh bar

Elevated gymnastics apparatus

still rings · uneven bars · parallel bars · balance beam · horizontal bar

Family

floor, exercise, flooring, floors, floored, floorboards, floorboard, floorer, floorcloth

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G