balance beam
noun
1
: a narrow wooden beam supported in a horizontal position approximately four feet above the floor and used for balancing feats in gymnastics
2
: an event in gymnastics competition in which the balance beam is used
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Open Wednesdays through Sundays upon advance reservation for guests and members, the lake-top playground includes climbing walls, balance beams, and slides.
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
McClain had a standout freshman season at LSU, earning All-American honors on balance beam and helping the Tigers to their first team title in program history.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2024
Johanna De Jesus Dos Santos is a French gymnast who was the 2021 European balance beam champion, 2019 European all-around champion, and the 2017 and 2018 French national champion.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2024
Suni Lee, the 2020 Olympic champion who has spent the last year-plus battling kidney issues that have limited her training, shook off an early mistake on vault to put together elegant routines on uneven bars and balance beam that few in the world — even Biles — can match.
—CBS News, 2 June 2024
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
McClain had a standout freshman season at LSU, earning All-American honors on balance beam and helping the Tigers to their first team title in program history.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2024
Johanna De Jesus Dos Santos is a French gymnast who was the 2021 European balance beam champion, 2019 European all-around champion, and the 2017 and 2018 French national champion.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2024
Suni Lee, the 2020 Olympic champion who has spent the last year-plus battling kidney issues that have limited her training, shook off an early mistake on vault to put together elegant routines on uneven bars and balance beam that few in the world — even Biles — can match.
—CBS News, 2 June 2024
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“Balance beam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balance%20beam. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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