floor exercise
noun
: an event in gymnastics competition consisting of various ballet and tumbling movements (such as jumps, somersaults, and handstands) performed without apparatus
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Biles won gold in the individual all-around final, the vault final and the team final and claimed the silver in the floor exercise.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 30 Dec. 2024
Last week, the Court of Arbitration for Sport, or CAS, ruled that Chiles’ coach was four seconds too late to request an inquiry to review her score during the 2024 Paris Olympics floor exercise final.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024
Flav is likely hoping to ease the blow after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Saturday that the judging panel at the women's gymnastics floor exercise final improperly granted an inquiry that increased Chiles' score and moved her into bronze medal position over Ana Barbosu of Romania.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
The 23-year-old Olympian spoke candidly at the Forbes Power Women's Summit on Wednesday, Sept. 11, where she was asked about the controversial decision to strip her of the bronze medal in the floor exercise final and award it to Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 30 Dec. 2024
Last week, the Court of Arbitration for Sport, or CAS, ruled that Chiles’ coach was four seconds too late to request an inquiry to review her score during the 2024 Paris Olympics floor exercise final.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024
Flav is likely hoping to ease the blow after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Saturday that the judging panel at the women's gymnastics floor exercise final improperly granted an inquiry that increased Chiles' score and moved her into bronze medal position over Ana Barbosu of Romania.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
The 23-year-old Olympian spoke candidly at the Forbes Power Women's Summit on Wednesday, Sept. 11, where she was asked about the controversial decision to strip her of the bronze medal in the floor exercise final and award it to Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu.
—Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Floor exercise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floor%20exercise. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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