Women S Gymnastics Floor Exercise

It is used by both male and female gymnasts the event in gymnastics performed on floor is called floor exercise.

Women s gymnastics floor exercise.

The event was held at the north greenwich arena on 7 august. In men s and women s competitive gymnastics the floor exercise is one of the events that make up a broader sport known as artistic gymnastics. Jump to navigation jump to search. This area is covered by some type of cloth or mat usually with some cushioning.

A spring floor is used in all of gymnastics to provide more bounce and also help prevent potential. The floor exercise is both a women s artistic gymnastics and men s artistic gymnastics event. No other apparatus is used. Gymnastics at the 2012 summer olympics women s floor.

At the games of the xxx olympiad. The competition area is set up as a large square and gymnasts are required to execute routines that take them across the entire floor exercise mat staying within the marked boundaries while they tumble flip leap spin and dance. Katelyn ohashi 10 0 on floor exercise 1 12 19. Men s routines are 50 to 70 seconds in duration.

In gymnastics the floor refers to a specially prepared exercise surface which is considered an apparatus. Nanjing 2014 seda tutkhalyan of russian federation competes during the floor exercise of the women s all around final match of artistic gymnastics event at the nanjing 2014 youth olympic games in nanjing capital of jiangsu province on august 20 2014. It s the fourth and last of the women s apparatus competed after vault uneven bars and balance beam in olympic order. The floor exercise is an olympic gymnastics event that both men and women compete in.

The type of exercise. Through various acrobatic events including floor exercise balance beam uneven bars parallel bars high beam vault rings and pommel horse artistic gymnastics propels athletes through feats of strength agility and grace.