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REPORT 1: FLOOR EXERCISE
Avila, Gianna Athina
Henares, Kiana
Ramos, Bianca

A. Dimension (same for males and females)

a. Performance area: 12m x 12m
b. Diagonals: 16.97m
c. Border: 1m
d. Safety Zone: 2m

B. History
a. Pre-Christian Times
• Traces of floor exercises were found in cave
paintings of Beni Hasan


b. 1536-1616: Archange Tuccaro

•Italian acrobat
•Wrote a book about “Arial Jumps” published in Paris, 1599.
It describes acrobatic routines on the floor and the
apparatus.
•Instructed King Henry III in floor exercise and was awarded
the title of “Court Jumper”

c. 1810-1901
• Modern gymnastics as an individual discipline goes back to the free exercises
developed in Germany by Adolf Spiess (1810-1858) and Justus Carl Lion
(1829-1901) but didn’t include Tuccaro’s acrobatic elements

d. 1920s
• English and Germans pioneered special floor exercise mats (‘sprung floors’)
• Descriptions of dynamic floor routines existed

e.1930
•Josip Primozic won gold on floor exercise at 1930 World Artistic
Gymnastics Championships at Luxembourg

f.1932
•Floor exercises continued to be done on grass even at 1932 Los
Angeles Olympics
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REPORT 1: FLOOR EXERCISE
Avila, Gianna Athina
Henares, Kiana
Ramos, Bianca

g. 1936
• Georg Miez won gold on floor
• Floor exercise went through substantial changes and
the floor at 1936 Olympics in Berlin was lightly
sprung

h. 1937
• Ferenc Pataki’s ( dynamic acrobatics marked the beginning of a new era of floor
routines

C.Apparatus
a.Spring floors - Contain springs and/or rubber foam and
plywood combination to make the floor bouncy, soften the
landing impact, and enable to gymnast to gain height
when tumbling

b.Have designated perimeters - “Out of bound” area is

marked by a white tape or a mat of different color

D. Skills
• The floor exercise is both a men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics event wherein they
showcase their strength and tumbling skills by performing a 90-second routine that
utilizes and stays within the constraints of the floor mat.
• The men's floor routine consists of tumbling and connective elements consisting of
both forward and backwards tumbling elements as well as a single leg or arm balance.
• A women's floor routine, on the other hand, is performed to music and consists of
gymnastic, acrobatic and dance elements. The routine is between 70 and 90 seconds in
length.
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REPORT 1: FLOOR EXERCISE
Avila, Gianna Athina
Henares, Kiana
Ramos, Bianca

• Some skills expected in the routine are:-

a. ACRO SKILLS
o Front/Back handspring
o Aerial cartwheel
o Round off

b. JUMPS AND LEAPS

o Tuck jump
o Split jump
o Sissone
o Tour jete

c. TUMBLING PASSES
o Round off back handspring
o Front handspring - front tuck
o Round off back handspring back layout

E. Scoring
In the floor exercise event of artistic gymnastics, the scoring is divided into two types of
judging panels. The final mark is the combined total of these two scores.

● The D-score (or difficulty score) evaluates the content of the exercise on three
criteria: difficulty value, composition requirements, and connection value.
○ Skills are rated from an A, which is the easiest (worth 0.1 points) right through to
H (worth 0.8 points). The top ten skills for men and top eight skills for women in
each routine are then added together to gain the difficulty value
● The E-score (or Execution score) evaluates the performance: the execution and
artistry of the routine.
○ An ‘E-Score’ panel that consists of five judges evaluating execution; technical
errors such as falls, bent arms and multiple steps etc. All gymnasts start on an ‘E-
score’ of 10 before execution faults are subtracted.

Women receive marks for artistry on their floor exercise routines, hence they need to be
well thought out to suit the style of the gymnast. The judges look at the overall
performance, which includes expression, confidence and personal style. There are no
artistry scores for the men but they must work hard to show originality and creativity. The
final D (difficulty) score and the final E (execution) are added together to give the final
total score.
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REPORT 1: FLOOR EXERCISE
Avila, Gianna Athina
Henares, Kiana
Ramos, Bianca

SOURCES:
• https://www.british-gymnastics.org/british-championships-news/339-
fansmajorevents/6203-your-guide-to-the-gymnastics-scoring-system

• International Gymnastics Federation, Apparatus Norms, Dec. 19, 2011

• http://www.gymmedia.com/Rotterdam10/ag/appa/floor/history_fx.htm

• http://gymnasticshq.com/gymnastics-skills-list-floor/

• https://www.thoughtco.com/gymnastics-basics-4132784