Men S Gymnastics Floor
Men compete on six events.
Men s gymnastics floor. Japan s kohei uchimura won the si. Floor exercise pommel horse still rings vault parallel bars and horizontal bar while women compete on four. 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 english abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is fx. China s zou kai wins the gold medal in the men s artistic gymnastics floor exercise event at the london 2012 olympic games. Artistic gymnastics is usually divided into men s and women s gymnastics. Vault uneven bars balance beam and floor exercise in some countries women at one time competed on the rings high bar and parallel bars for example in the 1950s in the ussr.
In gymnastics the floor refers to a specially prepared exercise surface which is considered an apparatus. No other apparatus is used. 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.
It is used by both male and female gymnasts the event in gymnastics performed on floor is called floor exercise.