Floor Exercise
Floor connections are categorized as follows:
- Dance and Dance/Acro Combinations
- Forward Double Saltos in Combination
- Forward Twisting Saltos in Combination
- Backward Twisting Saltos in Combination
- Backward Double Saltos in Combination
- Back-to-back Tumbling Runs
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Format:
Gymnast/s, (First) Year and (major) Competition if known
Skill name/description + Skill name/description + …
Skill + Skill = Direct Connection
Skill “to/through to” Skill = Indirect Connection
Dance and Dance/Acro Combinations:
Khorkina, 1995 Worlds
RO + Wolf jump 1.5 + Front handspring
Raducan, 1998 Europeans
Wolf jump 1.5 + Shushunova
Conway, 2001 Moscow Stars of the World
Triple turn + Wolf jump 1.5
Gomez, 2002 Worlds
Gomez + Popa
Forward Double Saltos in Combination:
Produnova, 1999 Worlds
Front layout + Double front
Phelps, 1999 U.S. Nationals / Tricase, 2002 U.S. Nationals / Kupets, 2003 U.S. Nationals
Whip back 1/2 + Double front
Bijak, 2003 Worlds
Double front + Punch front
Marta Pihan, 2005 Worlds
Double front + Punch front 1/1
Sergiyenko, 2006
Front layout 1/1 + Double front
Annie Fogerty
Double front + Punch front layout
Bross, 2010 Worlds
Front layout + Double front + Stag jump
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Produnova, 1995 Worlds
Double arabian + Punch front
Karpenko, 1997 European Gymnastics Masters
Whip back through to Double arabian + Punch front
Korostileva, 1996 Chunichi Cup / Ji Liya, 1997 American Cup / Karpenko, 1997 Chunichi Cup
Whip + Double arabian
Peron, 2000 Jr. Europeans
Punch front to Double arabian
Sirobaba, 2000 Europeans / Dos Santos, 2003 Worlds
Piked punch front to Double arabian
Rangelova, 2002 Europeans / Memmel, 2003 Worlds
Whip back + Whip back to Double arabian
Tweddle, 2005 Worlds
Back 1.5 through to Double arabian
Pihan, 2006 Worlds
Front full + RO + Double arabian
Lozhechko. 2007 Worlds
Front layout 1/1 + RO + Double arabian
Raisman, 2010 Worlds
Back 1.5 through to Double arabian + Scissone
Raisman, 2011 Worlds
Back 1.5 through to Double arabian + Punch front
Dos Santos + Scissone
Mitchell, 2011 Worlds
Whip back + Double arabian + Stag jump
Raisman, 2012 American Cup
Back 1.5 through to Double arabian + Punch front layout
Kim Un Jong, 2003 Worlds
Andreasen + Punch front
Kim Un Jong, 2004 Olympics
Andreasen + Punch barani
Forward Twisting Saltos in Combination:
Khorkina, 1994 Brisbane Worlds
Front full + Front layout step-out
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Evdokimova, 1994 Brisbane Worlds
Layout Rudi + Back tuck
Khorkina, 1995 Worlds
Back layout 1.5 + Punch Rudi
Shkarupa, 1997 Worlds
Front layout 1.5 + Side salto
Izbasa, 2007 Romanian International
Back 1.5 + Front layout full + Punch Rudi
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Tarasevich, 1994 Dortmund Worlds
Front layout 2/1 + Punch front
Atler, 1997 U.S. Nationals
Whip back 1/2 + Front layout 2/1
Produnova & Sugawara, 1997 Worlds
Front layout 2/1 + Piked punch front
Dantzscher, 1999
Back 1.5 step-out + Front handspring + Front layout 2/1
Kupets, 1999 U.S. Nationals
Whip back 1/2 + Front layout 2/1 + Punch front
Lobaznyuk, 2000 Olympics / Pavlova
Front layout 2/1 + Front layout step-out
Orlando
Front layout 2/1 + Front tuck 1/1 + Front pike + Stag jump
Liukin, 2006
Front layout 1/1 + Front layout 2/1
Barbosa, 2008 Olympics
Back 1.5 + Front layout 2/1
Bross, 2010 Worlds
Back 1.5 + Front layout 2/1 + Scissone
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Kaitlin White, 2001 U.S. Nationals / Liukin, 2005 Worlds
Front layout + Front layout 2.5
Backward Twisting Saltos in Combination:
Anderson, 1979 Moscow News
Layout full + Punch front
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Davydova, 1981 Worlds
Back layout 1.5 + Punch front
Szabo
Back layout 1.5 to Back layout 1.5 + Punch front
Crandall, 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials
Back tuck 1.5 to Back tuck 1.5 + Punch front 1-1/4
Milosovici, 1992 Olympics
Back layout 1.5 to Back layout 1.5 + Punch barani + Stag jump
Maloney, 1997 Worlds
Whip + Back layout 1.5 + Punch front layout
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Frederick
Whip back to Double full
Omelianchik, 1985 Europeans
Double full + Punch front
Dudnik, 1989 International Mixed Pairs
Back layout 1.5 to Double full + Punch front
Miller, 1993 Worlds
3 whip backs to Double full
Hatagan, 1993 / Miller, 1993 U.S. Nationals
3 whip backs to Double full + Punch front
Mocanu, 1993 International Junior Competition
3 whip backs to Double full + Punch front to sit
Khorkina, 1997 Worlds
Whip back + Double full + Full-twisting Shushunova
Reeder, 1998 Commonwealth Games
Front layout 1.5 + FF + FF + Double full + Punch front
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Dudnik, 1987 Batumi
Back layout 2.5 + Punch barani
Kut, 1987 Chunichi Cup
Back layout 2.5 + Punch front
Milosovici, 1993 Worlds
Whip back to Back layout 2.5 + Punch front
Piskun, 1994 Brisbane Worlds
Whip back + Back layout 2.5
Piskun, 1994 Dortmund Worlds
Back layout 2.5 + Punch front layout
Sheremeta, 1997 Worlds
Back layout 1.5 through to Back layout 2.5 + Piked punch front
Beckerman, 1998 U.S. Nationals / Polozkova, 1998 France Telecom International
Whip back + Back layout 2.5 + Punch front
Yulia Korolstelyova, 1999 Russian Nationals
Back layout 2.5 + Punch layout barani + Stag jump
Hypolito, 1999 Pan American Games
Whip back + Back layout 2.5 + Punch front layout
Conway, 1999 Pan American Games
Front full step-out to Back layout 2.5 + Punch front
Zusana Sekerova, 2000 Europeans
Back layout 2.5 + Side salto
Sheehan, 2001 U.S. Jr. Nationals
Back layout 2.5 + Punch front 1/1
Peckett, 2002 Worlds
Punch front + Punch front to Back layout 2.5
Khorkina, 2003 Worlds
Back layout 2.5 + Punch front 1/1 + Beat jump
Pavlova, 2004 Olympics
Back layout 2.5 + Front layout step-out
Izbasa, 2006 Worlds
Back layout 2.5 + Punch Rudi
Peszek, Yang Yilin, Izbasa
Back layout 2.5 + Punch front layout 1/1
Goryunova, 2008 Doha World Cup
Back layout 1.5 to Back layout 2.5 + Punch barani
Iordache, 2009 Top Gym
Back layout 2.5 + Punch front + Punch front
Black, 2012 Gymnix
RO + FF + Back layout 2.5 step-out + RO + FF + Double full
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Frolova, 1986 Kraft International
Back layout 1.5 through to Triple full
Omelianchik, 1987 Worlds
Triple full + Punch front
Omelianchik, 1998 USA vs. USSR
Triple full + Punch front 1-1/4
Woolsey, 1990 American Cup
Whip back 1/1 to Triple full
Thompson, 1994 Goodwill Games / Krausz, 1995 Worlds
3 whip backs to Triple full
Chow, 1995 Budget Invitational
Punch front through to Triple full
Gabriella Onodi, 1998 Europeans
Triple full + Shushunova
Zamolodchikova, 1996 Cup of Buratino / Gristko, 1997 Novgorod the Great / Skowronska, 1998 Europeans
Whip back + Triple full
Yevdokimova, 1997 Worlds / Magana, 1998 Copa Gymnastica
Front pike through to Triple full
Zamolodchikova, 1999 Worlds
Layout front full step-out through to Triple full
Postell, 2001 U.S. Nationals
Whip back + Triple full + Punch front
Bieger
Front full through to Triple full
Myzdrikova, 2009 Worlds
Triple full + Back tuck
Backward Double Saltos in Combination:
Shaposhnikova, 1977 World Cup
Whip back to Double pike
Lynn Lederer, 1980 Alternate Games
Back tuck 1.5 to Double pike
Luci Collins, 1980 Alternate Games
Punch front to Double tuck
Kut, 1987 Chunichi Cup
Double tuck + Punch front
Stack, 1988 Olympics
Double full + FF x3 + Double tuck
Johnson, 1989 Worlds
2 whip backs to Double tuck
Groshkova, 1990 Europeans
Whip back + Double tuck
Zmeskal, 1990-92
3 whip backs to Double tuck
Zmeskal, 1991 USA vs. Romania
4 whip backs to Double tuck
Bontas, 1991 Worlds
Whip back 1/1 to Double tuck
Hristova, 1991 Worlds
Whip back + Whip back + Double tuck
Tina Brinkman, 1994 NCAA Championships
Front 1.5 + FF + FF + Double tuck
Maloney, 1997 Worlds
Whip back + Double pike
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Shushunova, 1982 Moscow Stars / Silivas, 1986 / Frolova, 1986 Kraft International
Whip back to Piked full-in
Dianne Durham, 1984
Back layout 1.5 to Full-in
Wilborn, 1986 Goodwill Games
Punch front to Full-in
Vodenitcharova, 1989 Worlds
Piked punch front to Piked full-in
Milosovici, 1991 Worlds
Whip back to Full-in + Punch front
Miller
2 whip backs to Full-in
Denisse Lopez, 1995 Worlds
Full-in + Punch front full
Boboc, 2000 Europeans / Bergamelli, 2000 Olympics
Whip back + Full-in
Kuznetsova, 2002 Europeans
Whip back + Piked full-in
Ferrari, 2012 Jesolo
Full-in + Back tuck
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Voinea, 1987 Worlds
Double layout + Punch front
Frolova, 1987 / Gutsu, 1991 Worlds / Zmeskal, 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials
Whip back to Double layout
Atler, 1998 Goodwill Games
Double layout + Punch front + Double stag jump
Denisse Lopez, 1999 University Games
Front pike to Double layout
Maloney, 2000 / Fjordholm, 2000 U.S. Nationals
Whip back + Double layout
Chusovitina, 2002 American Cup
Split-leg double layout + Punch front
Campos, 2003
2 whip backs to Double layout
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Skinner, 2012 Jesolo
Double-double + Split jump
Omelianchik, 1985 Worlds
Double full + Punch front to Arabian front handspring to 1.5 Back dive roll
Silivas, 1986 Ahoy Cup
Double full + FF x2 + Back tuck + Punch front + Front handspring + Cartwheel + FF x2 + Double full
Golea, 1987 Europeans
Back layout 1.5 to Double full + Punch front + Headspring step-out through to Double full
Silivas, 1987 Worlds
Double full + Punch front to Double full + Punch front
Jentsch, 1987 Worlds
Double arabian + FF + FF + Arabian step-out + RO + Layout step-out
Kut, 1987 Chunichi Cup
Double tuck + Punch front to Double full
Baitova, 1988 American Cup
Back layout 1.5 to Double full + Punch front to Back layout + Punch front 1-1/4
Strazheva, 1988 USA vs. USSR
Double front + FF x3 + Arabian 1-3/4
Phillips, 1988 U.S. Nationals
Double full + Punch front + hurdle RO + FF to knees + FF + Full-twisting FF
Chusovitina, 1989 Cottbus
Double layout + hurdle RO + FF x2 + Double tuck + Punch front
Bontas, 1989 Worlds
Full-in + FF + Straddle jump + hurdle RO to Double tuck
Laschenova, 1989 Worlds
Double layout + FF + Straddle jump + Punch front to Double tuck
Dawes, 1991 U.S. Nationals-
Whip back x2 to Double full + Punch front to Double tuck
Mitova, 1992 Worlds
Double layout + Punch front + hurdle RO + FF + Double full + Punch front
Dawes, 1993 U.S. Nationals
Whip back 1/1 to Double full + Punch front to Back 2.5 + Punch front
Dawes, 1994 Brisbane Worlds-
Whip back x2 to Double full + Punch front to Back 2.5 + Punch front
Links last checked: March 24, 2012