Men's Gymnastics - Floor Exercise

A Floor Exercise routine is composed predominantly of acrobatic elements combined with other gymnastic elements such as strength and balance parts, elements of flexibility, handstands, and choreographic combinations all forming a harmonious rythmic exercise which, during its maximum 70 second duration, is performed utilizing the entire floor exercise area (12m x 12m).

description taken from the official men's FIG Code of Points

Below I have listed skills performed on this apparatus, their Element Group and their value. All skills and skill sequences listed below are evaluated with FIG rules, not USAG JO rules.
I have also included a Floor Exercise routine that meets all the FIG requirements for Difficulty, Element Groups, Presentation and Bonus, giving the routine a maximum score of 10.0.

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Animated Skills

Back Handspring Back Tuck - back handspring directly into a back flip in tuck position.

Round off back handspring Arabian Front - round off to a back handspring directly into an arabian front flip (jump backward with a ½ twist to a front flip).

Skill	Element Group	Value
Handstand (2 second hold)	I - Balance, strength, and flexibility elements	A
360° or 540° Russian wendeswing: A wendeswing is executed in a stretched position using the momentum generated from preceeding circles to enable the gymnast to pirouette (turn) in the same direction as his circles.	II - Leaps, jumps, turns, and leg circle elements	B
Forward salto with a full twist in stretched position	III - Acrobatic elements forwards	C
Double salto backward in stretched position	IV - Acrobatic elements backwards	D
Lou Yun - Double salto sidewards in a straddled position with a full twist	V - Acrobatic elements sidewards or backward jumps with 1/2 turn to saltos forwards	E

2.8 Difficulty (3C + 3B + 4 A), 1.0 Element Groups (0.2 per group), 5.0 Presentation, 1.2 in Bonus = Max Score of 10.0
Sequence 1 = "E" + "D" for 0.5 in Bonus Start in corner A facing corner C Running round off to Tempo salto ("B" value and EG IV skill) to Back salto with 2½ twists to ("D" value and EG IV skill) Front salto with 1½ twists ("C" value and EG III skill) Finish in corner C facing corner A
Sequence 2 = "B", "A", "D" for 0.1 in Bonus Start in corner C facing corner A Endo roll to handstand ("B" value and EG I skill) Healy (full turn on one arm) to rear support and turn over to front support Two circles to ("A" value) Fedorchenko (1080° Russian wendeswing) ("D" value and EG II skill) Press to stand and side chasse to corner and ¼ turn Finish in corner C facing corner A
Sequence 3 = "D" + "E" for 0.5 in Bonus Start in corner C facing corner A Running front handspring ("A" value) to Front salto stretched with a full twist to ("C" value and EG III skill) Front salto stretched to ("B" value and EG III skill) Double salto forward tucked with a ½ twist ("D" value and EG III skill) Finish in corner A facing corner D
Sequence 4 = "D", "A" for 0.1 in Bonus Start in corner A facing corner D Running round off to Thomas (Jump backward to 1½ salto with 1½ twists tucked) ("D" value and EG V skill) Step forward to hitch kick and step to corner with ¼ turn Standing "Y" scale ("A" value) Finish in corner D facing corner B
Sequence 5 = "C" Start in corner D facing corner B Running round off to back handspring ("A" value) to Double salto backward tucked ("C" value and EG IV skill) Finish in corner B facing corner D

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