The floor exercise in gymnastics is all about the tumbling, right? Sure, in between the runs, the gymnast shows off balance or does balletlike moves, but that’s just a moment for athletes and fans to catch their breath.
Sophina DeJesus of the University of California, Los Angeles gymnastics team may have upset the floor exercise paradigm over the weekend, however. Her tumbling runs were spot on, but the moments in between are the main reason a Facebook video of her routine has been shared more than 400,000 times.