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Sports and music: How gymnasts pick the perfect floor routine song

From the original choreography to practice, countless hours of work go into a 90-second floor routine. However, for many gymnasts, the perfect floor routine starts with the right song.

“I can lock myself in my basement at times for three hours and just try to hone in on finding this piece for this person. Some people, it comes very easy and some people it takes me a long time. I feel like I know what I want in my mind, and I can’t always find it.”

Editor’s note: This is the second part in a series chronically the relationship between music and its influence in the world of sports.