The top eight competitors in the
qualification phase (with a limit of two per country) advanced to the apparatus final. The floor exercise competition functions as follows. Previously mentioned already, 11 athletes are required to pass a qualifier, in which the top 8 of the individual apparatus floor round then move on to the medal placement final. While athletes number 9, 10, and 11 are essentially reserves in case any athlete above them are unable to compete for whatever reason. Once an athlete were to qualify, their score does not matter, only the total score does once they finish their set. Obtained from the official Olympic's website, the description for artistic gymnastics is;
"Introduced in 1894, artistic gymnastics was one of the original disciplines in the modern Olympic Games. Artistic gymnasts are challenged to perfect their skills across a range of equipment, such as the beam and performing on the floor." The floor competition, more specifically the individual competition is quoted from the official Olympics website once more;
"The men, meanwhile, take to the floor in a hushed arena, take a deep breath and then bomb down the diagonal for their first tumble, one of three or four passes, like the women. They also have to perform moves that demonstrate strength, flexibility and balance and use the whole of the floor area in a time period of between 50 seconds and 1 min 10s (no more than 90 seconds-long for women). ==Qualification results==