balance beam
noun
1
: a narrow wooden beam supported in a horizontal position approximately four feet above the floor and used for balancing feats in gymnastics
2
: an event in gymnastics competition in which the balance beam is used
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The nearly minute-long video showed athletes performing balance beam exercises and a variety of flips. 
Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022 Getting her balance beam routine finalized has taken a lot of her focus, but Morgan also is close to being ready on the floor and vault too, Farden said. The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Feb. 2022 Chiles also would be the obvious choice to join Biles and Lee on balance beam, but her woes Sunday could require a change. David Barron, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 July 2021 Scheid won the balance beam event in Division 1 with a score of 9.5 after winning the uneven bars last year. Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2022 Sarah Beth is the new Head of Household after winning the balance beam competition. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2021 Biles, a seven-time Olympic medalist, ended up to returning to the competition in Tokyo, earning bronze in the balance beam event. CBS News, 8 Aug. 2021 Biles withdrew from the all-around, vault, floor and uneven bars individual events before making a comeback on the balance beam event and winning bronze — her 7th Olympic medal, tying her for the most medals won by a U.S. gymnast. Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2021 Biles wins bronze: The best-ever female American gymnast finished Tokyo 2020 on a high note, taking home the bronze medal in the individual balance beam event. CNN, 4 Aug. 2021 See More
Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022 Getting her balance beam routine finalized has taken a lot of her focus, but Morgan also is close to being ready on the floor and vault too, Farden said. The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Feb. 2022 Chiles also would be the obvious choice to join Biles and Lee on balance beam, but her woes Sunday could require a change. David Barron, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 July 2021 Scheid won the balance beam event in Division 1 with a score of 9.5 after winning the uneven bars last year. Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2022 Sarah Beth is the new Head of Household after winning the balance beam competition. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2021 Biles, a seven-time Olympic medalist, ended up to returning to the competition in Tokyo, earning bronze in the balance beam event. CBS News, 8 Aug. 2021 Biles withdrew from the all-around, vault, floor and uneven bars individual events before making a comeback on the balance beam event and winning bronze — her 7th Olympic medal, tying her for the most medals won by a U.S. gymnast. Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2021 Biles wins bronze: The best-ever female American gymnast finished Tokyo 2020 on a high note, taking home the bronze medal in the individual balance beam event. CNN, 4 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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