In other words, women must perform their floor routines to music. Women gymnastics were traditionally expected to highlight grace and femininityMale gymnasts compete d in the Olympics for the first time in 1896 . Men's floor routines were expected to emphasize strength instead." Then in the 1980s, cassette tapes were allowed, which expanded the types of music gymnasts could use in their floor routines. "For the men, music isn't allowed for their floor routines," said Lindsey Ayotte, the head female gymnastics coach at the University of New Hampshire.

Source: CNN July 31, 2021 12:56 UTC