The world may have grown accustomed to seeing Olympic gymnasts wearing leotards as they compete for the highest honor in the sport, but these garments haven’t always been the first pick for women.

Jade Carey, Sunisa Lee, Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Hezly Rivera will suit up in the leotards made by GK Elite in Paris GK Elite Sportswear Team USA is all about that bling. When the U.S.

Gymnastics—like diving and figure skating—is an Olympic sport where artistry and aesthetics are intertwined with athleticism. As Simone Biles and her teammates catapult and contort their bodies this ...

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When Simone Biles raises her arms to salute the Olympic judges in Paris this summer, she will be wearing nearly 10,000 hand-placed crystals weighing almost a pound. Gymnastics leotards are expected to ...

Simone Biles competed in Monday’s balance beam final at the 2024 Olympics wearing a sparkly new leotard. Getty Images Team USA continues to shine. While Simone Biles might not have won a medal at the ...

When the five women on Japan’s artistic gymnastics team compete at the Paris Olympics this summer, they will wear what everyone seems to have an opinion about: leotards. Three years ago at the Tokyo ...

There was probably little doubt that when the U.S. women’s gymnastics team walked into the arena at the Tokyo Olympics for the team event, their leotards would embody some red, white and blue theme.

LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne stretches with teammates before Session 2 of the SEC Gymnastics Tournament at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. / Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News / USA TODAY NETWORK via ...

LSU Lady Tigers senior Livvy Dunne performs a floor routine against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Pete Maravich Assembly Center. / Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images Livvy Dunne is enjoying her fifth and final ...