The leotards in women's sports are playing a dangerous game. As female athletes continue to break down barriers and rake in record-high ratings, their outfits seem to grow smaller and smaller.

When the U.S. gymnastics team hits the big stage in Paris at the end of July for the 2024 Olympics, they will do so in the most decked-out leotards this country has ever seen. Literally.

Gymnastics leotards are expected to reflect grit and grace, withstand triple-twisting double flips and stand up to the bright spotlight of the Olympic Games. Much like the intensive training ...

June 30, 2024 Women’s gymnastics reigns as one of the most popular and commercially influential Olympic sports. The leotard helps lift star gymnasts into the mainstream. Gold medalists Biles and ...

Two years ago, Diaz and four other designers put their heads down and got to work in the lab creating leotards befitting the best. “This is the world’s biggest stage, and gymnastics is one of ...

Many of the 9,929 crystals on the leotard are diamond-shaped. “You really think about it in track and field. You think about it in swimming and gymnastics. Just wrapping the flag around you ...

The US Olympic women's gymnastics team wears leotards designed by sportswear company GK Elite. GK Elite lead designer Jeanne Diaz said the 2024 Olympic leotards took inspiration from Paris.

To design the bold gymnastics leotards Team USA will wear at the Paris Olympics this summer, GK looked to centuries of French design. Each of the nine custom pieces, released today, is inspired by ...

The LSU gymnastics team is back in action on Friday ... Before the meet, the Tigers shared a detailed look at their "Wonder Woman" leotards from GK Elite that they will be rocking under the ...

In Paris, Simone Biles and Co. will be wearing leotards decorated with more than 10,000 crystals. By Vanessa Friedman In 2016, shortly before Simone Biles took home five medals at the Rio Olympics ...