When the U.S. women's gymnastics team marches into the arena in Rio to compete at the Olympics in August, all eyes will be on them. This will be due, in part, to the fact that they are the defending ...

Team USA is all about that bling. 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 ...

Women’s gymnastics is coming to an end, but before we bid adieu to the sport for another four years, let’s recap one of the aspects that makes it such an exciting sport to watch – the sparkly uniforms ...

READING, Pa. — From the outside, it’s not much to look at. A squat, boxy gray building on the outskirts of an industrial town. Behind the unassuming facade, though, is a house of sparkle. It’s where ...

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. It's a ...

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 ...

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.

Women's Olympic gymnastics leotards have dramatically changed since the first competition in 1936. The leotards used to be much plainer and had little to no embellishment. But crystals — and lots of ...