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 ...
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 implementation of Title IX throughout the '70s increased opportunities for female student-athletes and sports, including women’s gymnastics. Expanded program budgets meant pragmatism and ...
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 ...
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 ...