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 ...

As the USA women’s gymnastics team dons the stripes and stars at the 2024 Summer Olympics, one Cornell alum is helping them sparkle. Jeanne Diaz ’10 designed the uniforms the gymnasts are competing in ...

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.

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.

Leotards are an essential part of gymnastics that not only boosts the confidence of the gymnasts, but provides them a lot of flexibility to do complex twists and flips, both on the mat and in the air.

FORT WORTH, Texas — As Jordan Chiles stood at the end of the vault runway, the lights of Dickies Arena reflected off the 4,400 Swarovski crystals on her leotard, creating sparkles reminiscent of the ...

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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 ...

As US gymnast Jordan Chiles stood at the end of the vault runway, the lights of Dickies Arena reflected off the 4,400 Swarovski crystals on her leotard, creating sparkles reminiscent of the Eiffel ...

The day after hearing their names called as members of the 2024 U.S. gymnastics team in front of a sold-out crowd in Minneapolis’ Target Center, Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and ...

Melanie Bell was never one to walk the balance beam, tumble across the mat or catapult herself through the air. But in her own way, the 31-year-old Oak Ridge resident shines as a member of the gymnast ...