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.

Senior Correspondent 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, ...

Jade Carey, Sunisa Lee, Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Hezly Rivera will suit up in the leotards made by GK Elite in Paris Hedy Phillips is the Senior News Editor, Style at PEOPLE. She has been ...

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.

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. Each ...

The crowd in the arena watched as one Beyoncé song after another was played. All eyes focused on centerstage — the music, the movements, the mystique of a world-class performer in her element. The ...

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 ...

In this era of yoga pants, it’s easy to forget the leotard—early active-wear that required the confidence of a naked emperor. Named after Jules Léotard, a 19th-century French acrobat (and a man), the ...