See how much Team USA’s gymnastics uniforms have changed over the years

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1936 — Berlin

Consetta Caruccio-Lenz

In a pre-spandex world, leaping over a pommel horse was a medal-worthy feat, even with out flips and twists.

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1946 — London

Marian Barone

It is form of like an oversize child onesie with a magnificence queen sash. A minimum of it does not look constricting!

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1948 — London

It is the lovable ballet slippers for me!

PHOTO: FPG

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1956 — Melbourne

Muriel Davis

Within the Fifties, everybody wore their pants up round their armpits. Even their monitor pants.

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1960 — Rome

Sharon Richardson, Doris Fuchs, Muriel Davis

The blue tracksuit would finally turn out to be a staple of each U.S. Olympic gymnastics workforce.

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1984 — Los Angeles

Mary Lou Retton

How do I get an actual reproduction of this tracksuit for my on a regular basis put on?

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1984 — Los Angeles

Mary Lou Retton

The vibes listed below are so aggressively ’80s, it is like I am watching Stranger Issues.

PHOTO: Focus On Sport

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1984 — Los Angeles

Tracee Talavera

These prints are beginning to get fairly elaborate.

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1992 — Barcelona

Betty Okino, Wendy Bruce, Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller, Kerri Strug, Kim Zmeskal

Is there something extra ’90s than a large printed Windbreaker?

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1996 — Atlanta

Dominique Dawes

This was the yr Crew USA began experimenting with metallic prints like the massive gold star on the facet of this leotard.

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1996 — Atlanta

Shannon Miller

For probably the most half, all of the uniforms this yr had been white.

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1996 — Atlanta

Kerri Strug

This one had a blue sleeve, although, in order that’s a bit of totally different.

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1996 — Atlanta

Shannon Miller

She was the queen of gymnastics within the ’90s, and that scrunchie was her crown.

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1996 — Atlanta

Amanda Borden, Dominique Dawes, Amy Chow, Jaycie Phelps, Dominique Moceanu, Kerri Strug, Shannon Miller

Windbreakers required; pants non-compulsory.

(Actually, Kerri Strug broke her ankle touchdown her remaining vault of the workforce competitors and could not get her foot by means of the leg of her monitor pants.)

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2000 — Sydney

Elise Ray

Extra white. This time with barely metallic crimson sleeves.

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2000 — Sydney

Jamie Dantzscher

Pink, white, and blue.

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2000 — Sydney

Dominique Dawes

Strong crimson with only a trace of white — a daring departure for Crew USA. Type of. Probably not.

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2000 — Sydney

Amy Chow

After which we’ve stable crimson with only a trace of blue! Ya know, simply mixing issues up!

PHOTO: Gary M. Prior

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2004 — Athens

Carly Patterson

Annnnnd we’re again to principally white.

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2004 — Athens

Courtney Kupets

Whoa! Purple. Bizarre. Though, if you consider it, purple is simply crimson and blue combined collectively.

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2004 — Athens

Carly Patterson

PHOTO: Allen Kee

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2004 — Athens

Annia Hatch

The project is stars! and! stripes!

PHOTO: Andy Lyons

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2008 — Beijing

Carly Patterson

Again to crimson, however this time with crystals!

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2008 — Beijing

Mohini Bhardwaj

No crystals this time, however the metallic crimson on this leotard sparkles nearly as effectively.

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2008 — Beijing

Bridget Sloan, Alicia Sacramone, Samantha Peszek, Chellsie Memmel, Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson

Listed below are metallics and sparkles on the similar time.

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2008 — Beijing

Nastia Liukin

And once more.

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2008 — Beijing

Nastia Liukin

And once more. Is anybody else beginning to discover a pattern?

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2008 — Beijing

Shawn Johnson

You may’t say Crew USA does not decide to a glance.

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2008 — Beijing

Nastia Liukin

It is just about precisely the identical as what Shawn Johnson wore that day however in white. Not that there’s something incorrect with that. There are solely so some ways to change these items up.

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2008 — Beijing

Nastia Liukin

Pink? The place did this come from?

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2008 — Beijing

Nastia Liukin

That is extra prefer it!

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2012 — London

Gabby Douglas

Loving the refined sparkles on this one!

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2012 — London

Jordyn Wieber

Stars, stripes, crimson, white, blue, and crystals—Crew USA pulling out all of the stops on this one!

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2012 — London

Gabby Douglas

I assume gold may need appeared a bit presumptuous.

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2012 — London

Aly Raisman

One other colour aberration that’s actually simply a mixture of crimson, white, and blue—this time metallic and encrusted with rhinestones.

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2012 — London

Gabby Douglas, Jordyn Wieber

It would not be the Olympics with out blue monitor pants.

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2012 — London

Crew USA: Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross

These boring grey monitor jackets and black pants simply really feel so incorrect, proper?

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2012 — London

Aly Raisman

That is extra prefer it! Blue! Sparkle! Yeah!

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2016 — Rio de Janiero

Laurie Hernandez, Simone Biles, Madison Kocian, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas

Extra crimson. Extra crystals.

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2016 — Rio de Janiero

Laurie Hernandez

And right here we’re. This leotard has nearly 5,000 crystals and prices about $1,200. Yep!

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2016 — Rio de Janiero

Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian, Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, and Gabby Douglas

Enjoyable reality: it took two years to design and produce the leotards in 2016.

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2016 — Rio de Janiero

Simone Biles

Another fun fact? Sleeveless leotards are thought of unpolished for competitors!

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2016 — Rio de Janiero

Simone Biles and Aly Raisman

Each athlete will get three fittings for every leotard so they appear completely excellent.

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2016 — Rio de Janiero

Simone Biles

Whereas these appears are all cool, the athletes do not decide ’em. Remaining leotard design say goes to their coach and nobody else! (Keep tuned for appears from this yr as soon as the Olympics begin!)

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