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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!)
