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While the looks Olympic athletes wear might not
seem like the most important thing ever, for the U.S. gymnastics team, they kinda are! Literal points get deducted if their leotards aren t perfect, they re custom-made for each athlete, and they take years to design. Basically, they re the ultimate mix of style and functionality, and the designers who make them have been doing The Most since back in the 1930s.
This year s leotards are from GK Elite, and feature 7,600 Swarovski crystals each. There s a lot of research and development that goes into it, Kelly McKeown, the chief design officer for GK Elite, told
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and her teammates debut their VERY glitzy custom-made leotards
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