The same way athletes continuously upgrade skills and push the boundaries of the sport, GK Elite, which manufactured the U.S. Olympic leotards under ... sexualization of girls and women in the ...

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.

Advertisement Step inside the headquarters of GK Elite, about 90 minutes northwest of Philadelphia, and you’re greeted by mannequins wearing iconic leotards, like the navy blue one with ...

They have designed and manufactured the leotards for the last six Olympics. In addition to the United States, GK Elite has outfitted other nations in the past, including the Netherlands ...

For over three decades, GK Elite has supported our athletes, and we look forward to collaborating with them through the current quadrennium." Replicas of the leotards being worn by the Olympic ...

To design the bold gymnastics leotards Team USA will wear at the Paris Olympics this summer, GK looked to centuries of French design. Each of the nine custom pieces, released today, is inspired by ...

By Vanessa Friedman In 2016, shortly before Simone Biles took home five medals at the Rio Olympics while wearing leotards bestrewed with approximately 5,000 crystals, GK Elite, the company behind ...

"We are so proud to have partnered with GK Elite on the USA women's gymnastics leotards," said Swarovski Creative Director Giovanna Engelbert. "One of the most watched and celebrated events of the ...