Simone Biles competed in Monday’s balance beam final at the 2024 Olympics wearing a sparkly new leotard. Getty Images Team USA continues to shine. While Simone Biles might not have won a medal at the ...

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.

When the five women on Japan’s artistic gymnastics team compete at the Paris Olympics this summer, they will wear what everyone seems to have an opinion about: leotards. Three years ago at the Tokyo ...