Leotard Files: WHAT TO WEAR AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES

So, on my last Leotard Files, I told you what NOT to wear at the Olympic Games, but this time, I will be discussing the good leotards, the leotards that I can actually stand seeing at the Olympic Games. These are the leotards that accentuates the gymnast perfectly, these are the leotards that count


1. Aly Raisman- Team USA                                  

 

Aly Raisman, a beautiful gymnast, a great girl, and a fab dancer (She was on Dancing With the Stars) In addition to being all those things, and probably more, Aly is a great countrywoman. She loved representing her country in 2012, and that was apparent with this leotard! Look! Its the Flag! I was so happy to see Aly walking into Greenich Arena wearing her red white and blue, i think this could have been the team leotard.

Barbara Gasser- Australia

I personally think that this is a beautiful leotard, It has the perfect balance of red, white, and black. I truly think that this leotard describes Gasser, as a unique gymnast who doesn't mind putting a bit of personality into each of her routines, I love the sleek shiny look of her leotard, now thats what you wear to an Olympic Games!!!!!

Yamilet Pena Abreu- Dominican Republic

As angry as I am at Abreu for murdering the Pordunova vault (See my Article on this matter) I have to say she is a genius at designing leotards, I love the combo of colors in this leotard, it really screams "I am representing the Dominican Republic!!!" (Even though she never lands a vault for them). I love the one line of gold, and then the rest is blue, white, and red. Great Job Yamilet! (On the leotard, not the Pordunova. Please, please, please stop doing that vault! Argh! 

Aly Raisman-USA- Individual All-Around Leo

I really like Aly's choice of a leotard in the All-Around Final, it is so sleek and shiny, and that is my fave thing to see in a leotard. And not to mention, she matched it with Gabby's, which I personally thought was cool. It shows that they are together and united as a team, they are the two gymnasts representing the USA. Go for the gold USA!

Ashley Brennan- Australia

This is Ashley's leo: I loved it because of the colors, the pink and the orange go brilliantly together, with the zig-zagish line of black separating them, Ashley is a great leotard designer, (She customized her leo with GK) And when she stops doing gymnastics, that is definitely a back-up career for her. 

Heo Seonmi- Korea

The reason why Heo's leotards end up looking so great is because she actually takes the time to sit down with GK, and she majors in textile design, but when I first saw Heo in this leo, my mouth dropped. That leotard was so awesome, and it looked like she took 3 hours out of her training sessions to design this leo. 

So, with the good and the bad  leotards being written about, you'd think that this is the end of the Leotard Files right? WRONG! If I come across great leos, I will make a new article on the Leo Files, even though they are good or bad, if I find 'em, they are in!

Leotard Files: DO NOT WEAR AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES!

Ok, so on my new segment: The Leotard Files. So, here's NOT TO WEAR at international meets, World Championships, and even the Olympic Games.


      Anne Kuhm: Ok France's Anne Kuhm, a beautiful graceful girl, but not a great leo chooser, I mean, Look at it! Too subtle! ARRRRRRGH! Its waaay to plain! Just two colors, she should have at least put some blue in there to fully represent her country, I am not saying that you have to go like Aly did in event finals, but at least make an effort to represent your country!!!!!!!!! I wish Good Luck to Anne, not only with gymnastics, but with her leotard choices! Well, I guess thats more a job for her leo designer.

Anna Maria Izurieta- Spain

As you can tell by this down-to-the-beam element, Ana Maria Izurieta is a beautifully artistic gymnast, she also has extreme power. But, look at her leotard!!! It is an eyesore! It looks like she is superwoman, about to fly off and save some civilians. She doesn't look like a gymnast, she is an incredible one, but here's my question: Will she be an incredible superhero too?

Giulia Steingruber- Switzerland

Ok, Giulia is a great all-around gymnast, she has great talent on vault, and is graceful on beam, bars, and floor. She has artistry, power, and a unique personality in her gymnastics, but lets get to the leo ok? I get that she wants to represent her country, but seriously: Talk about cross overload! I think its awesome that she wants to represent her country, but seriously, When I first saw this leotard in prelims, I asked myself, is she representing Switzerland or the Red Cross? She looks more like a hospital worker than a world-class gymnast.

Yu Minobe- Japan

Japan's Yu Minobe, is brilliant on beam, even though sometimes she has her problems on the apparatuses, she throws high difficulty stunts (At least for the Japanese women's gymnastics program) I might do a spotlight gymnast on her later, but, right now lets talk about her leotard. I mean, I know that large circle in the middle is supposed to be the red in the Japanese Flag, but seriously? At least tie it in better with the leo. And the stripes........Stripes drive me insane! AAAARGH! So, Minobe, if you want to impress Triplewhipgymnast, please, please, please remove the stripes!

Oksana Chusovitina- Germany

Oksana Chusovitina is an amazing vaulter, at age 38! But her leotard, I hope Oksana has a better sense of leotards when she is solo, because, this is a team leo, but its ugly! To subtle and not shiny enough! It drives me crazy when gymnasts have no creative sense when choosing a leo

    So, that was my Leotard Files: DO NOT WEAR TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES segment, keep an eye out of Leotard Files: WHAT TO WEAR TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES! It will be on the blog soon!