Event (FIG) 2025 Worlds Leotards

[crdubb17]

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I almost love this one! If they had kept the stripes all the same red and white then it could give the illusion of an athlete wrapping the flag around themselves (like you see after they’ve won a championship).

 

[Kara]

USA training Day 1

 

[Angelika]

Why does USAG put their gymnasts in such poor fitting leos - or do they just give them sizes that are too small. On the earlier 'model' photo of this leo, it had a lovely shape around where the leg joins the body - on this photo they all have a 'fatty lump' around this area due to the severe 'v' of the cut/size. Just wear a leo that fits FFS.

Don't gymnasts check what they look like in a mirror!
And it makes Roberson look stumpier than she already is.

Yes - I think I got out the wrong side of the bed but this is not a good look

 

[Bob]

Why does USAG put their gymnasts in such poor fitting leos - or do they just give them sizes that are too small. On the earlier 'model' photo of this leo, it had a lovely shape around where the leg joins the body - on this photo they all have a 'fatty lump' around this area due to the severe 'v' of the cut/size. Just wear a leo that fits FFS.

Don't gymnasts check what they look like in a mirror!
And it makes Roberson look stumpier than she already is.

Yes - I think I got out the wrong side of the bed but this is not a good look

totally agree.

 

[Kara]

Why does USAG put their gymnasts in such poor fitting leos - or do they just give them sizes that are too small. On the earlier 'model' photo of this leo, it had a lovely shape around where the leg joins the body - on this photo they all have a 'fatty lump' around this area due to the severe 'v' of the cut/size. Just wear a leo that fits FFS.

Don't gymnasts check what they look like in a mirror!
And it makes Roberson look stumpier than she already is.

Yes - I think I got out the wrong side of the bed but this is not a good look

Sadly poorly cut leos seem to be the trend in the US currently, most elite and NCAA gymnasts seem to go for the super high cut whereas the GK models wear the old school normal cut leos. Worlds trials had some horrific ones. Supposedly the high cut elongates the leg line, but this just looks awful and uncomfortable.

 

[Bob]

Glad we aren't seeing that one from the back!
I think they think they are ok when they stand still and straight but as soon as they move around they look terrible and they don't realise. I think that the USA staff / coaches whatever should check them for fit.

 

[Kara]

I can't wait to see what Italy shows up in after the weird cutout swimsuit abomination they debuted early this year.

 

[RedBirdie]

it's not just US gymnasts. Plenty of other gymnasts have shown up wearing leos way too small.

I'm surprised the national team leos fit so poorly. In years past, GK measured team members and custom made the leos for them so they fit properly. GK discovered if you asked gymnasts for their size, they were ordering 1-2 sizes too small, because there was such a stigma around ordering "big" sizes. Notably, they did not tell anyone their measurements and did not include size tags in those leos. Which is why you'd see gymnasts at nationals in horrendously small GK leos, but then those same gymnasts would have appropriately sized national team leos that were made by GK with the adidas logo slapped on them.

 

[hmmmm]

Butt checking hanging out certainly doesn't add to their 'lines'

 

[OnlyBeansOnToast]

Underwear showing, as if they learned NOTHING from watching Stick It.

 

[QuietColours]

I've had an experienced coach try to tell me that it was a deduction if the leotard wasn't cut to the hip bone, and she was entirely serious

 

[Hatsumomo]

Didn't China lose a couple of tenths in 1992 TOs because of their ill-fitting leotards? Is there still a rule in the CoP about leo fit?

 

[Kara]

Didn't China lose a couple of tenths in 1992 TOs because of their ill-fitting leotards? Is there still a rule in the CoP about leo fit?

Yes they did. I believe there are still several rules about leotard standards in the COP, though I can't recall any other time a deduction has been taken.

 

[Kara]

Day 1 Training
Canada

Russia

Brazil

will update as more pics show up

 

[Sasha]

I would love the Brazilian one if it weren't for the throat piece. But as someone who hates having things pressing into her throat—hard no.

 

[irichluck21]

I thought AIN were only allowed to wear sky blue.

 

[Passion]

I thought AIN were only allowed to wear sky blue.

I doubt the rules apply to workouts in the training hall. You can wear whatever you want to practice. The men aren’t even wearing tops.

 

[MaryClare]

I thought AIN were only allowed to wear sky blue.

None of the attire rules apply to anyone in practice sessions.

 

[dweiss324]

Ummm. All I see is boobs and abs in the Brazilian leo. It's also like hidden mickey, like it makes a Mickey mouse face on every single torso. Is it specifically colored that way to highlight those features?? ? Like I can't unsee it at this point.

 

[FlipSkippy]

Day 1 Training
Canada
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Russia
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Brazil
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will update as more pics show up

My goodness, compare the form and posture of the Russians to everyone else on a basic "posy" picture and you can see where they spend training time. I remember watching the Russians do their warm up progressions before some competition and it was like watching the Bolshoi ballet.