The Bedazzling of the Gymnastics Leotard

In 2008, the leotard worn by the USA Women's Gymnastics Team at the Beijing Olympics had 184 crystals.

At the 2012 Olympics in London, the leotard worn by the USA Women's Gymnastics Team had 1,188 crystals.

By the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the USA Women's Gymnastics Team leotard was adorned with almost 5,000 Swarovski crystals each.

“It’s difficult for me to imagine how we could get more crystals on,” said Kelly McKeown, executive vice president for design and corporate relations at GK Elite, the official outfitter of the American national gymnastics team. This Olympics, “we may have hit peak crystal.”