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Hallie Steiner

Watch how the USA gymnastics team’s $3,000 leotards with 47,000 crystals are made

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Simone Biles in a black leotard with a sparkly star pattern (Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

The Olympics gymnastics tumbling floor is basically a designer runway, with athletes donning $3,000 leotards adorned with thousands upon thousands of Swarovski crystals. Fortune spoke with design team GK Elite about the craft that goes into these stunning garments and the evolution of Olympic gymnastics fashion over the years.

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