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 Olympics, female gymnasts representing Germany made headlines for their unusual long-sleeved, long-legged unitards, which they said was a stand against sexualization in the sport.
The Germans received widespread praise for their bold choice to forgo the traditional leotard ¡ª which leaves the legs and part of the buttocks bare ¡ª and some critics braced for the start of the unitard era.
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