Simone Biles Wears Fiery Red Leotard Covered in 3,600 Crystals to Win Gold in Paris Olympics Vault Final

Simone Biles brought her A-game to the vault final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

The 27-year-old gymnast wore a red leotard for the competition on Saturday, August 3, where she won the gold medal. Her teammate Jade Carey took home the bronze medal.

The Patriotic Poise leotard — which Biles debuted during the vault final in Paris — featured sheer panels stitched into the fabric for added flair. But the real pizzazz comes from the crystals. This leotard features 3,600 ruby ​​and garnet Swarovski crystals scattered across the stretch satin material, including an interlocking pattern on the front. It also had a higher neckline and long sleeves with a little pattern on the sheer parts.

Simone Biles leotard.

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Biles and the rest of the US gymnastics team (Jade Carey, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles and Hezly Rivera) came to this year’s games armed with eight different sparkly leotards. Designed by sportswear brand GK Elite, the outfit has been in the making for the past two years and is covered in thousands of Swarovski crystals.

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“They really are evening looks,” said Jeanne Diaz, design director of GK Elite The New York Times. “We wanted to rely so much on Paris, the world capital of fashion. So we used a lot of haute couture elements, looked at a lot of bodices, Art Nouveau architecture, old Hollywood glamor of the 1920s.”

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The US team wears the same jersey in the team competition, and for the event on Tuesday, July 30, they opted for the Go for Glory design. The red, white and blue look features close to 10,000 authentic Swarovski crystals. The team was indeed on their way to glory and took home the gold medal in the team final.

The US gymnastics team in the Go for Glory leotard.

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For other gymnastics events, athletes can choose their own leotard. In the women’s all-around final on Thursday, August 1 (where she won the gold medal), Biles wore a Luminous Legacy leotard. The sparkling blue set is a superhero-inspired design featuring 10,000 carefully placed crystals.

Simone Biles in the Luminous Legacy leotard.

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Biles took to the women’s qualifying mat on Sunday, July 28, in a Star Spangled Shine design, which features a star pattern and 6,359 crystals.

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Simone Biles in a Star Spangled Shine leotard.

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For training on Thursday, July 25, the Olympian chose Sovereign Sparkle. The firework-inspired design features 3,423 crystals, sheer sleeves and a keyhole back design.

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