GK Elite launches special edition gymnastics leotards

Amanda Bordon - Amanda was Team Captain of the 1996 Magnificent Seven, the first U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team to win Gold in all of Olympic history.

When asked about her gymnastics career, Amanda Borden seems to have developed a theme upon answering… it’s all about the team! Amanda’s inspiration for her 2012 GK Legends Collection Leotard stays true to her team theme and the source of her 1996 Olympic fame – her Magnificent Seven teammates. Amanda described the experience as, “the biggest moment of my gymnastics career and one of the biggest moments in women’s gymnastics history.”

Amanda honors each of her team members with her GK design saying, “There are 7 stripes to represent the 7 members on the team.” Always having favored red, white and blue, Amanda’s Legends Inspired Workout Leotard is a shimmering and brilliant combination of Silver Mystique and White Nylon/Spandex. The stunning red Sequinz stripes are artfully laid out across the front of the leo paired with brilliant blue and silver Sequinz stars.

Carly Patterson - Carly competed in the Athens Olympics in 2004 and became only the second American woman to capture Olympic Gold for the Individual All-Around. Carly hit that pinnacle after a fast and furious gymnastics career with an impressive medal count at a young age.

Carly Patterson found inspiration for her 2012 GK Legends Collection Leotard in revisiting the culmination of her gymnastics career – the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Carly won the Individual All-Around Gold medal, making her only the second American woman to do so, 20 years after Mary Lou Retton first did in 1984.

According to Carly, “The Olympic rings wrapping around the leotard are an awesome representation of what I achieved in my gymnastics career.” The foundation for Carly’s take on the rings is Silver Mystique and each ring is created with Ocean, Black, Red, Yellow and Kelly Green Mystiques.

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