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Rings And Things: Fashion's Impact On Olympian Performance

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πŸ—“οΈ 23 July 2024

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This week, the fashion capital of the world becomes the sporting capital of the world with the Summer Olympics kicking off in Paris, France.

The world's best athletes will be outfitted in premiere designs which not only make them look good, but also help them compete at the highest levels possible. Name brand sponsors dress the Games and the players head to toe.

Louis Vuitton designed special trunks to carry the medals. Rihanna's Fenty Beauty created a designated makeup look for volunteers. Even the underwear athletes wear is provided to them – by Kim Kardashian's company Skims.

When Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky dives into the pool, she'll be wearing a suit from apparel brand TYR, with lab-tested technology to make her glide as smoothly as possible.

We discuss how what athletes wear affects their performance.

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If they gain more power, it could mean fewer rights for you.

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I'm Heath Drusen and on the new season of Extremely

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American I'll take you inside the movement. Listen to Extremely American

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from Boise State Public Radio, part of the NPR Network. It's rings in things where we look beyond the headlines as the world gets ready

0:36.6

for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The fashion capital of the world,, France is set to become the sporting capital of the world

0:45.9

with the games kicking off later this week. The world's best athletes, they're going to be

0:50.4

outfitted in Premier Designs, which not only make them look good, but also

0:55.0

help them compete at this very high level. Name brand sponsors, they dress the games, and the

1:00.4

players head to toe. Louis Vuitton designed special trunks to carry them metals.

1:06.4

Riana's Fenty Beauty created a designated makeup look for volunteers.

1:11.2

Even the underwear that athletes wear is provided to them by Kim

1:16.2

Kardashian's company called Skims. Imagine that even their underwear. When

1:22.0

Olympic swimmer Katie Lideki dives into the pool,

1:25.1

she'll be wearing a suit from apparel brand tier

1:28.4

with lab testing technology to make her glide

1:31.7

as smoothly as possible.

1:33.4

We're going to hear more later on, but first a fashion tour of the country's making a splash,

1:39.2

including Team USA and its outfitter Ralph Lauren.

1:43.6

What do apparel and design choices represent

1:46.2

for all of the competing countries in the Olympics?

1:49.1

And Shrink it and Pink it?

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