The BBC commentators at the 2009 worlds made a good point- fewer and fewer teams are now competing in their national colours. Until a few years ago the US always competed in red,white and blue (usually with stars for good measure).......... No more........... After Nastia won the olympic all-around title in pink- it became the
USA's lucky leotards for nearly everything.
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They're not the only ones - is it the new fashion or is it all a plan to make 'guess the country' more challenging? There's no rule saying you must compete in team colours but until recently it was the norm. How about these?
Italy - Sky Blue
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Russia- all varieties of purple
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China - Pink
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Canada - Blue
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Croatia- Day suit with collar and cuffs!
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Mind you - there's always the odd country that makes up for the rest!
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