She had been dealing with chronic Lyme disease. She opened up ... So, how did the competition unfold for Sarah Voss? Well, Germany wrapped up in 13th place during the qualifications.

"We saw this as an opportunity to feel more comfortable in our body. Also, female empowerment," Sarah Voss, one of the first German gymnasts to wear a unitard, said Monday. She spoke about how all ...

German gymnast Sarah Voss. SARAH VOSS: Our message behind the unitard was to encourage young women and girls in all sports to feel good in their skin, wear whatever they feel like. We just want ...

Gymnast Sarah Voss just made international headlines — not for her performance, but for what she was wearing. Voss, from Germany, competed at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships last ...

Sarah Voss said she hoped other gymnasts would follow the team's example She did not break any rules, but Sarah Voss's full-body suit this week at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships ...

Sarah Voss donned a full-body suit at the Basel event and was followed by teammates Kim Bui and Elisabeth Seitz. The German Gymnastics Association (DTB) said that the move was a stand against ...

Some of them wore similar outfits at the European Championships earlier this year, with Sarah Voss saying she and her team-mates wanted to make youngsters feel safe in the sport. Voss joined ...

On Friday, gymnasts Elisabeth Seitz, Kim Bui, Pauline Schaefer and Sarah Voss opened their Olympic performance wearing crimson and white unitards which extended to their ankles. "We wanted to show ...

Voss explains why she competed in a full-body suit at European Championships Sarah Voss says she wants to be a "role model for young gymnasts who don't feel very safe in every situation" after she ...

Sarah Voss, at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championship in April, previously told the BBC that bodysuits helped athletes "feel safe." FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images ...

Sarah Voss said she hoped other gymnasts would follow the team's example She did not break any rules, but Sarah Voss's full-body suit this week at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships ...