Thursday, August 05, 2021

Mexico's Synchronized Swimmers Paid Tribute to 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' with Their Embellished Olympic Leotards

Mexico's Synchronized Swimmers Paid Tribute to ATLA With Their Embellished Olympic Leotards

Olympic gymnasts aren't the only ones with a dazzling sense of style. On Aug. 2, day 10 of the Olympic Games, Mexican synchronized swimming duo Nuria Diosdado and Joana Jiménez García pulled out all the stops with their embellished leotards, which included a subtle but heartfelt nod to Nickelodeon's beloved animated series, Avatar: The Last Airbender.

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The black and white sheer outfits, designed by Mexican brand Gilling Activewear, each featured the koi fish Tui and La, known respectively as the moon spirit and fish spirit in the Nickelodeon show. In the season one finale of the cartoon, it's revealed that Tui and La, like the ancient Chinese philosophy of yin and yang, maintain balance on earth with their "eternal dance of push and pull." Just like the koi fish, the duo demonstrated an elegant harmony with their mesmerising underwater routine, making their outfits fun and fitting for the competition.

The back of Diosdado and Jiménez García's outfits show the four elements — water, earth, fire, and air — stylized as they are in the TV show and covered in rhinestones. Short of actually making water float around the room, fans are convinced this may be proof that they're both secretly waterbenders. So, yeah, I think Aang and the "gaang" would be highly impressed. See if you can spot the Avatar: The Last Airbender refrences from all angles ahead.

Diosdado and García aren't the only Olympians to channel Avatar: The Last Airbender at the Tokyo Olympics - Dutch athlete Kiran Badloe sported a haircut inspired by Avatar Aang. Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena also wore SpongeBob and Patrick socks!

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