If you’re watching men’s gymnastics at the Paris Olympics, you might catch a local logo. Turn Gymnastics, a small business out of Berkeley, designs gymnastics uniforms. The owner, David Eaton, is going out of his way to show support for Ukrainian Olympians by donating uniforms. Eaton said he sponsors teams all over the world, including Team Canada which is also competing in the Paris Olympics, but this year he decided to send special support to Ukraine.
When he participated in the sport, Eaton was trained by a Ukrainian coach. He’s been working with the team since 2017, but his support intensified just in time for the Paris Olympics."With everything that’s going on in the world today, it took a different level, a different meaning, and at that point we were able to increase our support to the team," he said.It was especially difficult to deliver the team uniforms because of the ongoing conflict.