See the Greatest Scrunchies in Olympic History

The very first scrunchie sighting at the Olympics was back in 1976, when U.S. gymnast Debbie Wilcox wore a massive white version to the Montreal event.

Wilson's gigantic, ribbon-adorned scrunchie was a definitive look of the decade.

At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, Yamaguchi complemented her metallic ensemble with a gold ribbon scrunchie.

U.S. gymnast Dominique Dawes donned a white scrunchie just before taking the balance beam.

All white everything! A white scrunchie was the final element in Kerrigan's crisp, jewel-adorned skating uniform.

Harding tied off her French braid with a sizeable red scrunchie.

At the '94 Games, Kerrigan complemented another all-white getup with a matching scrunchie. 

Though U.S. gymnast Shannon Miller wasn't pleased with her first vault, her white ruffled scrunchie was a total win.

Dawes mirrored the effect of her red, star-spangled leotard with a coordinating scrunchie.

Miller's oversized white scrunchie makes a second appearance at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

In true 1998 fashion, Tara Lipinski matched her blue skating outfit to a sparkly blue scrunchie at the Nagano Olympics.

Most decorated scrunchie ever? Chinese gymnast Jie Ling rocked a feathered accessory while competing at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. 

A bold red scrunchie (and some well-placed blue eyeshadow) topped off Hatch's patriotic getup.

A muted orange scrunchie kept Hungarian skater Viktoria Pavuk's ponytail anchored, spin after spin.

A set of star-shaped hair clips and glitter hair gel complemented Yilin's bold red scrunchie. 

It's a coup d'scrunchie! While Liukin opted to continue the hot pink color scheme into her updo, her teammate Johnson went for a thinner gold scrunchie.

Douglas swept her layers back using a metallic purple scrunchie at the 2012 games in London.

What's more memorable: Maroney's signature smirk, or her large white scrunchie? We'd say it's about even.

Scrunchies seemed to take a hiatus at the Sochi Olympics back in 2014—save for the updo worn by Czech Republic skater Elizaveta Ukolova, who contrasted her navy getup with a red accessory.

The scrunchie powered on strong through the 2016 Rio Olympics, as demonstrated by gymnast Laurie Hernandez.