For nearly 100 years, athletes have traded pins at the Olympic Games as a sign of international friendship. Olympians Shaun White, Anna Hoffman and Karen Chen show off their collections after the Opening Ceremony.
The Olympics pin trading tradition has hit Paris. This year's must-have collectible? A Snoop Dogg pin featuring the rapper and NBC Olympics special correspondent blowing smoke rings in the shape of the Olympics rings. Tennis star Coco Gauff just scored one from Snoop Dogg himself. “Hey Mr. Snoop, thank you for this pin. This pin is the best pin that I’ve ever gotten. And I hope to see you at US Open, or maybe I hear you may come Wednesday, to come watch us play again.
.com in an interview from Paris. 'We're all low key competing with each other to see who's got the coolest ones.' What sets a pin apart from the others? Saili says she's seeking pins from countries with the fewest athletes at the Olympics. “For us, knowing that there's smaller countries with the least amount of athletes makes it harder to find athletes in the village,' she says.
.com. 'It’s such a great way for the athletes at the Olympics to connect. It’s the perfect ice breaker.' Swiss rower Cece Dupre echoed those sentiments, telling .com, 'I think it's a great way of getting to know the other athletes and other sports.' Some athletes even use pin trading as a way to start a conversation with 'someone they fancy,' she adds. For Saili, trading pins has been a healthy distraction from the pressure of the Games. 'It's been a fun thing to just keep our minds away from rugby on our days off, just so we're not thinking over too much,' Saili says.
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