Opening a pack of 2024 Topps Chrome Olympic trading cards and pulling some awesome autographs, including David Taylor and ...

Updated: Aug 8, 2024 / 11:58 AM EDT PARIS, France (NEXSTAR) — Marielena Balouris and Alyssa Orange talk Olympic pin trading, sharing their personal collections and experiences.

In essence, each pin holds a story, and through trading, people become storytellers, handing out pieces of their own personal, often Olympic tale. Reporting by The Associated Press.

Thurston Bilal of Los Angeles waits outside the Olympic Village to trade Olympic pins with athletes and other collectors, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Paris, France.

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Olympic pins are worn by a volunteer in Paris, France, prior to the start of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ...

A passerby chooses a pin to take as he trades with Thurston Bilal of Los Angeles, outside the Olympic Village, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Paris, France.

A passerby chooses a pin to take as he trades with Thurston Bilal of Los Angeles, outside the Olympic Village, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Paris, France.