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Olympians Are Swapping More Than Just Medals In The Village, And It's Giving Me (And Everyone Else) Severe FOMO
The Olympic Village is our latest obsession. Its ins and outs are shrouded in mystery to most, but thankfully some Olympians have been graciously showing us behind-the-scenes moments via TikTok.
What would we do without them?
Although they’re incredibly informative and give us an intimate glimpse into the Olympic world, the videos are also giving us a serious case of FOMO.
TikTok @julasaaur
The discovery of one particular activity left us feeling exactly the same as the user who tweeted this on X:
Am I jealous that I do not have any sort of Olympic-level athletic talent bc I want to compete and win gold medals or am I jealous that I do not have any sort of Olympic-level athletic talent bc I want to collect country pins around the village???
— Marissa Lordanic (@marissalordanic) July 24, 2024
It might be a well-known tradition but this is one of the first times we’re getting a full picture of pin swapping in the Olympic Village. And we have sooooo many questions!
Most importantly, how in the world can we get a pin?
The first sighting of what we’re gonna call ‘The 2024 Great Olym-Pin Trade’ was on Team New Zealand’s TikTok page.
@thenzteam / Via tiktok.com
Rugby 7s Olympian Tysha Ikenasio told the story of how she approached Simone Biles and “begged” her to take one of the New Zealand team pins. In return the star gymnast traded Ikenasio for a personalised heart shaped pin.
This is where our fixation started. We needed to see EVERY. SINGLE. PIN.
As it turns out, it wasn’t just us that wanted to see which pins were circulating in ‘The Great Olym-Pin Trade’, everyone else being served Olympics content on their FYP wanted to see what was up for grabs too.
We had a few hours (and a dream) to look for as many Olympic pins as possible for different countries’ pins. Lucky for us Dominica athlete Jasmine Schofield shared a massive haul. Here’s what she picked up on day one:
She even rated them!
1. This is Team Australia’s pin
2. Team Slovakia’s pin
3. Team Germany’s pin
4. Team Argentina’s pin
5. Team Ireland’s pin
6. Team Venezuela’s pin
7. Team Jordan’s pin
8. Team Papua New Guinea’s pin
9. Team Fiji’s pin
10. Team Portugal’s pin
11. Team Antigua and Barbuda’s pin
12. Team Turkey’s pin
13. Team Austria’s pin
14. Team Dominica’s pin
15. Team USA’s pin
16. Team Japan’s pin
17. Team Virgin Islands’ pin
18. Team Romania’s pin
19. Team Brazil’s skateboarding pin
20. Team China’s Beijing pin
21. Team China’s other pin
22. Team Great Britain’s pin
23. Team Switzerland’s pin
24. Team Germany’s hockey pin
25. Team Algeria’s pin
26. Team France’s other pin
27. Team Canada’s pin
28. Team Guyana’s pin
29. Team Holland’s pin
30. Team Spain’s pin
31. Team Barbados’ pin
32. Team France’s pin
33. And finally, Team Hungary’s pin
You can check out Jasmine’s full rating videos on TikTok.
Which pin was your favourite?
Share it down in the comments below!
