"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THE OLYMPIC GAMES have always been about the thrill of earning medals and a podium spot. But if you look ...

The night before he flew to France, 19-year-old London collector Josh Waller had — quite literally — thousands of pins strewn across his bedroom. He was sorting through his collection to decide which ...

Olympic pin trading is back for the 2024 Paris Games — and more popular than ever. The longstanding tradition, sometimes referred to as the "unofficial sport of the Olympics," involves trading and ...

MILAN — You don't have to be an athlete to leave the Olympics with a coveted piece of metal, as long as you're game to trade lapel pins. The pins come in all shapes and sizes, usually made of enamel ...

Collectors travel from all over the world to trade pins at the Olympics. Maja Hitij / Getty Images MILAN — Away from the thrills of hockey and the dazzles of figure skating, another type of sport ...