Salt Lake City woman prepares to take 1,000 Olympic pins to Milan

  • Jane Grissom, a dedicated Olympic pin trader, plans to bring 1,000 pins to the 2026 Winter Olympics.
  • Grissom has attended 10 Olympics and owns over 10,000 pins, thanks to the connections she’s made at previous Games.
  • Milan’s Winter Olympics will feature a pin trading center, unlike the Paris Games in 2024.

SALT LAKE CITY — At first glance, it looks like a colorful collection. But even Janet Grissom will admit, it’s more of an addiction.

“Yeah, no question,” she said with a laugh.

Binders filled with shiny pins line the room at Janet Grissom’s Salt Lake City home…

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