
Collector Type: Autograph/Relic/Olympic Fans
Do you know what the secret is to being an Olympic athlete? LITTLE CHOCOLATE DONUTS!
The 2020 Summer Olympic Games were postponed last year thanks to COVID-19. This obviously postponed the release of 2020 Topps U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Team & Hopefuls. Even though everything about this product screams 2020, I see many people referring to it as a 2021 product. It makes sense as to why seeing that the cards were printed in 2021, and have a 2021 copyright date.
We don’t get to see many standalone Olympic products. They’re usually reserved only for years when the Olympics are actually taking place. Although it isn’t uncommon for Olympians to show up in other products like Allen & Ginter. Its a welcomed change of pace as these athletes who can become superstars overnight usually don’t have that many cards made.
The base set consists of (76) cards. Parallels include Bronze (1 per pack), Silver (1:4), U.S. Flag #’ed/299, Gold #’ed/99, and FoilFractor #’ed 1/1. Watch carefully for those Gold parallels. The gold color is quite similar to the Copper ones and can easily be missed. Check the back to see if they are serial numbered to (99) copies to make sure. I almost missed mine.
Every hobby box comes with (24) packs containing (8) cards per pack. On average you should find (3) hits per box. One of those hits should be an autograph.
Autographs include your regular autographs that mirror that of the base cards. You will also find Olympic Champions Autographs which feature past winners.
Relics include Achievement Medallions Commemorative Relics, Team USA Memorabilia Pieces, and USOC Insignia Commemorative Relics.
Inserts include For Pride and Country, New to the Games!, and U.S. Olympic Heroes.
Wouldn’t it be fun to see this product receive the Sapphire treatment?
Here is what I pulled:
Auto:
- Kathleen Baker Base Auto #’ed/350

Relics:
- Matt Grevers Team USA Memorabilia Pieces
- Robbie Hummel Team USA Memorabilia Pieces


Parallels:
- Brooke Raboutou Gold #’ed/99
- Rose Lavelle U.S. Flag #’ed/299
- Cat Osterman #9 Silver
- Maggie Steffens #68 Silver
- Brooke Raboutou #29 Silver
- Damon Huffman #44 Silver
- Michael Andrew #22 Silver
- Kelsi Dahlia #18 Silver
- Vashti Cunningham #60 Copper
- Megan Rapinoe #20 Copper
- Carlin Isles #5 Copper
- Megan Rapinoe #33 Copper
- Kyle Snyder #38 Copper
- Alex Morgan #61 Copper
- Mariel Zagunis #75 Copper
- Monica Aksamit #64 Copper
- Lilly King #74 Copper
- Alex Morgan #21 Copper
- Matt Grevers #17 Copper
- David Brown #62 Copper
- Rose Lavelle #11 Copper
- Simone Manuel #27 Copper
- Cat Osterman #9 Copper
- Sam Mikulak #72 Copper




Inserts:
- Lilly King U.S. Olympic Heroes
- Sam Mikulak U.S. Olympic Heroes
- Matt Grevers U.S. Olympic Heroes
- Jessica Long U.S. Olympic Heroes
- Carissa Moore U.S. Olympic Heroes
- Kathleen Baker U.S. Olympic Heroes
- Robbie Hummel U.S. Olympic Heroes
- Rose Lavelle U.S. Olympic Heroes
- Haylie McCleney New To The Games!
- Kareem Maddox New To The Games!
- Damon Huffman New To The Games!
- 3-On-3 Basketball New To The Games!
- Tom Schaar New To The Games!
- Robbie Hummel New To The Games!
- Ryan Murphy For Pride & Country
- David Boudia For Pride & Country
- Madison Hughes For Pride & Country
- Lilly King For Pride & Country
- Alex Morgan For Pride & Country
- Kathleen Baker For Pride & Country
- Jordan Burroughs For Pride & Country
- Johnny Hooper For Pride & Country



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