Covered with pins and adornments, Vivianne Robinson is hard to miss in the streets of Paris.
Vivianne Robinson poses a photo, during 2024 Summer Olympics , in Paris, France, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. The Olympics superfan has attended seven Games over the span of 40 years. The Olympics superfan has attended seven Summer Games over the span of 40 years. But this trip to Paris came at a hefty price — $10,000 to be precise.Robinson, 66 and from Los Angeles, maxed out her credit cards and worked two jobs to afford the trip and the 38 event tickets she purchased.
During her interview, a passerby suggests Robinson use her fame to open an account and ask people to help fund her passion.Robinson’s fascination with the Olympics started when her mother worked as a translator for athletes at the University of California, Los Angeles,in the city. Her mother would come home after work with pins from athletes that she passed to her daughter.
“I got all the pins and I got to meet all the athletes. And in those days, it wasn’t high security like now,” she recalls. “Now you can’t even get near the athletes’ village.” Her outfit attracts attention. Not a minute goes by before someone stops Robinson to take a photo with or of her. She does it with a smile on her face but admits that it can get too much.
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