Topps Teams Up With The US Olympic Committee To Produce Team USA Cards

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It was announced today that the U.S. Olympic Committeeselected Topps as the exclusive trading card producer of Team USA cards for theLondon 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.


Topps will release the first of it’s Team USA cards in thespring of 2012, leaving plenty of time to get them before the London Games. Thecollection will feature the country's top Olympians, Paralympians and hopefuls,including Allyson Felix (track & field), Missy Franklin (swimming), LoloJones (track & field), Tatyana McFadden (Para track & field), MichaelPhelps (swimming), Jerome Singleton (Para track & field), Hope Solo(soccer) and Jordyn Wieber (gymnastics).


There will be 100 gold-medal hopeful cards - 40 of whichfeature authentic athlete-autographed special versions. The release will alsocelebrate past Team USA medalists, the history of the Olympic and ParalympicGames and their diverse sports and venues, and will include randomly insertedcards embedded with Olympic pins, patches and replica medals.


A portion of each purchase will go directly to supportingthe U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams.





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