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Is Alexis Ohanian setting the bar for supportive dads with his celebration of Olympia's Olympic collection?

Every girl deserves a father like Serena Williams‘ husband, Alexis Ohanian. No matter what, he hardly fails to fulfill his elder daughter Olympia’s needs, be they small or big. The family attended the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, where Olympia received some pins from her talented mother. When Ohanian asked about these, Olympia strictly refused, showing her dear father little importance. After the initial refusal, Ohanian posted on social media, highlighting Olympia’s favorite parent in the house.

Ohanian shared a glimpse of Olympia’s Paris Olympic pins on his official X platform and wrote, “Olympia’s Olympic credentials. She was VERY excited to get the Armenia pin.” At the Olympics, pin trading is a longstanding tradition where athletes exchange their sports or country pins as a gesture of mutual respect. With Olympia’s mother, former Olympic gold medalist Serena Williams, attending the event’s opening ceremony, she had the opportunity to interact with numerous athletes. These athletes were likely thrilled to give their pins to a legend like Williams. Olympia received some of these pins from her mother and appeared especially fond of the one from Armenia.

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In Ohanian’s tweet, people spotted pins from the USA’s Water Polo team, Armenia, and Canada’s basketball team. While Ohanian got to look at Olympia’s pins, she had previously refused to show them to her father. Yesterday, Ohanian shared a video on his Instagram story, in which Olympia refused to give him some of her Olympic pins. Returning from the opening ceremony, Ohanian asked Olympia, “Hey Olympia can I have some of your pins?”

However, little Olympia responded with a firm “no” showing she wasn’t interested in sharing her pins with her father. Channeling his light-hearted mood, Ohanian called his daughter “ruthless” after being rejected. While this father-daughter moment was too adorable to miss, this wasn’t their only fun moment together in the Paris Olympics.

Alexis Ohanian fails to photobomb his daughter Olympia in Paris

Ohanian and Olympia joined Williams at the event’s opening ceremony. The six-year-old seemed happy as she attended the Paris Olympics. Olympia was spotted in a photo booth, where her father tried to photobomb her. However, Olympia managed to push him away, although Ohanian was still barely visible in the photo.

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Is Alexis Ohanian setting the bar for supportive dads with his celebration of Olympia's Olympic collection?

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The Reddit co-founder shared the photo on his official X platform, captioning it, “Tried (and failed) photobombing Jr in the photobooth.” Olympia not only enjoyed the festivities of the opening ceremony but also cheered for athletes in the 200m men’s freestyle semifinal and 100m men’s breaststroke final with her parents.

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Olympia and Alexis Ohanian’s father-daughter banter showcases the love in their family. It’s truly inspirational to see how Ohanian and Williams both spend time with their daughters despite their busy schedules.