Drop The Netropolitan Museum of Figure Skating Pins a note if you have figure skating pins for sale or trade. The Museum is especially interested in pins from World Championships, European Championships, U.S. Championships, and Canadian Championships. Figure skating pins from 1970 and earlier are most in line with The Museum's acquisition strategy.
1990 US Figure Skating Pins: The Squiggles.
Neon colors and an unmistakable 1990s style Six years after Salt Lake City, Utah, hosted the 1984 US Figure Skating Championships—the first time the city welcomed the event—the championships returned to the Salt Palace. The 1990 US Figure Skating Championships pins reflected an improvement in quality over those issued for the 1984 competition, even if… Continue reading 1990 US Figure Skating Pins: The Squiggles.
1986 Canadian Figure Skating Pins: North Bay Gateway.
Logo and competitor pins that marked the Canadian Championships Calling itself “Gateway of the North,” the city of North Bay, Ontario, hosted Canada’s figure skating elite for the national championships in early 1986. It had been nearly a quarter century since the event was last held in the small lakeside town. Like many major competitions… Continue reading 1986 Canadian Figure Skating Pins: North Bay Gateway.
1938 World Figure Skating Pins: Craftsmanship On Display.
A colorful legacy from a championship held in troubled times Dateline: Berlin, Germany, 1938, less than a year and a half before the onset of World War II. By all accounts, it was a dark and oppressive time, marked by the rise to power of those who sought, through any means, to control or silence… Continue reading 1938 World Figure Skating Pins: Craftsmanship On Display.
1990 Skate Canada Pins: Figure Skating and a Barbecue.
A final appearance for Skate Canada's short-lived snowflake logo By 1990, the financial services and insurance company Sun Life was in its third year as title sponsor of Skate Canada, North America's oldest international figure skating invitational. Marked by a logo that appears to be a hybrid of a snowflake and an asterisk, the 1990… Continue reading 1990 Skate Canada Pins: Figure Skating and a Barbecue.
1955 European Figure Skating Pins: Behind the Iron Curtain.
Creativity and extra dimension define the pins and medal that commemorate the 1955 European Figure Skating Championships, which took place at City Park Ice Rink, a massive outdoor facility in central Budapest, Hungary. It was the third time the city had hosted the annual test to determine Europe's best figure skaters but only the second time in post-World War II Europe that the event had been held behind the so-called "Iron Curtain." Those gathered for the event were treated with a figure skating pin unlike most others.