There is a sharp contrast in the look and feel between the pins issued for the 1969 World Figure Skating Championships and those issued for the 1965 event. Although pins from both years are high quality and well-produced, the 1969 pins exhibit a decidedly sleeker and more modern look versus the much more traditional and elegant look of those from 1965.
Category: 1960s
1966 World Figure Skating Pins: Swiss Gold.
Alpine ice and skating artistry preserved in gold. If there is never to be another European or World Figure Skating Championship event contested in Davos, Switzerland—which seems likely after nearly a 60-year absence from the city to date—then the pins issued for the 1966 World Figure Skating Championships held there were an outstanding way to… Continue reading 1966 World Figure Skating Pins: Swiss Gold.
1961 European Figure Skating Pins: East Leaves West.
Just months before Berlin was divided into East and West by the Berlin Wall, the 1961 European Figure Skating Championships were contested in that city from January 26–29. Does the stark design of the pins produced for this championship reveal something about Germany itself at the time? Perhaps, for the black and white palette easily could be seen as a metaphor for the ongoing political and cultural strife.
1969 European Figure Skating Pin: Bavarian Cream of the Crop.
Distinctive German flair and an of-the-era design are evident in event pin Like a number of European cities, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany,1 has a long and rich history of hosting top winter sports events, including the 1936 Olympic Winter Games and the 1956 World Figure Skating Championships. So when the 1969 European Figure Skating Championships glided into… Continue reading 1969 European Figure Skating Pin: Bavarian Cream of the Crop.
1960 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: Beautiful British Columbia.
Event was the first world meet hosted by Canada since 1932 Vancouver, Canada, welcomed more than 80 of the world’s elite figure skaters to British Columbia in March to compete in the final ritual of winter: the World Championships. The pins produced to commemorate the 1960 World Figure Skating Championships feature intersecting, superimposed ovals that… Continue reading 1960 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: Beautiful British Columbia.