Pin features tie-ins to Augsburg, the host city for the annual figure skating event Although a pin that is unusual or different in some way is not necessarily made exceptional because of its peculiarity, those pins usually are interesting just the same. Such is the case with the pin issued for the 1979 World Junior… Continue reading 1979 World Junior Figure Skating Championships Pin: It’s a Zirbelnuss.
Category: 1970s
1971 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pin: Winterpeg.
Winter greetings were in store for those attending Canada's premier figure skating event Collectors of figure skating pins who attended the 1971 Canadian Figure Skating Championships were greeted with a neat and clean pin to proudly display on their coat lapels and scarves. And those collectors—along with everyone else—also were greeted with cold January weather… Continue reading 1971 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pin: Winterpeg.
1978 World Junior Figure Skating Championships Pin: A Threepeat.
Event featured an updated pin design from the two earlier competitions held in Megève For a third consecutive year, Megève, France, hosted an international figure skating event when the 1978 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were contested at the city's Palais des Sports, commemorating the threepeat with a well-designed lapel pin. The two prior world… Continue reading 1978 World Junior Figure Skating Championships Pin: A Threepeat.
1970 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pin: The Edmonton Loop
An unusual capsule shape defines the 1970 Canadians pin Various interpretations of the compulsory figure called the loop have been seen on figure skating pins throughout the years (prior to elimination of compulsory figures from events, of course). The loop has been a particularly popular design element on pins from European and World Championships, but… Continue reading 1970 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pin: The Edmonton Loop
1977 US Figure Skating Championships Pin: The Night the Lights Went Out.
The post-Olympic event was marked with an unusually large pin The 1977 US Figure Skating Championships, held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, is memorable for the night the lights went out but less memorable for the clunky, button-style lapel pin that marked the occasion. During the senior ladies event, a power failure… Continue reading 1977 US Figure Skating Championships Pin: The Night the Lights Went Out.