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.
Category: 1970s
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.
Skate Canada 1973–1980 Pins: The Early Years.
A retrospective of Skate Canada figure skating pins The 1973 Skate Canada International was the inaugural event of the senior-level invitational, staged in Calgary, Alberta, just a year and a half after the 1972 World Figure Skating Championships had taken place there. From 1973 through 1980,1 Skate Canada was the only major international figure skating… Continue reading Skate Canada 1973–1980 Pins: The Early Years.
1972 World Figure Skating Championships Pin: Come Together in Calgary.
An unusual and bold shape defines the 1972 World Championships pin Sixteen years before the world would "Come Together in Calgary" for the 1988 Olympic Winter Games, the world came together in that city for the 1972 World Figure Skating Championships, commemorated with an unusual and memorable pin. The hexagonal shape and bright orange color… Continue reading 1972 World Figure Skating Championships Pin: Come Together in Calgary.