In Colorado Springs, one pin design got a second (and even a third) spin around the rink If you’ve ever had a “Wait a minute, haven’t I seen this before?” moment when looking at the 1990 World Junior Figure Skating Championships pins, there's a reason for that feeling. In a world where figure skating event… Continue reading 1990 World Junior Figure Skating Pins: What Goes Around Comes Around.
Category: 1990s
1990 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: First and Last.
Profile: Lapel Pins – 1990 World Figure Skating Championships, Halifax, Canada Get ready to embark on a journey back to the 1990s! Hosted in the Canadian Maritimes city of Halifax, the 1990 World Figure Skating Championships made history in two memorable ways: for ushering in the beginning of one era while sending another one packing.… Continue reading 1990 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: First and Last.
1990 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: The Big Nickel.
Profile: Lapel Pins – 1990 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Sudbury, Canada The world's largest depiction of a coin, called the Big Nickel, can be found in Sudbury, Ontario, on the grounds of Dynamic Earth, an interactive science museum. The 30-foot, 12-sided shape is recreated on a smaller scale on the lapel pins that commemorated the… Continue reading 1990 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: The Big Nickel.
1990 Skate Canada Pins: Figure Skating and a Barbecue.
Profile: Lapel Pins – 1990 Skate Canada, Lethbridge, Canada By 1990, Sun Life was in its third year as the title sponsor of North America's oldest international figure skating invitational. Bearing a logo that appears to be a hybrid of a snowflake and an asterisk, the 1990 Skate Canada event, held in Lethbridge, Alberta, was… Continue reading 1990 Skate Canada Pins: Figure Skating and a Barbecue.
1990 Skate America Pin: Upstate New York Skate of Mind.
Profile: Lapel Pin – 1990 Skate America, Buffalo, New York By 1990, Buffalo, New York, had not hosted a major figure skating event since the 1971 US Figure Skating Championships were in town, and even then the city was not known as a skating town by any means. But what Buffalo had become known for… Continue reading 1990 Skate America Pin: Upstate New York Skate of Mind.