Profile: Lapel Pins – 1989 US Figure Skating Championships, Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore, Maryland, is among a long list of U.S. cities with a "one and done" record for hosting the United States Figure Skating Championships. And since the city consistently ranks high on the list for violent crime in the U.S., maybe it's a good… Continue reading 1989 US Figure Skating Championships Pins: One and Done.
Category: Archive – Figure Skating Pins
Pins, medals, and badges from various figure skating events.
1974 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: It’s a Mystery.
Profile: Lapel Pins – 1974 World Championships, Munich, West Germany Olympia-Sporthalle, a multi-purpose venue that is part of Olympiapark built for the 1972 Summer Olympiad in Munich, West Germany, was put to good use two winters later when it hosted the 1974 World Figure Skating Championships under its cavernous and undulating roof. This is the… Continue reading 1974 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: It’s a Mystery.
1987 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: A Humble Snowflake.
Profile: Lapel Pins – 1987 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Ottawa–Nepean, Canada Canada's capital of Ottawa has been a regular host of major figure skating events, from Skate Canada International to Canadian Championships to North American Championships to World Championships. Many interesting pins from these events have been featured here at The Netropolitan Museum of Figure… Continue reading 1987 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: A Humble Snowflake.
1988 Skate Canada Pins: The Winds of Change.
Profile: Lapel Pins – 1988 Skate Canada, Thunder Bay, Canada In 1988, the long-established and successful brand for the Skate Canada event, held annually in the fall, began its descent into history with the addition of a title sponsor to the event. Ownership of the event was effectively being transferred in exchange for naming rights… Continue reading 1988 Skate Canada Pins: The Winds of Change.
1963 European Figure Skating Championships Pins: Different But the Same.
Profile: Lapel Pins – 1963 European Championships, Budapest, Hungary Now more than 60 years ago, the best figure skaters on the European continent came together in Budapest, Hungary, for the 1963 European Figure Skating Championships, held at the outdoor Kisstadion in early February. It was the fourth time the event had been contested in the… Continue reading 1963 European Figure Skating Championships Pins: Different But the Same.