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.
Category: Skate America – Pins
Pins, medals, and badges from Skate America events.
1989 Skate America Pin: Crossword Puzzle Effect.
Profile: Lapel Pin – 1989 Skate America, Indianapolis, Indiana By 1989, more than seven years had elapsed since a major figure skating championship had been contested in Indianapolis, Indiana. The last was the 1982 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, held in January of that year at the old Market Square Arena (since demolished). But that all… Continue reading 1989 Skate America Pin: Crossword Puzzle Effect.
1988 Skate America Pins: Another Maine Event.
Unique shapes define the two event pins from an iconic competition For the second time in three years, the city of Portland, Maine, played host to the international Skate America event, marking the official kick-off of the post-1988 Olympic season. Among the memorabilia from this event, the two 1988 Skate America pins stand out, each… Continue reading 1988 Skate America Pins: Another Maine Event.
Olympic Warm-Up. 1979.
Although often referred to as the "first" Skate America, the Flaming Leaves International, held in Lake Placid, New York, in the fall of 1979 would best be referred to as the predecessor of Skate America. With that bit of history lesson, on to the pin that commemorated this important pre-Olympic competition—and a handsome figure skating pin it is. On a gold-color base metal, a fiery orange fills the central flames that burn brightly behind a figure skating pair, in forward crossovers.
Pre-Grand Prix. 1981–1982.
In the nearly 40-year history of Skate America, the original event pictogram—pairs skaters in red and blue, gliding on an outside edge—has made regular, although not consecutive, appearances on the event pins. The pins for the 1981 and 1982 Skate America events incorporate the pictogram and are nearly identical in design.