A final appearance for Skate Canada's short-lived snowflake logo By 1990, the financial services and insurance company Sun Life was in its third year as title sponsor of Skate Canada, North America's oldest international figure skating invitational. Marked by a logo that appears to be a hybrid of a snowflake and an asterisk, the 1990… Continue reading 1990 Skate Canada Pins: Figure Skating and a Barbecue.
Category: Skate Canada – Pins
Pins, medals, and badges from Skate Canada events.
1989 Skate Canada Pin: On Snowflakes and Asterisks.
A turning point in Skate Canada pin design Helping to kick off the 1989–90 skating season was the annual Skate Canada event, held in Cornwall, Ontario, in late October 1989. For collectors, the 1989 Skate Canada pin represents more than a simple event souvenir—it marks a visible turning point in both design philosophy and the… Continue reading 1989 Skate Canada Pin: On Snowflakes and Asterisks.
1988 Skate Canada Pins: The Winds of Change.
From Thunder Bay to collectors' hands: a transitional pin set In 1988, the long-established and successful brand for the Skate Canada event, held annually each fall, began to show signs of transformation. A title sponsor had been added, and with it came a shift in how the competition was presented and remembered. The change is… Continue reading 1988 Skate Canada Pins: The Winds of Change.
1987 Skate Canada Pin: Limited Edition.
Collectors resorted to making special trades in order to acquired the sold out event pin According to a report in Skating magazine on the 1987 Skate Canada competition, held in Calgary, Canada, the pin issued to commemorate the event was produced in limited number and sold out before the event had concluded. That left collectors… Continue reading 1987 Skate Canada Pin: Limited Edition.
1985 Skate Canada Pin: Another Wonky One.
12th edition of the annual Skate Canada event featured a hit-and-miss lapel pin In the 1980s, not one but two lapel pins from a Skate Canada event featured failed attempts at calligraphy. The 1985 Skate Canada pin, featured in this blog, is one of those two, with letters and numerals that are uneven in size… Continue reading 1985 Skate Canada Pin: Another Wonky One.