A charming and handmade-style pin marks the milestone event When the 1930 World Figure Skating Championships came to the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City, competitors were presented with a beautiful pin that incorporates a bright red ribbon and gold-foil lettering. This event was the first World Championship to be held in North… Continue reading 1930 World Figure Skating Pin: An American First.
Category: World Figure Skating Championships – Pins
Pins, medals, and badges from the World Figure Skating Championships.
1958 World Figure Skating Pin: Paris en Février.
Event pin is difficult to find but rather unremarkable in design "The City of Light" was site of the 1958 World Figure Skating Championships, held in February of that year at the Palais de Sport, and was marked with a now difficult-to-find pin. Given that Paris always has been a leading center for design and… Continue reading 1958 World Figure Skating Pin: Paris en Février.
1960 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: Beautiful British Columbia.
Event was the first world meet hosted by Canada since 1932 Vancouver, Canada, welcomed more than 80 of the world’s elite figure skaters to British Columbia in March to compete in the final ritual of winter: the World Championships. The pins produced to commemorate the 1960 World Figure Skating Championships feature intersecting, superimposed ovals that… Continue reading 1960 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: Beautiful British Columbia.
1932 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: Canadian First.
First World Championship held in Canada features unique pins and a commemorative medal Best laid plans, they say. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic shattered the best laid plans for French-speaking Montreal, Canada, to host the 2020 World Figure Skating Championships. The famed city on the St. Lawrence River last hosted men, ladies, and pairs competitors… Continue reading 1932 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: Canadian First.
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.