Pins from the inaugural and second World Junior Championships are lookalikes They're two of a kind but not quite identical. Like peas in a pod or birds of a feather. So it was a repeat performance of sorts when the 1976 and 1977 World Junior Figure Skating Championships pins ended up looking nearly alike, with… Continue reading 1976 and 1977 World Junior Figure Skating Championships Pins: Repeat Performance.
Category: World Junior Figure Skating Championships – Pins
Pins, medals, and badges from the World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
1984 World Junior Figure Skating Pins: Sapporo Skates Again.
Sapporo welcomed a new crop of figure skaters who competed for championship titles More than 50 years ago at the 1972 Olympic Winter Games, the brilliant Janet Lynn arrived in Sapporo, Japan, and not only enchanted the people of Japan—forming a bond that lasts even today—but the world alike. A little over a decade later,… Continue reading 1984 World Junior Figure Skating Pins: Sapporo Skates Again.
1983 World Junior Figure Skating Pin: Vuchko, The Friendly Wolf.
Vuchko made a pre-Olympic appearance in Sarajevo at the 1983 World Junior Figure Skating Championships Vuchko, the multi-sport athlete and mascot of the 1984 Olympic Winter Games held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, reigned supreme over that event. But he also made an early appearance on the 1983 World Junior Figure Skating Championships pin issued for the… Continue reading 1983 World Junior Figure Skating Pin: Vuchko, The Friendly Wolf.
Three for Three. 1978.
For a third consecutive year, 1978, the World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held in Megève, France. Although the pins issued for the 1976 and 1977 events in Megève were identical except in color, the 1978 design was changed to a much cleaner and simpler look.