A high-quality, heavy participant medal marked the Prague event Just about 30 days before the Czechoslovak coup d'état that led to more than 40 years of hard-line communist rule in Czechoslovakia, the 1948 European Figure Skating Championships took place in Prague, with a handsome medal made for participants and select others. This was the same… Continue reading 1948 European Figure Skating Medal: Before the Czechoslovak Coup d’État.
1975 European Figure Skating Pins: On Dressing Warmly.
Championship in Copenhagen was marked by several unique lapel pins Denmark, the smallest of the five Nordic countries and famous for Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid (not the silly Disney version, the real Den Lille Havfrue), Legos, Tivoli Gardens, and all things hygge, saw Europe's best figure skaters gather in February 1975 in the… Continue reading 1975 European Figure Skating Pins: On Dressing Warmly.
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.
1934 European Figure Skating Medal: Simplicity Rules the Day.
Small medal is a lasting memory of the event, now more than 90 years ago The 1934 European Figure Skating Championships participant medal featured in today's blog is a lasting memento from the annual event, held that year in Prague, Czechoslovakia, for women and pairs. The championship showcased some of the finest talents in figure… Continue reading 1934 European Figure Skating Medal: Simplicity Rules the Day.
1986 Skate America Pins: The Maine Event.
Annual invitational figure skating event commemorated with two lapel pins For only the second time in its short history, Skate America was held in a state other than New York. Top competitors from around the world gathered in Portland, Maine, for 1986 Skate America—the first major figure skating competition to be held in the northernmost… Continue reading 1986 Skate America Pins: The Maine Event.