The 1973 Skate Canada International, the inaugural event of the senior-level invitational, was held in Calgary, Alberta, just a year and half after the 1972 World Figure Skating Championships had taken place there. From 1973 through 1980, Skate Canada was the only annual major international figure skating competition contested in North America.
Lacking in Character. 1970.
to commemorate a major event, there would be a clear and unimpeachable winner: any pin made to commemorate the 1970 European Figure Skating Championships.
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.
Figure Skating Pins for Sale or Trade?
Drop The Netropolitan Museum of Figure Skating Pins a note if you have figure skating pins for sale or trade. The Museum is especially interested in pins from World Championships, European Championships, U.S. Championships, and Canadian Championships. Figure skating pins from 1970 and earlier are most in line with The Museum's acquisition strategy.
Two Firsts in One. 1978.
The 1978 World Figure Skating Championships is believed to be the first world event to be commemorated with a pin specifically by the host city. In the gallery here at The Netropolitan Museum of Figure Skating Pins are four pins from the Ottawa event, including the city pin, which could be considered to be the most interesting of the four.