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.
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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.
The Ladies of Prague. 1939.
In the gallery below, The Netropolitan Museum of Figure Skating Pins has on display a participant medal from the 1939 World Championships where ladies from seven nations competed for the title of best in the world. This medal would have been produced for and given to competitors and possibly event officials.
1937 European Figure Skating Medal: Strength and Solidarity of Form.
The large and heavy participant medal issued to commemorate the 1937 European Figure Skating Championships is stark and utilitarian in design, perhaps reflective of the uncertain political climate in Czechoslovakia in the late 1930s.