The pin issued for the 1983 World Figure Skating Championships features rounded corners and a colorful palette of blue, white, and red. At the top of the pin are the event year and name: "1983 World Figure Skating Championships." A heart is used as a separator between the year and the word "World," an element borrowed from the identity of the Finnish Skating Association in use at the time. A large, stylized skate blade in blue dominates the lower portion of the pin, which also features the location: "Helsinki-Finland."
Tag: 1980s
1985 US Figure Skating Pins: In the Middle.
Like other figure skating pins that commemorated U.S. events in the 1970s and 1980s, a decidedly patriotic motif was used for the main logo pin from the 1985 U.S. Figure Skating Championship pin. A flag in red and white defines the diminutive pin.
1984 US Figure Skating Pins: Of Olympic Proportion.
Olympic-inspired design, disappointing execution. The 1984 US Figure Skating pins stand out in the hobby of collecting—not for their beauty or craftsmanship but for their puzzling origin. The primary logo pin from the 1984 US Figure Skating Championships, held in January in Salt Lake City, Utah, used a design unmistakably derived from the "Stars in… Continue reading 1984 US Figure Skating Pins: Of Olympic Proportion.
1983 US Figure Skating Championships: Three Rivers, Three Pins.
Besides the famous three rivers, three other things connected to Pittsburgh are the three pins issued for the 1983 U.S. Figure Skating Championship: two logo pins, in different sizes, and a mascot pin featuring Patches the Panda. Up to that time, no other national figure skating event had issued more than two pins, so this was a first, and the pins are fine mementos of a good, if not particularly memorable, event.
1986 World Junior Figure Skating Pin: On the Flip Side.
Event was second of three World Junior Championships to be held in Sarajevo in the 1980s The 1986 World Junior Figure Skating pin is a straightforward yet interesting collectible, marking that year's event held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. The championship, which brought together the best junior-level skaters from more than 20 countries, took place at the… Continue reading 1986 World Junior Figure Skating Pin: On the Flip Side.