Profile: Lapel Pin – 1981 European Championships, Innsbruck, Austria After hosting two Olympic Winter Games (1964 and 1976), along with many other major sporting events, the Tyrolean city of Innsbruck, Austria, was well qualified to welcome Europe's best figure skaters for the 1981 European Figure Skating Championships, held at Olympiastadion. The post-Olympic year brought few,… Continue reading 1981 European Figure Skating Championships Pin: An Ordinary Day in Innsbruck.
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1979 World Figure Skating Pin: A Study in Contrast.
A clean and simple design defines the event pin, contrasting sharply with the sport itself In 1979, Vienna, Austria, hosted the World Figure Skating Championships, marking the event’s return to the city after a 12-year hiatus. Much had changed since that time. While the 1967 event took place outdoors in inclement weather, the 1979 event… Continue reading 1979 World Figure Skating Pin: A Study in Contrast.