Delicate design meets oversized ambition In its impressive history spanning more than a thousand years, the city of Västerås, Sweden, has hosted just one major ISU event: the 1968 European Figure Skating Championships, commemorated with one of the most delightful figure skating pins ever issued, along with several over-the-top pins for participants and officials. Pins… Continue reading 1968 European Figure Skating Pins: Beauty and the Beast(s).
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1988 Canadian Figure Skating Pins: Road to Calgary.
The Olympic road to Calgary ran through Victoria An Olympic year. 1988. And, in a bonus for Canadians, the Winter Games were coming to home turf in Calgary that same winter. For collectors, the 1988 Canadian Figure Skating Championships pins are also reminders of just how much was happening in Canadian figure skating during those… Continue reading 1988 Canadian Figure Skating Pins: Road to Calgary.
1990 US Figure Skating Pins: The Squiggles.
Neon colors and an unmistakable 1990s style Six years after Salt Lake City, Utah, hosted the 1984 US Figure Skating Championships—the first time the city welcomed the event—the championships returned to the Salt Palace. The 1990 US Figure Skating Championships pins reflected an improvement in quality over those issued for the 1984 competition, even if… Continue reading 1990 US Figure Skating Pins: The Squiggles.
1986 Canadian Figure Skating Pins: North Bay Gateway.
Logo and competitor pins that marked the Canadian Championships Calling itself “Gateway of the North,” the city of North Bay, Ontario, hosted Canada’s figure skating elite for the national championships in early 1986. It had been nearly a quarter century since the event was last held in the small lakeside town. Like many major competitions… Continue reading 1986 Canadian Figure Skating Pins: North Bay Gateway.
1990 Skate Canada Pins: Figure Skating and a Barbecue.
A final appearance for Skate Canada's short-lived snowflake logo By 1990, the financial services and insurance company Sun Life was in its third year as title sponsor of Skate Canada, North America's oldest international figure skating invitational. Marked by a logo that appears to be a hybrid of a snowflake and an asterisk, the 1990… Continue reading 1990 Skate Canada Pins: Figure Skating and a Barbecue.