Championships were the first held in Calgary since 1965—and the fourth to date in that city Eleven years before Calgary called the world to "Come Together" for the 1988 Olympic Winter Games, another grand gathering took over the city—one that swapped broncos for brackets, spurs for Salchows, and cowboy hats for crisp double Axels. The… Continue reading 1977 Canadian Figure Skating Pins: Western Flair.
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1987 Skate Canada Pin: Limited Edition.
Collectors resorted to making special trades in order to acquired the sold out event pin According to a report in Skating magazine on the 1987 Skate Canada competition, held in Calgary, Canada, the pin issued to commemorate the event was produced in limited number and sold out before the event had concluded. That left collectors… Continue reading 1987 Skate Canada Pin: Limited Edition.
Skate Canada 1973–1980 Pins: The Early Years.
A retrospective of Skate Canada figure skating pins The 1973 Skate Canada International was the inaugural event of the senior-level invitational, staged in Calgary, Alberta, just a year and a half after the 1972 World Figure Skating Championships had taken place there. From 1973 through 1980,1 Skate Canada was the only major international figure skating… Continue reading Skate Canada 1973–1980 Pins: The Early Years.
1972 World Figure Skating Championships Pin: Come Together in Calgary.
An unusual and bold shape defines the 1972 World Championships pin Sixteen years before the world would "Come Together in Calgary" for the 1988 Olympic Winter Games, the world came together in that city for the 1972 World Figure Skating Championships, commemorated with an unusual and memorable pin. The hexagonal shape and bright orange color… Continue reading 1972 World Figure Skating Championships Pin: Come Together in Calgary.
Canadian Lookalikes. 1973–1980.
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.