Profile: Lapel Pins – 1986 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, North Bay, Canada 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 of a century since the event had been held in the small lakeside… Continue reading 1986 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: North Bay Gateway.
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1985 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: The Moncton Mystery.
Profile: Lapel Pins – 1985 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Moncton, Canada The pins made for the 1985 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, held in Moncton, New Brunswick, are a mystery from a design standpoint because of two unusual elements on them. It's usually easy to conduct research about an event and come up with an answer… Continue reading 1985 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: The Moncton Mystery.
1987 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: A Humble Snowflake.
Profile: Lapel Pins – 1987 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Ottawa–Nepean, Canada Canada's capital of Ottawa has been a regular host of major figure skating events, from Skate Canada International to Canadian Championships to North American Championships to World Championships. Many interesting pins from these events have been featured here at The Netropolitan Museum of Figure… Continue reading 1987 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: A Humble Snowflake.
1984 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: Shape Shifting.
Profile: Lapel Pins – 1984 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Regina, Canada Figure skating pin collectors usually could always count on events held in Canada to be commemorated with at least one lapel pin, often being unique in some way—whether in design, shape, size, or a combination of these attributes. The pins made for the 1984… Continue reading 1984 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: Shape Shifting.
1983 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: Flowing Like a River.
Profile: Lapel Pins – 1983 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Montréal, Canada Figure skating pins take all shapes and sizes and incorporate varying kinds of images and artwork, from symbols associated with the sport itself to those associated with the country or city hosting an event. Perhaps nowhere is this better represented than in the pins… Continue reading 1983 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: Flowing Like a River.