Distinctive German flair and an of-the-era design are evident in event pin Like a number of European cities, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany,1 has a long and rich history of hosting top winter sports events, including the 1936 Olympic Winter Games and the 1956 World Figure Skating Championships. So when the 1969 European Figure Skating Championships glided into… Continue reading 1969 European Figure Skating Pin: Bavarian Cream of the Crop.
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1952 European Figure Skating Pins: Vienna Skates for You.
Event was marked by perhaps the only pins ever customized for participants The Blue Danube. Johann Strauss (I and II). Wiener Schnitzel. Sachertorte. The Vienna Philharmonic. Wiener Eislauf-Verein. The Austrian capital of Vienna is well-known for all these things and more, but it is the latter that plays into the 1952 European Figure Skating Championships,… Continue reading 1952 European Figure Skating Pins: Vienna Skates for You.
1962 European Figure Skating Championships Pin: On Neutral Ground.
Pin marks the first European Figure Skating Championship held in the Swiss city On beautiful Lake Geneva, the city of Geneva, Switzerland, has been host for multiple top-level figure skating events, from the World Championships in 1968 and 1986 to the European Championships in 1962 and 1976. Featured here is the diminutive pin from the… Continue reading 1962 European Figure Skating Championships Pin: On Neutral Ground.
1928 European Figure Skating Championships Pin: A Colorful Combination.
Troppau Skating Club in Czechoslovakia hosted the figure skating event for men From the 1928 European Figure Skating Championships, held in Troppau, Czechslovakia,1 comes this handsome and colorful pin and ribbon combination. Issued more than 95 years ago to commemorate the event, the pin looks as bright now as it must have been when first… Continue reading 1928 European Figure Skating Championships Pin: A Colorful Combination.
1949 European Figure Skating Championships Pins: The Biscione.
Serpent on the 1949 European Championships pins is steeped in Milan's history Many decades before Milan became a fashion center of Italy, the cultural hub welcomed Europe's most fashionable figure skaters to the 1949 European Figure Skating Championships. The event was one of firsts and lasts: it was the first European Championships to be held… Continue reading 1949 European Figure Skating Championships Pins: The Biscione.