A maple leaf, a landmark, and a maritime moment—no blades required You wouldn’t expect a windswept Atlantic port city to be a repeat favorite for hosting figure skating championships—but Halifax, Nova Scotia, has done just that. The 1981 Canadian Figure Skating Championships landed in this busy seafaring hub, and its official event pins took a… Continue reading 1981 Canadian Figure Skating Pins: Maritime Time.
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Skate Canada 1983 Pins: The Ones With the Wonky “n.”
Event was marked with a classically shaped pin characterized by amateurish lettering Way up in Atlantic Canada sits Halifax, a seaport city in the province of Nova Scotia that has hosted a number of figure skating championships, including the 1990 World Figure Skating Championships and the 1983 Skate Canada event, the subject of this blog… Continue reading Skate Canada 1983 Pins: The Ones With the Wonky “n.”
1990 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: First and Last.
Profile: Lapel Pins – 1990 World Figure Skating Championships, Halifax, Canada Get ready to embark on a journey back to the 1990s! Hosted in the Canadian Maritimes city of Halifax, the 1990 World Figure Skating Championships made history in two memorable ways: for ushering in the beginning of one era while sending another one packing.… Continue reading 1990 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: First and Last.