A curious design from Kitchener-Waterloo takes flight in skating pin history In the world of figure skating pins, it’s rare to see a bird as the central design element—especially for a major championship. So it might just be then that the pins made to commemorate the 1980 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, held in Kitchener–Waterloo, Ontario,… Continue reading 1980 Canadian Figure Skating Pins: Put a Bird On It.
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1987 World Junior Figure Skating Pins: Baby, It’s Cold Outside.
Subzero temperatures during the event contrasted with the warmth seen in the two event pins By 1987, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, had already established itself as a seasoned host of major figure skating competitions, having welcomed events like the 1980 Canadian Figure Skating Championships and 1982 Skate Canada. In December of 1986, the city once again played… Continue reading 1987 World Junior Figure Skating Pins: Baby, It’s Cold Outside.
1982 Skate Canada Pins: Kitchener–Waterloo in 82.
Event was the ninth Skate Canada and offered three different pins Like the previous eight Skate Canada events, 1982 Skate Canada was commemorated with lapel pins that carried the by-then-familiar stylized skater logo—the event brand, if you will. The city of Kitchener–Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, hosted the event, which saw 44 skaters from 12 nations come… Continue reading 1982 Skate Canada Pins: Kitchener–Waterloo in 82.
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.
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.