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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1989 World Junior Figure Skating Pins: A Threepeat With a Repeat.
What goes around comes around ... sometimes sooner than later From the early to late 1980s, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, hosted the World Junior Figure Skating Championships every three years like clockwork: 1983, 1986, and 1989. When the event returned in 1989, it brought with it not just the top junior skaters from more than 20 countries,… Continue reading 1989 World Junior Figure Skating Pins: A Threepeat With a Repeat.
1980 Canadian Figure Skating Pins: Put a Bird On It.
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.
1988 World Junior Figure Skating Pins: They Come From a Land Down Under.
Championship marked the first ISU event ever held in the Southern Hemisphere Hosting major figure skating events hasn’t always been smooth sailing for Australia, the "land down under." Despite securing the rights to prestigious competitions, the country has faced its share of hurdles. Brisbane was unceremoniously dropped as the host city for the 2000 World… Continue reading 1988 World Junior Figure Skating Pins: They Come From a Land Down Under.
1979 Canadian Figure Skating Pins: No Thunder in Thunder Bay.
Event pins, while emblematic of the era, were decidedly understated Thunder Bay. The name alone paints a picture of overcast skies, chunky wool sweaters, the rich aroma of freshly brewed coffee, crusty artisan bread, and a steaming bowl of clam chowder. It doesn’t exactly scream "major figure skating event," yet in January 1979, it became… Continue reading 1979 Canadian Figure Skating Pins: No Thunder in Thunder Bay.