Examining one of Canadian figure skating’s lingering pin mysteries When collectors talk about elusive pins, they usually mean those that are difficult to find. In the case of the 1985 Canadian Figure Skating Championships pins, however, the mystery has nothing to do with rarity. Instead, it centers on the design itself. The pins created for… Continue reading 1985 Canadian Figure Skating Pins: The Moncton Mystery.
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1974 Canadian Figure Skating Pin: Let It Snow(flake).
Canada's Maritime Provinces, Moncton, New Brunswick, welcomed Canada's finest figure skaters for the 1974 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. An unusually shaped event pin, a hexagon, marked the occasion and repeated the shape used for the pin that commemorated the 1972 World Championships, held in Calgary. The hexagon would make another appearance on a major championship pin in Canada when it was used for the the 1987 Skate Canada event.