Logo and competitor pins that marked the Canadian Championships Calling itself “Gateway of the North,” the city of North Bay, Ontario, hosted Canada’s figure skating elite for the national championships in early 1986. It had been nearly a quarter century since the event was last held in the small lakeside town. Like many major competitions… Continue reading 1986 Canadian Figure Skating Pins: North Bay Gateway.
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1990 Skate Canada Pins: Figure Skating and a Barbecue.
A final appearance for Skate Canada's short-lived snowflake logo By 1990, the financial services and insurance company Sun Life was in its third year as title sponsor of Skate Canada, North America's oldest international figure skating invitational. Marked by a logo that appears to be a hybrid of a snowflake and an asterisk, the 1990… Continue reading 1990 Skate Canada Pins: Figure Skating and a Barbecue.
1989 Skate Canada Pin: On Snowflakes and Asterisks.
A turning point in Skate Canada pin design Helping to kick off the 1989–90 skating season was the annual Skate Canada event, held in Cornwall, Ontario, in late October 1989. For collectors, the 1989 Skate Canada pin represents more than a simple event souvenir—it marks a visible turning point in both design philosophy and the… Continue reading 1989 Skate Canada Pin: On Snowflakes and Asterisks.
1988 Skate Canada Pins: The Winds of Change.
From Thunder Bay to collectors' hands: a transitional pin set In 1988, the long-established and successful brand for the Skate Canada event, held annually each fall, began to show signs of transformation. A title sponsor had been added, and with it came a shift in how the competition was presented and remembered. The change is… Continue reading 1988 Skate Canada Pins: The Winds of Change.
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.