Profile: Lapel Pins – 1974 World Championships, Munich, West Germany Olympia-Sporthalle, a multi-purpose venue that is part of Olympiapark built for the 1972 Summer Olympiad in Munich, West Germany, was put to good use two winters later when it hosted the 1974 World Figure Skating Championships under its cavernous and undulating roof. This is the… Continue reading 1974 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: It’s a Mystery.
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1963 European Figure Skating Championships Pins: Different But the Same.
Profile: Lapel Pins – 1963 European Championships, Budapest, Hungary Now more than 60 years ago, the best figure skaters on the European continent came together in Budapest, Hungary, for the 1963 European Figure Skating Championships, held at the outdoor Kisstadion in early February. It was the fourth time the event had been contested in the… Continue reading 1963 European Figure Skating Championships Pins: Different But the Same.
1988 Skate America Pins: Another Maine Event.
Unique shapes define the two event pins from an iconic competition For the second time in three years, the city of Portland, Maine, played host to the international Skate America event, marking the official kick-off of the post-1988 Olympic season. Among the memorabilia from this event, the two 1988 Skate America pins stand out, each… Continue reading 1988 Skate America Pins: Another Maine Event.
1986 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: Swiss Hospitality? Not So Much.
Profile: Lapel Pins – 1986 World Championships, Geneva, Switzerland There is an old saying about the hospitality of the Swiss people. Although that may be true in general, there was no particular hospitality shown when it came to the subject of pins selling out at the 1986 World Figure Skating Championships in Geneva. On just… Continue reading 1986 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: Swiss Hospitality? Not So Much.
1980 European Figure Skating Championships Medal: On Folklore.
Profile: Participant Medal – 1980 European Championships, Gothenburg, Sweden Stories about figure skating pins and collecting that have been handed down from collector to collector—the folklore—are among the most valuable bits of information from the "golden age" of collecting. Here at The Netropolitan, we strive to preserve those memories since they help to document a… Continue reading 1980 European Figure Skating Championships Medal: On Folklore.