Event was second of three World Junior Championships to be held in Sarajevo in the 1980s The 1986 World Junior Figure Skating pin is a straightforward yet interesting collectible, marking that year's event held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. The championship, which brought together the best junior-level skaters from more than 20 countries, took place at the… Continue reading 1986 World Junior Figure Skating Pin: On the Flip Side.
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1957 World Figure Skating Pins: A Roundup from the Ice Rodeo.
Event pins are a piece of Colorado Springs' long and enduring sporting legacy Some of the finest figure skating pins from World Championships come from events held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the skating mecca in the near-middle portion of the state. It never hurt, either, that those events were held at the famed Broadmoor Ice… Continue reading 1957 World Figure Skating Pins: A Roundup from the Ice Rodeo.
1975 European Figure Skating Pins: On Dressing Warmly.
Championship in Copenhagen was marked by several unique lapel pins Denmark, the smallest of the five Nordic countries and famous for Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid (not the silly Disney version, the real Den Lille Havfrue), Legos, Tivoli Gardens, and all things hygge, saw Europe's best figure skaters gather in February 1975 in the… Continue reading 1975 European Figure Skating Pins: On Dressing Warmly.
1987 Skate Canada Pin: Limited Edition.
Collectors resorted to making special trades in order to acquired the sold out event pin According to a report in Skating magazine on the 1987 Skate Canada competition, held in Calgary, Canada, the pin issued to commemorate the event was produced in limited number and sold out before the event had concluded. That left collectors… Continue reading 1987 Skate Canada Pin: Limited Edition.
1981 and 1982 Skate America Pins: In the Beginning.
Both Skate America events featured an almost identically designed pin In October 1981, a new annual figure skating invitational—Skate America—was launched in North America and was contested in Lake Placid, New York. The event would be contested there again in 1982. And once in a while, figure skating pins made for different events end up… Continue reading 1981 and 1982 Skate America Pins: In the Beginning.