Profile: Lapel Pin – 1990 Skate America, Buffalo, New York By 1990, Buffalo, New York, had not hosted a major figure skating event since the 1971 US Figure Skating Championships were in town, and even then the city was not known as a skating town by any means. But what Buffalo had become known for… Continue reading 1990 Skate America Pin: Upstate New York Skate of Mind.
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1984 European Figure Skating Championships Pins: East Bank, West Bank.
Profile: Lapel Pins – 1984 European Championships, Budapest, Hungary More than 20 years had passed since Europe's premiere figure skating event had taken place in the city of Budapest, Hungary, on the banks of the Danube and behind the so-called "Iron Curtain." So when the 1984 European Figure Skating Championships were staged there, just ahead… Continue reading 1984 European Figure Skating Championships Pins: East Bank, West Bank.
1964 US Figure Skating Championships Pin: Find Your Grail.
Profile: Lapel Pin – 1964 US Figure Skating Championships, Cleveland, Ohio The pin from the 1964 US Figure Skating Championships, held in Cleveland, Ohio, is considered by seasoned collectors to be the "holy grail" of figure skating pins, although it rightly can be argued that the pin from the 1958 US Figure Skating Championships is… Continue reading 1964 US Figure Skating Championships Pin: Find Your Grail.
1988 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: Hits and Misses.
Profile: Lapel Pins – 1988 World Championships, Budapest, Hungary A post-Olympic world championship in most any sport is usually a bit of a letdown. The same can be said of the main lapel pins produced to mark the 1988 World Figure Skating Championships, held in Budapest, Hungary. The splotchy coloration, unevenly filled letters, and pitted… Continue reading 1988 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: Hits and Misses.
1988 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: Road to Calgary.
Profile: Lapel Pins – 1988 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Victoria, Canada An Olympic year. 1988. And, in a bonus for Canadians, the Winter Games on home turf in Calgary the same winter. Ten years had passed since the last national figure skating championship had been staged in Victoria, British Columbia, but the 1988 Canadian Figure… Continue reading 1988 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: Road to Calgary.