In the gallery below, The Netropolitan Museum of Figure Skating Pins has on display a participant medal from the 1939 World Championships where ladies from seven nations competed for the title of best in the world. This medal would have been produced for and given to competitors and possibly event officials.
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1961 World Figure Skating Pins: Myths Dispelled.
Three decades after the canceled event, collectors learned new information about lapel pins Until 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic brought much of the world to a halt, the World Figure Skating Championships had been canceled only once for a reason other than a world war. That year was 1961, following the tragic loss of the… Continue reading 1961 World Figure Skating Pins: Myths Dispelled.
1948 European Figure Skating Medal: Before the Czechoslovak Coup d’État.
A high-quality, heavy participant medal marked the Prague event Just about 30 days before the Czechoslovak coup d'état that led to more than 40 years of hard-line communist rule in Czechoslovakia, the 1948 European Figure Skating Championships took place in Prague, with a handsome medal made for participants and select others. This was the same… Continue reading 1948 European Figure Skating Medal: Before the Czechoslovak Coup d’État.
1934 European Figure Skating Medal: Simplicity Rules the Day.
Small medal is a lasting memory of the event, now more than 90 years ago The 1934 European Figure Skating Championships participant medal featured in today's blog is a lasting memento from the annual event, held that year in Prague, Czechoslovakia, for women and pairs. The championship showcased some of the finest talents in figure… Continue reading 1934 European Figure Skating Medal: Simplicity Rules the Day.
1988 European Figure Skating Championships Pins: Of Spires and Spirals.
Profile: Lapel Pins – 1988 European Championships, Prague, Czechoslovakia By 1988, it had been 40 years since a European Figure Skating Championships had taken place in Prague, Czechoslovakia, a city known for the magnificent cathedral spires that define its skyline—and from which it earns the nickname "City of a Hundred Spires." Although the collectible lapel… Continue reading 1988 European Figure Skating Championships Pins: Of Spires and Spirals.