1989 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: Il Fait Frette.

Profile: Lapel Pins – 1989 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Chicoutimi, Canada Not very often do the Canadian Figure Skating Championships (often called "Canadians") take place in the province of Quebec, but the last national event of the 1980s was contested in the small arrondissements of Jonquiere and Chicoutimi,1 both part of the city of Saguenay.… Continue reading 1989 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: Il Fait Frette.

1983 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: Flowing Like a River.

Profile: Lapel Pins – 1983 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Montréal, Canada Figure skating pins take all shapes and sizes and incorporate varying kinds of images and artwork, from symbols associated with the sport itself to those associated with the country or city hosting an event. Perhaps nowhere is this better represented than in the pins… Continue reading 1983 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: Flowing Like a River.

A Canadian One and Done. 1975.

1975 Canadian Championships at The Netropolitan Museum of Figure Skating Pins Quebec City, capital of the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec, is a sister city of sorts to Tulsa, Oklahoma, when it comes to frequency of having hosted a national figure skating championship. Each city has hosted their respective national event exactly one time—creating an… Continue reading A Canadian One and Done. 1975.