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.
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1985 Skate Canada Pin: Another Wonky One.
12th edition of the annual Skate Canada event featured a hit-and-miss lapel pin In the 1980s, not one but two lapel pins from a Skate Canada event featured failed attempts at calligraphy. The 1985 Skate Canada pin, featured in this blog, is one of those two, with letters and numerals that are uneven in size… Continue reading 1985 Skate Canada Pin: Another Wonky One.
1984 Skate Canada Pins: Victor Victoria.
Shield-shaped pin was a welcome change of design for the annual souvenir So many figure skating pins are round or rectangular that anything different is a refreshing and welcome change. Such is the case with the pins made to commemorate the 1984 Skate Canada event, held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. A traditional shield shape… Continue reading 1984 Skate Canada Pins: Victor Victoria.
1982 Skate Canada Pins: Kitchener–Waterloo in 82.
Event was the ninth Skate Canada and offered three different pins Like the previous eight Skate Canada events, 1982 Skate Canada was commemorated with lapel pins that carried the by-then-familiar stylized skater logo—the event brand, if you will. The city of Kitchener–Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, hosted the event, which saw 44 skaters from 12 nations come… Continue reading 1982 Skate Canada Pins: Kitchener–Waterloo in 82.
Skate Canada 1973–1980 Pins: The Early Years.
A retrospective of Skate Canada figure skating pins The 1973 Skate Canada International was the inaugural event of the senior-level invitational, staged in Calgary, Alberta, just a year and a half after the 1972 World Figure Skating Championships had taken place there. From 1973 through 1980,1 Skate Canada was the only major international figure skating… Continue reading Skate Canada 1973–1980 Pins: The Early Years.