Like other figure skating pins that commemorated U.S. events in the 1970s and 1980s, a decidedly patriotic motif was used for the main logo pin from the 1985 U.S. Figure Skating Championship pin. A flag in red and white defines the diminutive pin.
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1984 US Figure Skating Pins: Of Olympic Proportion.
Olympic-inspired design, disappointing execution. The 1984 US Figure Skating pins stand out in the hobby of collecting—not for their beauty or craftsmanship but for their puzzling origin. The primary logo pin from the 1984 US Figure Skating Championships, held in January in Salt Lake City, Utah, used a design unmistakably derived from the "Stars in… Continue reading 1984 US Figure Skating Pins: Of Olympic Proportion.
1983 US Figure Skating Championships: Three Rivers, Three Pins.
Besides the famous three rivers, three other things connected to Pittsburgh are the three pins issued for the 1983 U.S. Figure Skating Championship: two logo pins, in different sizes, and a mascot pin featuring Patches the Panda. Up to that time, no other national figure skating event had issued more than two pins, so this was a first, and the pins are fine mementos of a good, if not particularly memorable, event.
1959 US Figure Skating Pin: Of Simpler Times.
This ribbon from the 1959 U.S. Figure Skating Championships is from the estate of Bill Hickox, who, with his pair skating partner and sister, Laurie, and the entire U.S. figure skating team—and 71 others—perished on February 15, 1961, when Sabena Airlines Flight #548 crashed in Brussels, Belgium, en route to the 1961 World Figure Skating Championships scheduled for Prague, Czechoslovakia.
1982 US Figure Skating Pins: Tiny Treasures.
Indianapolis event featured the smallest pins issued for a US Championship to date The 1982 US Figure Skating Championships, held in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the now-demolished Market Square Arena, has two distinctions when it comes to the world of figure skating pins: first, the main logo pin was the smallest issued to date to commemorate… Continue reading 1982 US Figure Skating Pins: Tiny Treasures.