Baltimore's brief turn on American figure skating's biggest stage Baltimore, Maryland, is among a long list of U.S. cities with a "one and done" record for hosting the United States Figure Skating Championships. And since the city consistently ranks high on the list for violent crime in the U.S., maybe it's a good thing the… Continue reading 1989 US Figure Skating Pins: One and Done.
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1988 US Figure Skating Pins: With Little Distinction.
Denver event failed to impress collectors with its official event pins "The official logo pin from the Championships was quite a disappointment to many people. In this important Olympic year, an outstanding design and product was expected. Instead, a small epoxy domed pin with little distinction was issued. The most popular pin of the event… Continue reading 1988 US Figure Skating Pins: With Little Distinction.
1987 US Figure Skating Pin: Of Architecture and Foundation.
The Tacoma Dome was reimagined with compulsory figure tracings Reviewing the history of lapel pins issued for United States national championships through 1990, there is only one to emerge that blends the shape of the venue with elements of figure skating. It's an unusual approach, to be sure, to feature the venue as the central… Continue reading 1987 US Figure Skating Pin: Of Architecture and Foundation.
1986 US Figure Skating Pins: Lost On Long Island.
A rocky ride to the Championships in out-of-the-way Uniondale When you fly into JFK Airport and take a taxi to Uniondale, Long Island, you're hoping for a straightforward ride—especially when you're headed to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. But in 1986, The Curator of The Netropolitan Museum of Figure Skating Pins, with an under-the-weather fiancée… Continue reading 1986 US Figure Skating Pins: Lost On Long Island.
1981 US Figure Skating Pins: Mission: San Diego.
An historical mission, Snoopy, outstanding skating, and colorful lapel pins mark the event February in Southern California, and particularly in San Diego, made for a very pleasant change of venue for a national figure skating championship. Winter garb could be left at home and instead daily temperatures in the low 70s could be enjoyed. It… Continue reading 1981 US Figure Skating Pins: Mission: San Diego.