The Canadians did a U-turn of sorts with the event pin When the 1973 Canadian Figure Skating Championships came to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the seaport city could already boast an impressive record of hosting major figure skating and winter sports events, including the 1960 World Figure Skating Championships. By historical accounts, the 1973 Canadian… Continue reading 1973 Canadian Figure Skating Pin: That Was Unexpected.
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1960 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: Beautiful British Columbia.
Event was the first world meet hosted by Canada since 1932 Vancouver, Canada, welcomed more than 80 of the world’s elite figure skaters to British Columbia in March to compete in the final ritual of winter: the World Championships. The pins produced to commemorate the 1960 World Figure Skating Championships feature intersecting, superimposed ovals that… Continue reading 1960 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: Beautiful British Columbia.
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.
Canadian Lookalikes. 1973–1980.
The 1973 Skate Canada International, the inaugural event of the senior-level invitational, was held in Calgary, Alberta, just a year and half after the 1972 World Figure Skating Championships had taken place there. From 1973 through 1980, Skate Canada was the only annual major international figure skating competition contested in North America.