Profile: Lapel Pins – 1974 World Championships, Munich, West Germany Olympia-Sporthalle, a multi-purpose venue that is part of Olympiapark built for the 1972 Summer Olympiad in Munich, West Germany, was put to good use two winters later when it hosted the 1974 World Figure Skating Championships under its cavernous and undulating roof. This is the… Continue reading 1974 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: It’s a Mystery.
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1980 World Figure Skating Championships Pin: A Missed Opportunity.
Profile: Lapel Pins – 1980 World Championships, Dortmund, West Germany Rightly or wrongly, the city of Dortmund, Germany, is known more as an industrial hub rather than as a glamorous and cosmopolitan city like Munich or Berlin. But that fact hasn't stopped Dortmund from a racking up a long history of hosting major figure skating events,… Continue reading 1980 World Figure Skating Championships Pin: A Missed Opportunity.
The Dortmund Three. 1983.
Figure Skating Pins Profile: 1983 European Championships Good things come in threes, it is said. The proof? Well, think of ... Wishes. Triplets. Little pigs. Wise men. Columbus' ships. Figure skating pins. That last one may not be as well known to all, and to be more specific about it, consider the pins made to… Continue reading The Dortmund Three. 1983.
The Loop Emerges. 1964.
Figure Skating Pins Profile: 1964 World Championships Just shy of a month after the Olympic Winter Games, the 1964 World Figure Skating Championships opened in Dortmund, West Germany, at the Westfalenhallen. Dortmund had previously hosted one major international figure skating event—the 1953 European Championships—so this was the first world figure skating meet held there. The… Continue reading The Loop Emerges. 1964.
Tapestry On Ice. 1973.
1973 European Championships at The Netropolitan Museum of Figure Skating Pins Sports event logos and designs can at worst be poorly conceived and executed and at best be both well-designed and memorable. It is a clear case of the latter for the 1973 European Figure Skating Championships, contested in Cologne, West Germany. The intricate, multi-layered… Continue reading Tapestry On Ice. 1973.