1988 Calgary Howdy Olympic Cross Country Skiing Mascot Sports Pin

Description: Howdy Games Mark Olympic Cross Country Skiing Mascot Sports Pin from the 1988 Winter Olympic Games held in Calgary, Canada. New old stock on display card. About 1 1/8" high and 3/4" wide. Standard clasp fastener. Authentic Cloisonne type. Great trader for all future Olympic Games. US shipping only for this pin. Inventory reduction sale. NOTE: Now that the 2024 Summer Games have ended, there will be new interest in the 2026 Winter Games. This pin will be a great trader for those Games.1988 Calgary-For the first time, the Winter Olympics were extended to 16 days, including three weekends. The Alpine events were expanded from three to five with the inclusion of the super giant slalom and the Alpine combined. Team events were added in Nordic combined and ski jumping. Jumper Matti Nykänen took advantage of this new program to win three gold medals. The speed skating races were held indoors. Yvonne van Gennip surprised the favorites with three victories. Christa Rothenburger won the 1,000m. Seven months later she earned a silver medal in cycling to become the only athlete ever to win medals in the Winter and Summer Olympics in the same year. Figure skater Katarina Witt defended her Olympic title, while on the men's side Brian Boitano edged Brian Orser in an extremely close decision. Charismatic skier Alberto Tomba made his first Olympic appearance, winning both the giant slalom and the slalom. If you want to order multiple items, please let me invoice before you pay so that your payment will be correct. Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

Price: 7.95 USD

Location: Abbeville, Georgia

End Time: 2024-11-15T14:16:50.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4 USD