Front:
PLACID
JAN
1984
12946
Olympics 84
ÚSA
20c
OCK
ОСКИ
Robet Gultiomith
LAKE
Back:
Modern ice skating originated sometime in the late four-
teenth century, when skates appeared in the Nether-
lands. Skaters used the numerous frozen waterways there
as winter roads. However, the art of skating has since
developed into one of the most artistic competitions in
the modern-day Winter Olympic Games — Ice Dancing.
In this delightful Olympics event, contestants ... made
up of male and female partners . . . gracefully glide over
the ice and perform various movements before an audi-
ence and a panel of judges. Each pair of skaters adapts
a number of movements from ballet, jazz, modern
dance, and even rock and roll into a carefully executed
skating routine where they actually seem to dance to-
gether across the ice. During the 1984 Winter Olympics
in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, the Ice Dancing competition
will be held in the Zetra Sports and Recreation Complex.
In honor of this enchanting Olympics event, the United
States Postal Service issued the stamp that is featured on
this Maximum Card.
No. 84-5
©1984 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation • Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by Robert Goldsmith.
