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The Olympic Salute sculpted by Gra Rueb, sculpted for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The Olympic salute is a variant of the Roman salute, with the right arm and hand stretched and pointing upward, the palm outward and downward, with the fingers touching. However, unlike the Roman salute, the arm is raised higher and at an angle to the ...
The torch resembles two overlapping, fluttering ribbons. The red represents the flame and the white represents ice. It is the same color pallet from the 2008 torch, but with different representations. When a torchbearer passes the flame to another, it is locked to represent mutual understanding and respect between different cultures. A special ...
An Olympic medal is awarded to successful competitors at one of the Olympic Games. There are three classes of medal to be won: gold , silver , and bronze , awarded to first, second, and third place, respectively.
The meaning behind the colors of the Olympic rings. Given what we know about colors and their many symbolic meanings, it seems like it’d be safe to assume that each color featured in the Olympic ...
The emblem is named "Winter Dream". It is inspired by a Chinese character "冬" (Winter) with the ribbon motif, representing and traditional and modern Chinese culture. On the upper part is the skater and the lower part is the skier. It also combines with the colors of the olympic and Chinese flags. The emblem was created by Chinese artist Lin ...
The Olympic Movement uses symbols to represent the ideals embodied in the Olympic Charter. The Olympic symbol, better known as the Olympic rings, consists of five intertwined rings and represents the unity of the five inhabited continents (Africa, The Americas (is considered one continent), Asia, Europe, and Oceania). The coloured version of ...
The favorite colors for the red, white and blue at the Olympic swimming pool are silver and bronze. Through four days at La Defense Arena, the mighty U.S. team has won a bunch of medals — 15 in ...
The Olympic athletes representing the UK embodied the Union Jack flag during the opening ceremony in 1976. The men wore blue suit jackets and khakis, while the women looked posh in red skirt suits ...