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The Olympic mascots are fictional characters who represent the cultural heritage of the location where the Olympic Games are taking place. They are often an animal native to the area or human figures. One of the first Olympic mascots was created for the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble; a stylized cartoon character on skis named Schuss.
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The first official Olympic mascot dates back to the 1968 Grenoble Games in France when "Shuss," a big-headed fellow on skis, debuted. Later Games took the mascot creation more seriously, and their ...
Credit - Kevin Voigt—Getty Images T he Paris Summer Olympics opening ceremony has already garnered much attention, from a freshly-decapitated Marie Antoinette —who was still singing—to an ...
Izzy sprints past them, exemplifying Olympic events such as racing, long jumping, and kayaking to save Spartin from drowning. Izzy makes his way to the Tribunal of Elders and is given thanks for saving Spartin, the son of one of the elders. Instead of a reward, Izzy asks if he can go down to Earth to try out for the Olympic Games.
The baby elephant is precious, but not just because she’s cute. Her species is endangered, and she embodies everything Disney's Animal Kingdom is working toward, as USA TODAY learned behind the ...