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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.
Wenlock is the official mascot for the 2012 Summer Olympics, and Mandeville is the official mascot for the 2012 Summer Paralympics, both held in London, England, United Kingdom. [1] Named after Much Wenlock and Stoke Mandeville , they were created by Iris, a London-based creative agency.
Håkon and Kristin were the official mascots of the 1994 Winter Olympics, and Sondre was the official mascot of the 1994 Winter Paralympics, both held in Lillehammer, Norway. Håkon and Kristin are two happy Norwegian children, a boy and a girl, both dressed in Viking clothes. Although they wear medieval clothes referring to their historical ...
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 ...
The Phryges are portrayed as two red triangular-shaped anthropomorphic caps. [10] They have arms in a slope and present their top parts flopping forward. [2] The Paris 2024 emblem is visible on their chests, [3] and their eyes are adorned by tricolor ribbons portraying the French flag, paying homage to the cockade of France.
Tina and Milo are the official mascots of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Winter Paralympic Games. [1] They are two anthropomorphic stoats. Tina and Milo were the winners of a public poll with more than 1,600 entries for the designs of the 2026 Milano Cortina mascots. The designs were all drawn by Italian students aged 6 to 14.
Blaze gained a solid fan base, and received more positive reception than the 1996 Olympic mascot, Izzy. [1] Today, Blaze is the most recognizable symbol of disability sport in America and is the symbol of BlazeSports America , a disability sports nonprofit organization that is the direct legacy of the Games. [ 2 ]
The mascots were named after the Greek gods Athena and Apollo, Phevos being a transcription of the modern Greek pronunciation of Phoebus, an epithet of Apollo.They were loosely modeled after an archaic Greek terra cotta daidala from the 7th century BC, which was recommended by curators at the National Archaeological Museum.