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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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Smoky (1931 or 1932 – April 1934), occasionally spelled Smokey, was a dog who became the mascot of the 1932 Summer Olympic Village and later the event as a whole. [2] He is often considered the first Olympic mascot.
Tina and Milo are the official mascots of the Milan-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 Milan-Cortina Olympic mascots. The designs were all drawn by Italian students aged 6 to 14.
The design process for the mascots began in September 1997, and after prototypes were created, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved the mascots in December 1998. [1] The Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) worked with Landor Associates of San Francisco, California , and Publicis to design and market the mascots.
The Mascot Selection Panel held a vote on a shortlist of proposed names on 28 May 2018, and names with the most votes were subjected to a trademark verification process before they became official. [11] The names of the mascots, Miraitowa and Someity, were announced when the mascots made their formal debut at a press event on 22 July 2018. [12]
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The mascots that are used for the Summer and Winter Olympic games are fictional characters, typically a human figure or an animal native to the country to which is holding that year's Olympic Games. The mascots are used to entice an audience and bring joy and excitement to the Olympics festivities.