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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.
The Gatlinburg Space Needle is a 407 feet (124 m) tall observation tower in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States. The tower has an outdoor observation deck that provides a 360 degree view of the Great Smoky Mountains and the city of Gatlinburg. [1] Upon completion in 1969, it was the second tallest tower in the state of Tennessee.
He typically wears a Tennessee jersey bearing the number "00". In 2006, Smokey made it to the quarterfinals of the Capital One Mascot Challenge, also making several appearances in Capital One commercials. [5] He is a perennial favorite when he competes in national mascot competitions, and he was inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame in 2008. [16]
The Wheedle was also the official mascot of the Space Needle from the late 1970s until 1984. [ citation needed ] In May 1982 the Space Needle opened a new addition at its 100-foot (30 m) level amidst controversy about altering the then 20-year-old structure, a mixed-use restaurant and banquet facility called "The Wheedle in the Needle". [ 5 ]
Smoky appeared early on in the construction of the Olympic Village, with some sources claiming he was born on the same day that work on the Village began on 2 January 1932. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] He was a small black dog of uncertain ancestry, believed to be a combination of Scottish terrier , bulldog , Australian sheep dog along with other breeds ...
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 ...
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 ...
Space Needle may also refer to: CN Tower , an observation tower in Toronto, Canada, that is known locally as the "Toronto Space Needle" Gatlinburg Space Needle , an observation tower in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States