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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 chosen mascots were announced without names on 28 February 2018. The winning entry was candidate pair A, created by Ryo Taniguchi. [6] 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]
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For more than 50 years, athletes competing in the Games have been cheered on by either a furry, feathered or slimy friend. But not all designs have been winners.
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 ...
Edition Host Mascot(s) Description Pictures 1978: Edmonton: Keyano: Grizzly bear: 1982: Brisbane: Matilda: Red kangaroo [1]: 1986: Edinburgh: Mac [2]: Scottish ...
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 ...
A torchbearer carries the Olympic flame over a building along the Seine River during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in Paris, France on July 26, 2024.