Olympic mascots (1968-2010)

Chat about anything and everything... (well almost anything) Whether it be the front porch or the pot belly stove or news of interest or a topic of your liking, this is the place to post it.

Moderator: S2k Moderators

Message
Author
HurricaneBill
Category 5
Category 5
Posts: 3420
Joined: Sun Apr 11, 2004 5:51 pm
Location: East Longmeadow, MA, USA

Olympic mascots (1968-2010)

#1 Postby HurricaneBill » Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:56 am

Since the Olympics are just around the corner, here are the mascots from past, present, and future Games.

1968 Grenoble, France Winter Olympics:
Schuss (unofficial mascot)
Image

1972 Munich, Germany Summer Olympics:
Waldi (dachshund)
Image

1976 Innsbruck, Austria Winter Olympics:
Schneeman (Tyrolean snowman)
Image

1976 Montreal, Canada Summer Olympics:
Amik (beaver)
Image

1980 Lake Placid, New York, USA Winter Olympics:
Roni (raccoon)
Image

1980 Moscow, Russia Summer Olympics:
Misha (bear cub)
Image

1984 Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Winter Olympics:
Vucko (wolf)
Image

1984 Los Angeles, California, USA Summer Olympics:
Sam (bald eagle)
Image

1988 Calgary, Canada Winter Olympics:
Hidy and Howdy (polar bears)
Image

1988 Seoul, South Korea Summer Olympics:
Hodori (tiger)
Image

1992 Albertville, France Winter Olympics:
Magique (Savoyard star)
Image

1992 Barcelona, Spain Summer Olympics:
Cobi (mountain sheep dog)
Image

1994 Lillehammer, Norway Winter Olympics:
Haakon and Kristin (Norwegian folk children)
Image

1996 Atlanta, Georgia, USA Summer Olympics:
Izzy (computer-generated blue character)
Image

1998 Nagano, Japan Winter Olympics:
Snowlets: Sukki, Nokki, Lekki, Tsukki (baby owls)
Image

2000 Sydney, Australia Summer Olympics:
Syd (platypus), Millie (echidna), Olly (kookaburra)
Image

2002 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Winter Olympics:
Powder (hare), Copper (coyote), Coal (bear)
Image

2004 Athens, Greece Summer Olympics:
Phevos and Athena (Greek children of modern times)
Image

2006 Turin, Italy Winter Olympics:
Neve (snowball) and Gliz (ice cube)
Image

2008 Beijing, China Summer Olympics:
Beibei (fish), Jingjing (panda), Huanhuan (olympic flame), Yingying (Tibetan antelope), Nini (swallow)
Image

2010 Vancouver, Canada Winter Olympics:
Quatchi (sasquatch) and Miga (sea bear); also pictured is Sumi (animal spirit), mascot of the Paralympics
Image
0 likes   

Return to “Off Topic”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 49 guests