What is a Phryge? 2024 Olympic mascot, explained, from history to meaning for Paris Olympics
During the 1972 Munich Summer Games, Waldi, a dachshund dog breed designed by graphic artist Elena Winschermann, debuted and ...
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A look back at Olympic mascots through the years
The star-shaped mascot symbolized dreams and imagination at the Albertville Olympics. Cobi, a human Pyrenean mountain dog, was a reference to COOB'92, the abbreviation for the Barcelona '92 Olympic ...
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Meet the adorable mascots of the 2026 Winter Olympics
Tina and Milo, a pair of adorable stoats, are the mascots of the upcoming Winter Olympics. Tina, wearing a white winter coat, ...
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Meet Tom – the Rio 2016 Paralympic Mascot
Meet Tom, the Paralympic mascot of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games ... a Brazilian bossa nova song that has reached worldwide fame. The Olympic counterpart to Tom is also named after a musician, the ...
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Animals, snowmen, and… whatzits: Olympic mascots through time
The word mascot comes from an opera called La Mascotte that was performed in France in 1880. The lead opera singer was so well-received that jewellers created a bracelet charm of the adored singer ...