（歷屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)、殘奧會(huì)、青奧會(huì)吉祥物）1968-2018Olympicmascot（歷屆奧運(yùn)會(huì)、殘奧會(huì)、青奧會(huì)吉祥物）1968-2018Oly1Grenoble1968MascotThemascotofthe1968WinterOlympicGamesinGrenoble,FranceSchuss.SchussisthefirstofficialOlympicmascotoftheWinterOlympicGames.Grenoble1968MascotThemascot2Munich1972MascotWaldiDescriptionWaldiwasthefirstofficialmascotinthehistoryoftheOlympicGames.Heisadachshund,averypopularanimalinBavaria,famedforitsendurance,tenacityandagility.Themascotfeaturesseveraldifferentcolours:itsheadandtailarelightblue,withastripedbodyfeaturingatleastthreeofthesixOlympiccolours.Munich1972MascotWaldi3Montreal1976MascotsAmikmeansbeaverinAlgonquin,awidespreadlanguageamongtheNorthAmericanIndiansinCanada.DescriptionAmikappearswitharedstripfeaturingtheMontrealGameslogo,whichsymbolisestheribbontraditionallyusedforthewinners?medals.Thereisalsoaversionwithamulti-colouredribbon,inthecoloursoftheOrganisingCommittee.Montreal1976MascotsAmikmean4Innsbruck1976MascotSchneemannmeanssnowmaninGerman.DescriptionThefirstWinterGamesmascot,SchneemannworearedTyroleanhattypicaloftheregionthathostedtheWinterGamesforthesecondtime.Innsbruck1976MascotSchneeman5LakePlacid1980MascotThenameRoniwaschosenbyLakePlacidschoolchildren.Itcomesfromtheword“racoon”inIroquoian,thelanguageofthenativepeoplefromtheregionoftheStateofNewYorkandLakePlacid.DescriptionTheracoonisafamiliaranimalfromthemountainousregionoftheAdirondackswhereLakePlacidissituated.Theracoon'sfacialfeaturesandtheblackandwhitemaskaroundhiseyesareanodtothesunglassesandhatwornbysomeofthecompetitors.ThefivecoloursoftheOlympicringscanbefoundonsomeversionsofRoni.LakePlacid1980MascotThenam6Arnhem1980MascotsThefirsteverParalympicmascotswerecreatedthroughacompetitionheldbyAVRO,aDutchbroadcastingcompany,inwhichentrantswereaskedtosendinhand-mademodels.Thewinningbid,apairofsquirrelscraftedbyNeckyOprinsenfromSt.Michelsgestel,theNetherlands,wasprintedonmemorabiliasoldinArnhem.Arnhem1980MascotsThefirste7Moscow1980MascotsThe1980MoscowSummerOlympicGamesmascotMisha,the1980MoscowSummerOlympicGamesmascotisanamedMishaRussianbear,bythefamouschildren'sbookillustratorVictorChezkovdesign.Mishain1977December19,thefirstshowinfrontofpeople,theOlympicGamesinMoscowwillduringbeingusedinhundredsofsuchasplushtoys,porcelain,plasticproducts,glasswareandothersouvenirs,butalsoprintedastamp.Moscow1980MascotsThe1980Mo8Sarajevo1984MascotVu?koDescriptionThe1984WinterGamesmascotcameintheguiseofawolf,ananimaltypicallyfoundintheforestsoftheDinaricAlpsregion.Throughhissmiling,frightenedorseriousfacialexpressions,Vu?kogavethewolfaratherfriendlyappearanceandevenhelpedtochangetheusuallyferociousimageofthisanimal.Sarajevo1984MascotVu?ko9LosAngeles1984MascotThe1984LosAngelesSummerOlympicGamesmascot,Sam,Samtheeaglewithastarspangledbackground,red,whiteandblueistheUnitedStatesrepresentativecolor,representingAmericanLegend"UncleSam"clothingdressinacartoonshapeeagle.DesignedbytheDisneymascot,thefullflavoroftheUnitedStates,mascotsarecommercialusefromthestart.LosAngeles1984MascotThe1910NewYork1984-DanD.LionTheParalympicmascotofthe1984Games,DanD.Lion,wasdesignedbyMaryanneMcGrathHiggins,anartteacher.Thecharacterworerunningshoesandjoggingclothes.ThenamewasthenvotedonbystudentsoftheHumanResourcesSchool,aspecialeducationinstitutionforstudentswithseverephysicalimpairmentsrequiringspecialisedsupport,inAlbertson,NewYork,laterrenamedHenryViscardiSchoolinhonourofitsfounder.TheeventsheldinStokeMandevilledidnotofficiallyhaveamascot.NewYork1984-DanD.LionThe11Calgary1988MascotHidyandHowdyThemascots'namesrepresenttheCalgaryregion'shospitality.ThusHidyisanextensionof“hi”,andHowdyisshortfor“howdoyoudo”,atypicalWestAmericangreeting.Thesenameswerechosenbyacitizens'juryfollowingacontestorganisedbyCalgaryZoothatattractedalmost7,000entries.Calgary1988MascotHidyandHo12Seoul1988MascotThe“Ho”ofHodoricomesfromtheKoreanwordmeaningtiger,while“Dori”isacommonmasculinediminutive.Thenamewaschosenfrom2,295competitionentriessubmittedbythegeneralpublic.DescriptionThetigerappearsfrequentlyinKoreanpopularartandlegends.Withapositiveimage,itisoftenassociatedwithhumour,braveryandnobility.HodoriwearstheOlympicringsaroundhisneck.OnhisheadisatypicaltraditionalKoreanhat,thesangmo.TheribbononthehatisintheshapeofanSforSeoul,andappearsinvariousforms.Seoul1988MascotThe“Ho”ofH13Seoul1988-GomdooriTheGomdoori,whosenameisderivedfromtheKoreanwordfor“teddybear”,weretheParalympicmascotsforSeoul1988.Whilebearsarecommonlyassociatedwithwisdomandcourage,thepairisdepictedwiththeirlegstiedtogether,symbolisingtheabilitytoovercomeadversitythroughco-operationandtoencouragemankindtoworktogetherpeacefullyandharmoniously.Seoul1988-GomdooriTheGomdo14Barcelona1992MascotCobiThenameCobiisanallusiontoCOOB'92,anabbreviationoftheBarcelona'92OlympicOrganisingCommittee.Thenamewaschosenbecauseitissimpleandeasytopronounceinmostlanguages.Barcelona1992MascotCobi15Barcelona1992–PetraPetra,theParalympicmascotforBarcelona1992,wasdesignedbyJavierMariscal,aprolificSpanishdesignerandillustrator.Mariscal,whospecialisedinproductandindustrialdesign,notonlycreatedPetraandCobi,Petra’scounterpartfortheOlympicGames,butwasalsoresponsibleforthedesignoftheEXPO2000.Petraisdepictsapositive,extroverted,independent,energeticandbravegirlwithnoarms.Barcelona1992–PetraPetra,16Albertville1992MascotMagique[Magic].Severalstudies,financedbytheOrganisingCommittee(OCOG),wereconductedtofindanameforthemascot,butintheendnonewaschosen.However,onre-readinghisbrief,hiscreatorrealisedthattheword“magique”appearedseveraltimes.TheenthusiasticOCOGthusdecidedtonamethemascotaccordingly.DescriptionAlittleimpintheshapeofastarandacube,MagiquewasthefirstmascotthatwasnotananimalsincetheInnsbruck1976Games.Hisstarshapesymboliseddreamsandimagination.HiscolourscamefromtheFrenchflag.Albertville1992MascotMagique17Tignes-Albertville1992–AlpyDesignedbyVincentThiebaut,Alpy,themascotfortheTignes-Albertville1992ParalympicWinterGames,isshapedintheformoftheGrandeMotte,amountainthatispartoftheMassifdelaVanoise,inTignes.Paralympicmascotisdepictedonmono-skitohighlightitsathleticism.Tignes-Albertville1992–Alp18Lillehammer1994MascotsThemascots'namesrefertohistoricalfiguresfromthe13thcenturywhosedestinyiscloselylinkedtoNorwayandtheLillehammerregion:H?konIVH?konson,KingofNorwayfrom1217to1263,andPrincessKristin,hisaunt.DescriptionThefirstmascotsinhumanform,HaakonandKristinaretwohappychildren.Althoughtheywearmedievalclothesinreferencetotheirhistoricalroots,theyaremodernchildrenandexpresstheinterestsandvisionsofyoungpeople,suchasenvironmentalawareness.Lillehammer1994MascotsThema19Lillehammer1994–SondreSondretheTroll,themascotfortheLillehammer1994ParalympicWinterGames,isbasedonthetrollsdepictedinScandinavianfolklore.Theone-leggedskiingtrollwascreatedasaresultofanationwidecompetitionamongschools,withthewinningdesignhandedinbyJanneSolem.Inaseparatecompetition,thename“Sondre”waschosenfortheParalympicmascotasareferencetoSondreNorheim,oneofthepioneersofmodernskiing.Lillehammer1994–SondreSond20Atlanta1996MascotOriginallycalled“Whatizit”,thenameIzzywaschosenby32Americanchildrenagedfrom7to12fromamongthefollowingfivenames:Kirby,Starz,Zack,GleamerandIzzy.Thisshortlistwasproducedfromthemorethan3,300suggestionsfromchildrenin16differentcountries.DescriptionAproductofinformationtechnology,Izzyisblueandwearstrainingshoes.ThefiveOlympicringsareinvariousplacesaroundhisbody.AftertheClosingCeremonyofthe1992GamesinBarcelona,wherehereceivedamixedreceptionwhenfirstpresented,WhatizitwasredesignedandrenamedbythechildrenofAtlanta.Overtime,amouthappearedwheretherehadfirstbeenonlylips;starsappearedinhiseyes;andhisinitiallyskinnylegsbecamemoremuscled.Finally,anosegrewinthemiddleofhisface.Atlanta1996MascotOriginally21Atlanta1996–BlazeBlaze,thephoenix,waschosenasthemascotfortheAtlanta1996ParalympicGames,becauseheisnotonlyasymbolofrenewal,perseveranceanddetermination,butalsobecauseofthesignificanceofthephoenixasasymbolforthecityofAtlanta.DesignedbyTrevorIrvin,thebrightcolours,largewingspanandheightoftheParalympicmascotmakeitthepersonificationofthewillanddeterminationofpeoplewithanimpairmenttoachievefulllivesforthemselves.Today,asthesymbolofBlazeSportsAmerica,heisthemostrecognisablesymbolofdisabilitysportintheUSA.Atlanta1996–BlazeBlaze,t22Nagano1998MascotsOwlsSukki,Nokki,LekkiandTsukkiarealsoknownastheSnowlets.“Snow”recallsthewinterseason,duringwhichtheGamestakeplace,and“l(fā)ets”refersto“l(fā)et?s”,andinvitationtojoinintheGamescelebrations.Inaddition,thefirsttwolettersofthefournamesformtheword“snowlets”.“Owlets”meansyoungowls.DescriptionSukki,Nokki,LekkiandTsukkiarefoursnowyowls.Theyrepresentrespectivelyfire(Sukki),air(Nokki),earth(Lekki)andwater(Tsukki).ThechoiceoffourmascotsisanodtothefouryearsthatmakeupanOlympiad.Nagano1998MascotsOwlsSukki,23Nagano1998-ParabbitFortheNagano1998ParalympicWinterGames,awhiterabbitwithonegreenandoneredearwaschosentoasthemascottocomplimentthelogo.AcompetitionwasheldamongstudentstofindanamefortheParalympicmascot,with“Parabbit”beingchosenby3,408differententries.Nagano1998-ParabbitForthe24Sydney2000MascotsSydisareferencetoSydney,OllytoOlympicandMillietothenewmillennium.DescriptionThethreemascotsareaduck-billedplatypus(Syd),akookaburra(Olly)andanechidnaorspinyanteater(Millie).Theysymbolisethewater,airandearthrespectively.TheircolourscorrespondtothoseoftheGamesemblem,andallthreearetypicalexamplesofAustralianfauna.Sydney2000MascotsSydisare25Sydney2000-LizzyLizzy,thefrill-neckedLizardwaschosenasthemascotfortheSydney2000ParalympicGames.ThefrilloftheParalympicmascot,colouredingreenandgoldandintheshapeofAustralia,representsthecountry,withtheochrebodymirroringthecolouroftheland.Lizzy’sstrength,determinationandattitudesymboliseallParalympicathletesparticipatingattheGames.Sydney2000-LizzyLizzy,the26SaltLakeCity2002MascotsThenamesPowder,CopperandCoalareanallusiontoUtah'snaturalresources,itssnowanditsland.Over42,000schoolchildrengavetheiradviceonthemascots'names.TheOrganisingCommitteethenlaunchedanationalvotetodeterminetheirfinalnames.OtheroptionswereSky,Cliff,ShadowandArrow,Bolt,Rocky.DescriptionPowderisasnowshoehare,CopperacoyoteandCoalablackbear.Thehare?sspeed,thecoyote'sabilitytoclimbthehighestmountaintopsandtheblackbear'sstrengthillustratetheOlympicmottoCitius,Altius,Fortius(faster,higher,stronger).TheinspirationforthemascotscamefromancientUtahcultures.Eachwearsanecklacefeaturingtheanimalhe/sherepresentsintheformofapetroglyph(rockengraving)inthestyleoftheAnasazisorFremonts,ancientpeoplesfromtheregion.Inaddition,thethreeanimalswereoftenthemajorprotagonistsinNativeAmericanlegends,passedonfromgenerationtogeneration.SaltLakeCity2002MascotsThe27SaltLakeCity2002–OttoOttotheotter,theParalympicmascotforSaltLakeCity2002,waschosenbytheorganisingcommitteebecauseoftheanimal’sagilityandvitality.TheotterisananimalwithalonghistoryinUtah,withNativeAmericantribesoncelivingthereconsideringittobeoneofthemostpowerfulanimals.Havingnearlyreachedextinctionintheearly20thcentury,ottersweresuccessfullyreintroducedintothewildin1990,showingthateventhelargestsetbackscanbeovercome.SaltLakeCity2002–OttoOtt28Athens2004MascotsPhevosandAthena.ThenamesofthetwomascotsareareferencetotwogodsofOlympus:“Phoebos”isanothernameforApollo,thegodoflightandmusic;“Athena”isthegoddessofwisdomandprotectorofthecityofAthens.ThetwomascotsthussymbolisethelinkbetweenAncientGreeceandtheOlympicGamesofthemodernera.DescriptionPhevosandAthenaarebrotherandsister.Theyowetheirstrangeshapetoatypicalterracottadollintheshapeofabellfromthe7thcenturyBC,the“daidala”.TheysymbolisethepleasureofplayingandthevaluesofOlympism.Thechoiceofabrotherandsisterwasdeliberate:theyembodytheunityofmenandwomen,throughequalityandbrotherhood.PhevoswearsabluetunictorecalltheseaandthecolouroftheGamesemblem,whileAthenaisinorangetoevokethesunandtheParalympicemblem.Athens2004MascotsPhevosand29Athens2004-ProteasProteastheseahorsewascreatedtoexpressthevaluesoftheAthens2004ParalympicGames–Strength,Pursuit,InspirationandCelebration.SpyrosGogos,thecreatorofProteas,tookadeliberatestepawayfrompreviousParalympicmascotdesignsandcreatedwhathefeltbestrepresentedthenatureofthecompetitionsandtheathletes’constantgoalofachievingexcellencyAthens2004-ProteasProteas30Turin2006MascotsNeveandGliz:inItalian,“neve”meanssnowand“gliz”isanodtotheword“ghiaccio”,whichmeansice.DescriptionNeveisasnowball;Glizisanicecube.Together,theyrepresentthefundamentalelementsrequiredforsuccessfulWinterGamesandpersonifyWintersports.Neve,withfluidandroundedcontours,islinkedtoharmonyandeleganceofmovement.Sheisdressedinred.TheangularandsmoothshapesofGlizrecallthepowerandstrengthofathletes.Hewearsablueoutfit.Turin2006MascotsNeveandGli31Torino2006-AsterAssnowflakesareunique,soaretheathletesparticipatingintheParalympicGames.ThisideaisechoedbyAster,themascotoftheTorino2006ParalympicWinterGames.DesignedbyPedroAlbuquerque,thecomplexityanduniquenessoftheParalympicmascotrepresentstheuniquewayanindividualcanpracticesport,andalsotheiruniquewayoflife.Torino2006-AsterAssnowfla32Beijing2008MascotsEachnamerhymesbyrepeatingthesamesyllable:atraditionalChinesewayofshowingaffectiontochildren.Linkingthefivenamesformsthesentence“WelcometoBeijing”(BeiJingHuanYingNin).Themascotsformthe“Fuwa”,whichtranslatesas“good-luckdolls”.DescriptionThemascotscorrespondtothefivenaturalelementsand,apartfromHuanhuan,tofourpopularanimalsinChina.EachmascotrepresentsthecolourofoneofthefiveOlympicrings.Eachalsobearsawish,asitwastraditionalinancientChineseculturetotransmitwishesthroughsignsorsymbols.Beibeithefishisareferencetotheelementofwater.Sheisblueandherwishisprosperity.ThewavesonherheadarebasedonadesignintraditionalChinesepainting.Jingjingthepandarepresentstheforest.Heisblackandhiswishishappiness.PorcelainpaintingsfromtheSongdynasty(960-1234AD)weretheinspirationforthelotusflowersonhishead.Yingying,theTibetanantelope,representsearth.Heisyellowandhiswishisgoodhealth.DecorativeelementsfromWesternChinaappearonhishead.Nini,theswallow,representsthesky.Sheisgreenandherwishisgoodluck.HerdesignisinspiredbythoseonChinesekites.Swallowispronounced“Yan”inChinese,andanancientnameforBeijingwas“Yanjing”.HuanhuansymbolisesfireandtheOlympicspirit.Hisredcolourtransmitsthepassionofsport.Dunhunaggrottoartinspiredthedecorationonhishead,togetherwithcertaintraditionalgood-luckdesigns.Beijing2008MascotsEachname33Beijing2008-FuNiuLeleThecowFuNiuLelewaschosentobethemascotoftheBeijing2008ParalympicGamesonlyaftertheoriginal87designsforamascotwereallrejectedforvariousreasons.WuGuanYingcameupwiththecow,because,ashegrewuponafarm,itwashisunderstandingthatcowsweregentlecreaturesthatformedbondswiththehumanstakingcareforthem.TheParalympicmascotwaspaintedincolourstakenfromtraditionalChineseNewYear’sdrawingsandgifts.Itsnameliterallymeans“GoodLuck!(Fu)-Cow(Niu)-Happiness(Lele)”.Beijing2008-FuNiuLeleThe34Vancouver2010MascotsQuatchiandMigaDescriptionTheVancouverGamesmascotswerecreaturesinspiredbythefaunaandtalesoftheFirstNationsontheWestCoastofCanada.Quatchiisasasquatch,apopularcharacterfromlocallegendwholivesintheforest.Heiscoveredinthickfurandwearsbootsandearmuffs.Migaisaseabear,amythicalanimalthatispartkillerwh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RayofLight&Snowflake

RayofLightandSnowflakewerethemascotsoftheSochi2014ParalympicWinterGames.RayofLightcamefromadifferentplanetthatwasperpetuallyhot,andlandedonearth.Withamberskinandbright,largeeyesandhairlookinglikeflames,hewasoverwhelmedbythenewexperienceshemade.RayofLightsoonfoundoutthatheandthepeopleofearthhadalotincommon,hetookupNordicskiingandbecamefriendswiththepeoplearoundhim.Astheonlyalienonearth,though,hebecamelonely,untilonedayhesawashootingstarfallingtoearth,whichturnedouttobeSnowflake–agirlwithskinaswhiteassnow,comingfromaplanetthatwasperpetuallycold.SnowflakeandRayofLightbecamefriends,inventingthesportsoficesledgehockeyandwheelchaircurling.TheParalympicmascotsRayofLightandSnowflakestayedonearth,finallyacknowledgingthat,throughsport,theyarenotsodifferentfromhumansafterall.Sochi2014-

RayofLight&S42Nanjing2014MascotsNanjingisfamousforitsYuhuastones,whichlieonthebedoftheYangtzeRiverandareslowlypolishedsmoothbyactionofthewater.Knownas“rainflowerstones”,thesealluring,translucentpebblescomeinshadesofred,pink,yellow,whiteandgreen.Followinganationwidecompetition,thestoneswereselectedtocreatethesymboloftheNanjing2014YouthOlympicGamesintheshapeofacharacterbythenameofNanjingLELE.NanjingLELEwearsthecolourredasasignofenthusiasm,whilebluesignifieskindnessandselflessness;yellowsymbolisesmotivationandinitiativewhilstgreenadherestovitalityandpeace-lovingspirit.Nanjing2014MascotsNanjingis43Rio2016MascotThenameoftheOlympicmascotpay