5 mascots! I remember when VANOC announced that we had 3 and a sidekick. One of the criticisms was that 3 was too many. So now Sochi has 5.
The Hare, the Polar Bear and the Leopard are the Olympic mascots. The Ray of Light and the Snowflake will be the Paralympic mascots.
http://sochi2014.com/en/sochi-live/news/38689/
I like all 5 better than the London 2012 Mascots. Not a big fan of those.
Vancouver 2010 had Quatchi, Miga and Sumi.
London 2012 has Wenlock and Mandeville.
And Sochi 2014 has...
The Organising Committee for the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games have released the 11 finalists for their mascots. And Russians get to vote by text message. The winner will be announced February 26th.
The finalists are:
Polar Bear or Brown Bear
Father Frost or Rabbit
Bullfinch or Dolphin
Fire Boy or Sun
Snowflake or Leopard
Matryoshka Dolls
My thoughts?
Both bears are very similar to Mischa, the mascot from the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics.
Father Frost is Santa Claus and the Rabbit reminds me of the Easter Bunny.
Bullfinch kind of looks like the Twitter logo or one of those pig smashing Angry Birds.
Dolphins, I associate more with swimming and water and summer. Not the Winter Olympics.
Fire Boy goes well with the Snowflake character, but won't he melt the ice and snow?
The Sun - kind of the enemy of the Winter Olympics, No?
The Snowflake is kinda cute. Fire Boy and Snowflake look like they are supposed to be a pair.
The Leopard would look good as a speed skater, snowboarder, skier, luger, bobsledder, hockey player etc.
The Matryoshka Dolls, a pin with all 4 of them will be so big!
Which one would I vote for? No idea. Probably the Matryosha Dolls. Good thing I don't get a vote.
Really? Not my cup of tea. I think they are hideous. They look like something out of Dr Who.
Wenlock (Olympic mascot) and Mandeville (Paralympic mascot) were created from the last drops of steel left over from the construction of the final support beam for the Olympic Stadium.
Read more about them at London 2012 or buy the first mascot merchandise at the London 2012 online store.
Besides being our 10th wedding anniversary, yesterday Miga, Quatchi, Sumi and Mukmuk celebrated their 2nd birthday. Today is their birthday party at The Bay Downtown.
Did you know that at www.vancouver2010.com there are colouring pages and 3D paper mascots you can make yourself. Clicking on any of the images below will open the full size pdf file.
This is last years colouring page, Mukmuk has a 1 on his head.
alll images VANOC/COVAN
Check out all the mascot souvenirs available at the online store. I think the hooded towels are adorable.
Did you miss out on being an Olympic Torchbearer? Maybe you'll get a change to be a Paralympic Torchbearer.
VANOC/COVAN
From the news release:
Beginning March 3, 2010
The Paralympic Flame — which has no ancestral home — will spring to life in a special Aboriginal-themed Lighting Ceremony with a uniquely Canadian flair on the lawn of Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Each of the 10 provinces and three territories will select a torchbearer to participate in the ceremony.
Apply to Become a Paralympic Torchbearer
Any Canadian over 13 years of age who is interested in becoming a Paralympic Torchbearer may apply though the Province of British Columbia at http://www.yougottabehere.ca
Potential torchbearers will be asked to tell their story in 250 characters or less, explaining why they want to be a torchbearer in the 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay. They’ll also be asked to tell how they demonstrate the Paralympic values of courage, determination, inspiration and equality in their lives. What would being a torchbearer mean to you?
The Paralympic Torch Relay will light up the following Canadian cities and towns:
March 3 — Ottawa, ON.
March 4 — Quebec City, QC
March 5 — Toronto, ON.
March 6 — Esquimalt/Victoria, BC
March 7 — Squamish, BC
March 8 — Whistler, BC
March 9 — Lytton/Hope, BC
March 10 — Vancouver (Hillcrest)/Maple Ridge, BC
March 11 — Vancouver (UBC)/Vancouver (downtown)
March 12 — Vancouver (downtown)
November 27th, 2007 the Vancouver 2010 mascots were revealed at the Bell Performing Arts Centre in Surrey in front of an audience of 800 school children.
Miga, Quatchi and Sumi are designed by Meomi Design, a Vancouver- based company.
Miga is a sea bear who loves snowboarding.
Quatchi is a shy sasquatch who dreams of being a world famous (ice hockey) goalie.
Sumi is a guardian spirit who wears the hat of an orca, flies with the wings of the Thunderbird and runs on the legs of the black bear. Sumi is a big fan of all the Paralympic sports.
Joining the three mascots is their sidekick, Mukmuk. Mukmuk is a rare marmot unique to Vancouver Island. Mukmuk escaped from his cyber world only status on the 27th November 2008.
Today they are 2. Tomorrow they have a birthday party at The Bay in downtown Vancouver and you are invited to attend.
Thanks to Andrea here all the details:
To celebrate the mascots 2nd birthday, I have 4 pins to give away.
First up this Bell pin was given out in 2007 for the mascot launch in exchange for a coupon from the local newspaper. They are hard to come by and this one could be yours.
We're Next - A retail pin with a limited edition of 1000.
Mascot totem pin - this is not sold in stores. It's sometime given out at mascot appearances. (photo to follow)
Visa Mascot pin - a sponsor pin, that's not sold in stores.
Leave a comment on any post and get one entry, post a link to this post on your blog then leave a comment to let me know where and you get two entries, or twitter this post and leave a comment here and you'll get 2 entries. All comments must be left before 5:00pm PST on Sunday December 6th. 4 winners will be drawn that night.
Andrea also has a mascot pin to give away on her blog.
Check out the mascot page, there's games, wallpaper, videos and more.
