Whether at sporting events or in advertising, mascots are loyal companions that evoke emotions and create a sense of identity. From Shuss, the first ...

France introduced the "first" Olympic mascot during the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. The Schuss ― a Z-shaped skier with a big red head, blue legs, and a single sky ― was seen more as a symbol ...

Magique was the first mascot that was not an animal since 1976. The star-shaped mascot symbolized dreams and imagination at the Albertville Olympics. Cobi, a human Pyrenean mountain dog, was a ...

What was the first Olympic mascot? The first Olympic mascot, also known as 'Schuss' was designed ahead of the 1968 Winter Olympics being held in Grenoble. The designer, 'Aline Lafargue' was only ...

Learn more about the vibrant Japanese capital city that will host this year's Olympics, and find out what they have chosen for mascots and medal designs, below. This is Miraitowa (pronounced ...

A company selected to sell stuffed mascot dolls for the Tokyo Summer Games gave millions of yen to an acquaintance of a suspect in the widening Olympic bribery scandal, investigative sources said.