Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts

Quatchi, Miga and Mukmuk - 2010 Winter Olympics in Canada


Quatchi and Miga, was the mascots for the 2010 Winter Olympics and "Sumi" was the mascot 2010 Paralympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Quatchi — a shy and gentle Sasquatch with a long brown beard and blue earmuffs meant to conjure the mystery and wonder associated with the Canada’s wilderness.
Miga — a snowboarding sea-bear inspired by the First Nations’ legends of the Pacific Northwest. Miga, described as mischievous and outgoing, is part sea-bear and part orca whale.

Mukmuk  a sidekick to the aforementioned mascots. He is a marmot from Vancouver Island described as "small and friendly".

You can see more details about them or a video introduction to these characters in the official 2010 Olympics website.

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Amik - 1976 Summer Olympics in Canada


Amik was the mascot of the 1976 Summer Olympics. Amik was a beaver. In the Anishinaabe language, amik means "beaver." The beaver was chosen as mascot, because it represents hard work and it is also an animal native to Canada, the country where the games were held. (source: link)

Hidy and Howdy - 1988 Winter Olympics in Canada


Hidy and Howdy were the official mascots of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They were twin polar bears who wore western/ cowboy style outfits. (source: link)