His designer had just one night to prepare a plan for submission. The official mascot for the second Winter Olympics was a snowman that wore a Tyrolean hat from the Innsbruck region of Austria. Lake ...

The Olympics are on the horizon, learn about the history of the Olympic mascots and why they have become so iconic. Take your marks, get set and take on the ultimate Olympic mascot quiz!

Whether at sporting events or in advertising, mascots are cute companions that evoke emotions and create a sense of identity.

The mascot of the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow was Misha the bear, still fondly remembered by Russians today. A marvel of Olympic marketing, the chubby iconic bear was designed by Viktor ...

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REUTERS/Daniel Munoz/File Photo At first, it looked like an April Fool’s Day joke when the Australian white ibis emerged as a contender to become the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games mascot.

But the best part is when the mascot appears as a life-size character! They like to show up and dance to get the fans all hyped up. The Olympics didn't have an official mascot until 1972.

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.

A tearful executive at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service told staffers on Thursday that about 6,000 employees would be fired, a person familiar with the matter said, in a move that would eliminate ...

Bing Dwen Dwen has become a standout figure of the Winter Olympics not just because of its physical appearance but also due to the meaning it carries. The design draws inspiration from the iconic ...