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 2024 Paris mascots are named Olympic Phryge and Paralympic Phryge. They are based on the traditional small Phrygian hats that have symbolised freedom throughout French history.

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 ...