Mascot Madness and Sideline Shenanigans
Well, another season of hoping for a good Olympic mascot is over... Maybe 2016 will be good to us. The organizing committee for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games has released their shortlist of mascots for voting. And, other than not really being a "short" list, it includes some familiar and not so familiar faces. First of all, there is … [Read more...]
Alright, I really don't need to say much about this story because it sort of tells itself. You'd think these countries would learn after the craziness of the 2012 london Mascots, but not so in this case. The Russians are now accepting any and every submission from professionals down to the most youthful of school children and already have … [Read more...]
In the picture above, you can see the Mascots from the London 2012 Olympics, Wenlock and Mandeville. Well, contrary to popular opinion, people, especially kids, seem to love the crazy phallic symbols. There is just one problem. They can't hold anything, they can't run, and they can hardly shake hands. The mascots were created to inspire … [Read more...]
Our friends over at Deadspin decided to add to the debacle of the 2012 London Olympics mascots by throwing a mascot photoshop contest. The results were nothing short of spectacular. This just goes to show you that there is no one quite as passionate (or bored) as a Deadspin reader with a pirated copy of photoshop. See the epic results at … [Read more...]
There is a lot of uproar over the Official 2012 Summer Olympic mascots unveiled on Wednesday. It seems nobody likes them. Well, there have been quite a few enterprising folks that have come up with their own versions... this one above is by far my favorite. I feel it represents London well. Special props to Hilary_W on Twitter, the … [Read more...]
With the unveiling of the 2012 Olympic Mascots come a whole slew of propaganda aimed at "selling" us and making us love the new guys, no matter how ridiculous they are. Well, here's one of the biggest (and no doubt most expensive) creations that looks like it is straight out of a Pixar film of sorts. It's called "Out Of A Rainbow" and it is … [Read more...]
OK, every Olympic year we are promised mascots that are revolutionary, and that make a statement about what the Olympic games really mean. Well, if that's the case, I have no idea what the Olympics are all about because Wenlock and Mandeville were debuted on Wednesday as the mascots for the 2012 Olympic Summer Games to take place in London, … [Read more...]
We got this somewhat interesting story from Nicholas, a loyal reader of YMS, and it answered a question in all of our minds... What happens to the Olympic Mascots after the Olympics are over? Well, let's just say the truck in the picture above is not taking them to Disneyland. According to this article, the mascots (at least the costumes) … [Read more...]
I know we are a little late to report this one, but after we talked about how Sumi was AWOL from The Olympic Winter Games, it is only fair that we give him time to shine. Sumi made a big entrance at the opening ceremonies flying high above the crowd in his debut as the only mascot of the Paralympic Winter Games. It was a huge step as I don't … [Read more...]
Russia had an agenda going into the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. They wanted to win 40 medals, but only ended up with 15, and... They wanted to scare/confuse children and adults alike by introducing them to the Blue Cheburashka mascot that was roaming the games. This has created some confusion with Russia hosting the next Winter … [Read more...]
