2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots

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The mascots for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games were introduced on November 27, 2007.[1] Inspired by traditional First Nations creatures, the mascots include:

  • Miga - A mythical sea bear, part orca and part kermode bear.
  • Quatchi - A sasquatch. He comes from the mysterious forests of Canada and dreams of being a hockey goalie.
  • Sumi - An animal guardian spirit with the wings of the Thunderbird and legs of a black bear who wears a hat of an orca whale. He lives in the mountains of British Columbia.
  • Mukmuk - A Vancouver Island Marmot described as "small and friendly", Mukmuk is not an official mascot but acts as their sidekick. He so far appears only on the Vancouver Olympics website, and not as a plush toy or life-size mascot costume as the other mascots do.

Miga and Quatchi are mascots for the Olympic Games, while Sumi is the mascot for the Paralympic Games.[2]

The mascots were designed by Vancouver-based Meomi Design. The first public presentation of the mascots took place before 800 schoolchildren at the Bell Performing Arts Centre in Surrey, British Columbia. This represents the first time that the Olympic and Paralympic mascots were introduced at the same time.

Miga

Quatchi

Sumi

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  1. ^ 2010 Vancouver Olympics' mascots inspired by First Nations creatures. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (November 27, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
  2. ^ Lee, Jeff (November 27, 2007), “2010 Olympic mascots unveiled”, The Vancouver Sun 

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