The Mascots for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics
January 7, 2009 by Sandy Mitchell
Filed under Sports Rumors
Have you met the mascots for the 2010 Vancouver/Whistler Olympic Games. There are two official mascots for the Olympic Games, one for the Paralympic Games, and a sidekick for the other three. They are:
- Quatchi – a Sasquatch, the mythical creature from the forests of British Columbia. He and Miga are the official mascots of the Olympic Games.
- Miga – a mythical sea beast that is part orca and part bear
- Sumi – an animal guardian spirit that has the wings of a thunderbird and legs of a black bear. She is the official mascot of the Paralympic Games.
- Mukmuk – the mascots’ sidekick is a Vancouver Island marmot.
Read more about the Vancouver Olympic mascots by viewing the above video or visiting their official Web site.
