Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every Olympic Games since the 1960s has had a mascot, some undefinable, but the Milan-Cortina mascots are taking a shot at the ...

When they picked a mascot for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, they chose an eagle. The United States, eagle — it made sense. Likewise, a dachshund for Munich in 1972, a bear for Moscow in 1980 and a ...

The pair of animals chosen as mascots of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are stoats — weasel-like creatures that are at risk because of climate change. One of them is brown and the other is ...

Merchandise featuring the cheery red figure, which is based on a symbol of the French Revolution, has become a best seller at boutiques around Paris. By Liz Alderman Liz Alderman interviewed scads of ...

Every four years, the Winter Olympics organizing committee designs a mascot for that year's Games. From cuddly creatures to storied legends, sometimes even personified cultural symbols, Olympic ...