Mascot Search Underway for London 2012 The London 2012 Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) kicked off its mascot search last week, which will include hopeful applicants ...

Mandeville is one half of the mascot team consisting of Wenlock and Mandeville that were created for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Formed from the last steel girder of the Olympic ...

Having made his mark on the world of music videos and ads, the director is moving into features with the latest Paddington film. Here, he discusses taking on the mantle of Britain’s most beloved bear ...

On your marks – get set – collect! Mascot Launch London 2012 has two mascots. Wenlock is the Olympic mascot and is named after the village of Much Wenlock where Pierre de Coubertin had the ...

The steel mascots have a number of distinctive design features, including yellow traffic lights on their heads, inspired by London’s iconic black taxis. The Olympic rings are incorporated into a ...

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 ...

But the best part is when the mascot appears as a life-size character! They like to show up and dance to get the fans all hyped up. The Olympic Games didn't have any official mascots at the beginning.

Editor’s note: Follow Olympics opening ceremony live updates. Mascots are synonymous with sports, and the Olympics, worldwide ...

The Olympics didn't have an official mascot ... represent the three places on the podium. Cool fact: London used 84 sculptures of the mascots to help guide tourists during the Games.