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mr.x · November 27th, 2007, 10:38 PM

brummad · November 27th, 2007, 10:40 PM

i like

Joop20 · November 27th, 2007, 10:45 PM

These are cool, so much better than the scary Athens mascots

but maybe Miga & co should move to another forum, I'm not sure whether they belong here lol

savas · November 27th, 2007, 10:58 PM

Yioupiii.... Happy Tree Friends goes Vancouver 2010!!!! They are sweet...

Canadian Chocho · November 27th, 2007, 11:15 PM

Mumuk is the coolest one.

LEAFS FANATIC · November 27th, 2007, 11:25 PM

I am pleasantly surprised. I was awaiting disastrous mascots....

Well done!

Calvin W · November 27th, 2007, 11:38 PM

4 threads about this? Still don't like them.

By the way what does this have to do with stadiums and arenas?

mr.x · November 27th, 2007, 11:49 PM

You're suppose to use your imagination...and that's what VANOC has done. They appease to children, and that's what really matters...which should mean big sales for the merchandise for Christmas. The main target of Olympic mascots are the kids...not for adults. And they are certainly easily merchandisable, which is also the whole point, compared to past mascots. Millions of dollars of games revenue come from merchandise.

I'd hold those negative thoughts if you look at what past host cities did:

Beijing

Torino

Athens

Salt Lake

Sydney

Nagano

Atlanta

Albertville

Joe P · November 27th, 2007, 11:53 PM

I love them. Well done VANOC!

Gecko1989 · November 28th, 2007, 03:29 AM

DUDE I LIVE IN vancouver this is the STUPIDEST SHIT I HAVE EVER SEEN WHY HAVE MADE UP ANIMALS LAAAAMMMMMEEEEE. Why not just have a Raccoon an Otter and a Grizzley bear there all cute all marketable and all ACTUALLY EXSITS!

Canadian Chocho · November 28th, 2007, 04:01 AM

Creativity.

diz · November 28th, 2007, 04:05 AM

quatchi!! yay

mr.x · November 28th, 2007, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gecko1989

DUDE I LIVE IN vancouver this is the STUPIDEST SHIT I HAVE EVER SEEN WHY HAVE MADE UP ANIMALS LAAAAMMMMMEEEEE. Why not just have a Raccoon an Otter and a Grizzley bear there all cute all marketable and all ACTUALLY EXSITS!

It's something called creativity and imagination....having simply representations of animals has been done way too many times.

The mascots combine native folklore (their names are native) with a west coast feel.

Joe P · November 28th, 2007, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr.x

The mascots combine native folklore (their names are native) with a west coast feel.

Which makes these mascots so awsome.

Man, I still can't get over those designs. They're incredible, especially compared to the mascots of other Olympics.

Once again, well done VANOC!

mr.x · November 28th, 2007, 05:48 AM

Mascot merchandise will be available TOMORROW at HBC stores nation wide.

Also tomorrow, the mascots will be in Toronto tomorrow to kick off a nation-wide campaign.

mr.x · November 28th, 2007, 07:05 AM

YouTube video of the mascot promotion video:

hubemx · December 7th, 2007, 07:10 AM

Best Mascot ever.
http://www.todoslosmundiales.com.ar/...s/mascot86.jpg

Jim856796 · January 1st, 2008, 06:48 AM

Venues in the Sochi Olympic Park are:

*Olympic Stadium
*Major Ice Palace
*Minor Ice Palace
*Sochi Olympic Curling Centre
*Olympic Skating Centre (to be exhibition hall)
*Olympic Oval (to be marketplace)

Calvin W · January 1st, 2008, 07:35 AM

Personally i'm all for these games going to Russia and Sochi. Good luck!

As for whether the best city won or not. The answers is yes it did. Vancouver wasn't the best city when it bid by far yet they will soon be hosting the games next is Russia's turn. Good for them.

wayhigh · January 2nd, 2008, 01:54 AM

i cant wait ......good luck SOCHI

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November 27th, 2007, 10:38 PM	#101
mr.x Ex-mod Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: █♣█ Vancouver Posts: 8,072 Likes (Received): 1	__________________ "My Homer is not a communist. He may be a liar, a pig, an idiot, a communist, but he is NOT a porn star." - Abe Simpson "Preparations for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics are progressing so well, it's boring. We'd like there to be some challenges, so we [the IOC] could shout at them." - IOC (Sept. 2007) "In medieval Europe if you didn't like somebody's argument and couldn't think of a real response you called them a witch and demanded they be burned at the stake. In the US you call them unpatriotic, and in Canada you call them racist."

November 27th, 2007, 10:58 PM	#104
savas produit hellenique Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,408 Likes (Received): 39	Yioupiii.... Happy Tree Friends goes Vancouver 2010!!!! They are sweet... __________________ Και πρώτα απ'όλα τι εννοούμε λέγοντας παιδεία; Την πληροφορία, την τεχνική, το δίπλωμα εξειδίκευσης που εξασφαλίζει γάμο, αυτοκίνητο κι ακίνητο, με πληρωμή την πλήρη υποταγή του εξασφαλισθέντος ή την πνευματική και ψυχική διάπλαση ενός ελεύθερου ανθρώπου, με τεχνική αναθεώρησης κι ονειρικής δομής, με αγωνία απελευθέρωσης και με διαθέσεις μιας ιπτάμενης φυγής προς τ'άστρα; M.X.

November 27th, 2007, 11:15 PM	#105
Canadian Chocho Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Managua/Toronto Posts: 3,463 Likes (Received): 1	Mumuk is the coolest one. __________________ Colonial Cities 1 2 3

November 27th, 2007, 11:38 PM	#107
Calvin W Canadian eh! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Where am I? Prove it! Posts: 2,036 Likes (Received): 8	4 threads about this? Still don't like them. By the way what does this have to do with stadiums and arenas? __________________ I AM SASKATCHEWANIAN!

November 27th, 2007, 10:40 PM	#102
brummad Oh! There he is!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 838 Likes (Received): 0	i like

November 27th, 2007, 10:45 PM	#103
Joop20 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 619 Likes (Received): 1	These are cool, so much better than the scary Athens mascots but maybe Miga & co should move to another forum, I'm not sure whether they belong here lol

November 27th, 2007, 11:25 PM	#106
LEAFS FANATIC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Toronto and Athens Posts: 3,147 Likes (Received): 72	I am pleasantly surprised. I was awaiting disastrous mascots.... Well done!

November 27th, 2007, 11:49 PM	#108
mr.x Ex-mod Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: █♣█ Vancouver Posts: 8,072 Likes (Received): 1	You're suppose to use your imagination...and that's what VANOC has done. They appease to children, and that's what really matters...which should mean big sales for the merchandise for Christmas. The main target of Olympic mascots are the kids...not for adults. And they are certainly easily merchandisable, which is also the whole point, compared to past mascots. Millions of dollars of games revenue come from merchandise. I'd hold those negative thoughts if you look at what past host cities did: Beijing Torino Athens Salt Lake Sydney Nagano Atlanta Albertville __________________ "My Homer is not a communist. He may be a liar, a pig, an idiot, a communist, but he is NOT a porn star." - Abe Simpson "Preparations for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics are progressing so well, it's boring. We'd like there to be some challenges, so we [the IOC] could shout at them." - IOC (Sept. 2007) "In medieval Europe if you didn't like somebody's argument and couldn't think of a real response you called them a witch and demanded they be burned at the stake. In the US you call them unpatriotic, and in Canada you call them racist."

November 27th, 2007, 11:53 PM	#109
Joe P Toronto homeboy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 268 Likes (Received): 0	I love them. Well done VANOC!

November 28th, 2007, 03:29 AM	#110
Gecko1989 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 104 Likes (Received): 0	DUDE I LIVE IN vancouver this is the STUPIDEST SHIT I HAVE EVER SEEN WHY HAVE MADE UP ANIMALS LAAAAMMMMMEEEEE. Why not just have a Raccoon an Otter and a Grizzley bear there all cute all marketable and all ACTUALLY EXSITS!

November 28th, 2007, 04:01 AM	#111
Canadian Chocho Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Managua/Toronto Posts: 3,463 Likes (Received): 1	Creativity. __________________ Colonial Cities 1 2 3

November 28th, 2007, 04:05 AM	#112
diz Unregistered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rip City Posts: 10,477 Likes (Received): 39	quatchi!! yay __________________ diz's Gallery \| one photo per whenever \| my Portland \| more Portland other cities: Calgary latest travel blog post: 3.13.2013 \| When I root, I root for the Timbers!

November 28th, 2007, 05:48 AM	#115
mr.x Ex-mod Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: █♣█ Vancouver Posts: 8,072 Likes (Received): 1	Mascot merchandise will be available TOMORROW at HBC stores nation wide. Also tomorrow, the mascots will be in Toronto tomorrow to kick off a nation-wide campaign. __________________ "My Homer is not a communist. He may be a liar, a pig, an idiot, a communist, but he is NOT a porn star." - Abe Simpson "Preparations for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics are progressing so well, it's boring. We'd like there to be some challenges, so we [the IOC] could shout at them." - IOC (Sept. 2007) "In medieval Europe if you didn't like somebody's argument and couldn't think of a real response you called them a witch and demanded they be burned at the stake. In the US you call them unpatriotic, and in Canada you call them racist."

November 28th, 2007, 07:05 AM	#116
mr.x Ex-mod Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: █♣█ Vancouver Posts: 8,072 Likes (Received): 1	YouTube video of the mascot promotion video: __________________ "My Homer is not a communist. He may be a liar, a pig, an idiot, a communist, but he is NOT a porn star." - Abe Simpson "Preparations for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics are progressing so well, it's boring. We'd like there to be some challenges, so we [the IOC] could shout at them." - IOC (Sept. 2007) "In medieval Europe if you didn't like somebody's argument and couldn't think of a real response you called them a witch and demanded they be burned at the stake. In the US you call them unpatriotic, and in Canada you call them racist."

December 7th, 2007, 07:10 AM	#117
hubemx BANNED Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: León - Cya - Qro Posts: 1,762 Likes (Received): 1	Best Mascot ever. http://www.todoslosmundiales.com.ar/...s/mascot86.jpg

January 1st, 2008, 06:48 AM	#118
Jim856796 The Q&A Guy Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Citizen of the World Posts: 6,743 Likes (Received): 7	Venues in the Sochi Olympic Park are: Olympic Stadium Major Ice Palace Minor Ice Palace Sochi Olympic Curling Centre Olympic Skating Centre (to be exhibition hall) Olympic Oval (to be marketplace)

January 1st, 2008, 07:35 AM	#119
Calvin W Canadian eh! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Where am I? Prove it! Posts: 2,036 Likes (Received): 8	Personally i'm all for these games going to Russia and Sochi. Good luck! As for whether the best city won or not. The answers is yes it did. Vancouver wasn't the best city when it bid by far yet they will soon be hosting the games next is Russia's turn. Good for them. __________________ I AM SASKATCHEWANIAN!

January 2nd, 2008, 01:54 AM	#120
wayhigh AwEsOmE Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bryansk RUSSIA Posts: 252 Likes (Received): 0	i cant wait ......good luck SOCHI __________________ LooKs sO kOOl Sochi 2014

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