DEAD! Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 http://sochi2014.com/en/sochi-live/news/38689/26 february 2011Five Mascots Selected for Sochi 2014February, 26th, Moscow, Russia ? The Hare, Polar Bear and Leopard have been chosen as the official Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games mascots following the results of a public vote during the live television show "Talismaniya Sochi 2014 - The Final? on Channel One. The Ray of Light and the Snowflake will be the Paralympic Winter Games mascots in 2014.Commenting on the results of the live vote, Dmitry Chernyshenko, President and CEO of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, said:?Today, the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games have adopted its own symbols and, for the first time in the history of the Olympic Movement, the whole country was involved in choosing the mascots. There are three mascots for the Olympic Winter Games, representing the three places on the Olympic podium. All top-three characters according to the Olympic system will become the Olympic Winter Games mascots. The mascots are the choice of the whole our country and will remain in the history of the Olympic movement?.The Russian people were voting by sending a text message to the number ?2014? or calling a free phone line, with a specific phone number for each mascot candidate. An equal possibility to vote was provided by the Sochi 2014 Partners Megaphone and Rostelecom and the Channel One experts to all russian citizens, no matter in what time zone they live.At 11.20 pm (GTM+3 hours) the final results of the vote were announced. The election council made the decision that thetop-three characters with maximum number of votes would all become the Olympic Winter Games mascots: the Polar Bear, the Hare and the Leopard.The honour of selecting the Paralympic Winter Games mascot was given to the Paralympic champions. After a period of deliberation, representatives of the Paralympic Movement - the Paralympic Games champion and the general secretary of Russian Paralympic committee Mikhail Terentiev, the Paralympic champion and the Sochi 2014 Ambassador Olesya Vladykina, and Paralympic sportsmen Alexander Alyabyev, Vladimir Kiselyov, Margarita Koptilova, Xenia Ovsyannikova and Igor Pustovit ? have named Ray of Light and Snowflake as the Paralympic Winter Games mascots.Commenting on the Paralympic Winter Gamesmascot selection, Mikhail Terentiev said:?It?s the great honor for us to choose the symbol of the first Paralympic Games in history of our country. The Games will help to deliver positive changes to the lives of millions of people with a disability. It is very important to us that the millions of people living with a disability can find hope and understand that they can achieve incredible goals.?The story of our fantastic mascots is that they arrived from a far-out planet and that they have infinite potential. It is a highly powerful and emotional image that, despite the difference in theirmake-up, the Ray of Light and the Snowflake are so united. I?m sure our two mascots will provide further inspiration to our future Paralympic champions and will help to develop Paralympic sports in Russia.?Following the contest regulations, all the rights to the mascot images have now passed to the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee. All of the authors of the designs that appeared in the final have received certificates for attending the opening ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2014. The authors of the design ideas, which became prototypes of the mascots, have also been awarded with commemorative medals and gifts from the Sochi 2014 Partner Megaphone.The authors are:? Oleg Serdechniy, 1957, Sochi (the White bear),? Vadim Pak, 1977, Nakhodka (the Leopard),? Silviya Petrova, 1994, the Chuvash republic state, Yankovsky region, New Buyanovo village (the Hare)? Natalia Balashova, 1963, Moscow (the Ray of Light),? Anna Zhilinsky, 2002, St.-Petersburg (the Snowflake).All of the finalists of the all-Russia contest visited the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee offices before the vote and met with Dmitry Chernyshenko. The authors have received the encyclopedia ?History of the Olympic Games: from Athens to China? containing a written message from the President of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee.The program ?Talismanya. Sochi 2014 - The Final?, which included the vote, lasted for more than one and a half hours. During this time the audience could once again get acquainted with candidates for Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, view the new videos specially created for each character and evaluate the merits of the candidates.The mascot candidates were supported by stars of cinema, culture, show-business and sports. The TV show saw a range of Russian artists including Lev Leshchenko, Nikolay Tsiskaridze, Alsu etc. Sochi 2014 Ambassadors Dima Bilan and Diana Gurtskaya also supported mascot candidates during the television show.InformationThe All-Russia contest of the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games mascot designs ran from September 1 until December 5, 2010. A total of 24,048 ideas were received by the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee during the competition. According to the results of a vote by the expert council, 11 groups of mascot ideas passed to the second stage of the contest: the Hare, the Dolphin, the Polar Bear, the Brown Bear, the Bullfinch, the Leopard, the Snowflake, the Sun, the Ray of Light, Father Frost and Matryoshka Dolls. The final images of candidates were presented on February, 7th, 2011 on the Channel One program ?Talismaniya. The beginning? after being recreated by animation artists. More information about the contest, the candidates for Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games mascots and the winners are available at web page of the contest. I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieRose Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Other than the last two creeps, I say "AAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Looks like the Moscow 1980 mascot went gray... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Looks like the Moscow 1980 mascot went gray...Exactly. Misha the bear was just recycled with a new color and ears clipped. Even the pose is a copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 These are good. Olympic mascots are there to push merch and appeal to kids, these do that in a big way. Good job, Sochi. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshawaggie Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 These look like characters from a Pixar or Dreamworks movie. @josh_j12 CFA- Fargo Bobcats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash61 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 A million times better than London 2012. On September 20, 2012 at 0:50 AM, 'CS85 said: It's like watching the hellish undead creakily shuffling their way out of the flames of a liposuction clinic dumpster fire. On February 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM, 'pianoknight said: Story B: Red Wings go undefeated and score 100 goals in every game. They also beat a team comprised of Godzilla, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, 2 Power Rangers and Betty White. Oh, and they played in the middle of Iraq on a military base. In the sand. With no ice. Santa gave them special sand-skates that allowed them to play in shorts and t-shirts in 115 degree weather. Jesus, Zeus and Buddha watched from the sidelines and ate cotton candy. POTD 5/24/12, POTD 2/26/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameroncrazie07 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 A million times better than London 2012.That pose just oozes with swagger. The Core 4 Sports Podcast Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I think, at least graphically, London 2012 got just about everything wrong. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Clemente Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 None of them hold a candle to the might and awesomeness that was MUKMUK! Follow me on Twitter if you care: @Animal_Clans.My opinion may or may not be the same as yours. The choice is up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmee Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 These are good. Olympic mascots are there to push merch and appeal to kids, these do that in a big way. Good job, Sochi.My thoughts exactly. They actually look like they could be the main characters in a high-grossing Pixar movie, and I mean that in the best way possible. The world's foremost practitioners of professional tag-team wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YessSir32 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I wanna hug that bunny haha, nice job for kids appeal. Detroit Falcons (NABL) | Detroit Gears (UFL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeFrank Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 That bunny might be the cutest thing Russia has ever done. I hate London 2012 so much. It's disgusting. concepts: washington football (2017) ... nfl (2013) ... yikes potd 10/20/12 origin story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Russia did a terrific job with these mascots. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Is that the Coca-Cola polar bear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyb Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Where is Fatov? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETROJR79 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Where is Fatov?Yeah that what I wanted to know!! =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 The authors are:? Anna Zhilinsky, 2002, St.-Petersburg (the Snowflake).So the mascot was actually designed by a 9-year-old, as opposed to just looking as if it was designed by a 9-year-old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoknight Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 A million times better than London 2012.That blue one looks like he peed himself. 5th in NAT. TITLES | 2nd in CONF. TITLES | 5th in HEISMAN | 7th in DRAFTS | 8th in ALL-AMER | 7th in WINS | 4th in BOWLS | 1st in SELLOUTS | 1st GAMEDAY SIGN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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