The mascot is a very important element in the previous Winter Olympics.

Since the mascots of the Grenoble Winter Olympics began to appear in 1968, the mascots of the previous Winter Olympics have attracted people's attention.

The picture shows the mascot of the Grenoble Winter Olympics in 1968.

　　The mascot of the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics is a pair of anthropomorphic polar bear brothers and sisters. They wear red and white hats in the colors of the Canadian flag.

This pair of polar bear brothers and sisters created the first use of more than one mascot in the history of the Olympics (including the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics). At the same time, the mascots have gender distinctions.

The picture shows the mascot of the Calgary Winter Olympics in 1988.

　　The mascot of the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics used the image of a man, a woman and two children to express the interest and vision of young people in the Winter Olympics.

This is also the first time a character mascot appeared in the Winter Olympics. They have beautiful blonde hair.

The picture shows the mascot of the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics.

　　In the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, four little owls of different shapes were introduced as mascots in one go, creating the largest number of mascots in the previous Winter Olympics.

The names of these four little owls collectively mean "snow elves".

From the appearance point of view, these four little owls seem to be children's graffiti.

The picture shows the mascot of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.

　　The mascot of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City adopted three different animal images: snow hare, prairie wolf and American black bear, representing the Olympic motto of "faster, higher and stronger" at that time.

The picture shows the mascot of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.

　　The image of Neve, the mascot of the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics, is a little girl dressed in red, with a round head shaped like a snowball; "Glitz" is a girl wearing blue The little boy in the costume has a square head shaped like a small cube of ice.

These two cartoon images respectively symbolize the two indispensable elements in the Winter Olympic Games-snow and ice.

The picture shows the mascot of the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics.

　　The mascots of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics are "Mega" and "Quitqi".

The image of "Mega" comes from a white bear unique to British Columbia, Canada. This white bear has been given the characteristics of surfing.

"Quiteqi" is a local legendary North American wild man. It has a long brown beard, wears blue earmuffs, and loves hockey.

The picture shows the mascot of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

　　At the closing ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, the three mascots, the polar bear, snow leopard and rabbit, entered the arena to bid farewell to the world.

When the mascot polar bear blows out the Olympic torch, a line of tears flowed from its eyes... This reluctant scene moved countless audiences.

The picture shows the mascot of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

　　The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be held at our doorstep.

Everyone has already known the cute panda "Bingdundun" and "Xuerongrong" which is derived from the shape of lanterns.

Many people think that they are the mascots of this Winter Olympics.

But you know what?

In fact, "Bingdundun" is the mascot of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and "Xuerongrong" is the mascot of the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games.

　　The "ice" in the name of Bingdundun symbolizes purity and strength, and is a characteristic of the Winter Olympics.

"Tundun" means honest, healthy, lively, and cute. It fits the overall image of the panda and symbolizes the strong body, tenacity and inspiring Olympic spirit of the Winter Olympics athletes.

　　"Xuerongrong" uses lanterns as the prototype for design creation.

The main color of the lantern is "Chinese Red", which renders the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year in 2022. The body shines, meaning to light up dreams and warm the world, represents friendship, courage and strength, and embodies the fighting spirit of the Paralympic athletes. And the paralympic concept that inspires the world.

The picture shows the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics "Bingdundun" and the mascot of the Paralympic Winter Games "Xuerongrong".

　　Text/Comic: Zhang Fan