Beginning tomorrow, my TV will mostly be glued to NBC and my Internet will be glued to the Vancouver Olympics' website.
Yes, the Vancouver Olympics officially kickoff tomorrow night, and there are several storylines that will definitely be followed.
But can I just say...since this is a mascot blog...THAT THIS YEAR'S MAY BE THE CUTEST EVER???
Granted, I have my thoughts and comments on each of them, as with any mascots. But as a whole, these three are just too irresistible.
Here's my thoughts:
SUMI: My least favorite of the three. And here's the thing...Olympic organizers believed that Sumi would be the least popular of the three, and yet his merchandise flew off the shelves faster than they could keep up. The reason being is that Sumi has an interesting back story. He's an "animal spirit" that wears "the hat of the orca whale", although it doesn't look anything like I've seen on an orca, the wings of a thunderbird (the only cool part) and the legs of a fuzzy brown bear. So I guess he's a hybrid creature...but really that's it. I can't make much else of it. Therefore, he's at the bottom of my list.
QUATCHI: The mascot that I am most like, according to Vancouver's online quiz. Probably because we share the same favorite winter sport (hockey). Quatchi's a big 'ol lovable Sasquatch, and probably the best representative of Vancouver of the three. He's a close second, but neither can hold a candle to...
MIGA: AAHH!!! She is too cute!!! What also makes Miga cool is that she's part orca whale, and then when she comes on shore, she turns into a sea bear. That's too sweet. She enjoys surfing and snowboarding (look out Hannah Teter and Shaun White, her dream is to nail a corked 720 in the halfpipe). She simply oozes cute and cool. And yes, before you ask, I follow her Twitter page.
I can't wait to see what the actual Games bring, but I can tell you that the 2010 mascots will go down as some of the best in Olympics history. These definitely do NOT suck, unlike others of years past.
Grade: A-
Enjoy the Games!
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