London olympic mascot names7/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() London 2012 spin masters say they believe the mascots are being well-received. What of the mascots for Athens 2004? How about the cute and cuddlies from Salt Lake City in 2002 - can you name them? And more to the point, will Wenlock and Mandeville be able to pass this same test in 2022? With Around the Rings based in Atlanta, that experience includes plenty of contact with Izzy, the ’96 Games mascot who still carries the rap as worst of the Olympic mascot menagerie.Īt least Izzy is memorable. I found it a little hard to cozy-up to Wenlock and Mandeville last week when they debuted in London, but that’s a fate I have dealt to just about every Olympic mascot in my 22 years of Olympics coverage. And thrust onto their ill-defined shoulders: expectations that these mascots will do for the Games what no others have done before. With their looks alone, the two mascots for London 2012 are breaking the mold. ![]()
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