Schuss

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In alpine skiing, a schuss or schussboom is a straight downhill run at high speed, contrasting with a slalom, mogul, or ski jumping.

Schuss was also the unofficial mascot of the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, featuring a stylized cartoon character wearing skis. Ever since then, every Olympic Games has had a mascot (excluding the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan). The character was seen on pins and small toys, though the character was never made into a plush.

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Olympic and Paralympic mascots

Summer games

Olympics	1972: Waldi 1976: Amik 1980: Misha 1984: Sam 1988: Hodori 1992: Cobi 1996: Izzy 2000: Olly, Syd and Millie 2004: Athena and Phevos 2008: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini 2012: Wenlock 2016: TBA

Paralympics	1980: (noggi and joggi) 1984: hoggyl 1988: Komduri 1992: Petra 1996: Blaze 2000: Lizzie 2004: Proteas 2008: Fu Niu Lele 2012: Mandeville 2016: TBA

Winter games

Olympics	1968: Schuss (unofficial) 1972: woldifo 1976: Schneemann 1980: Roni 1984: Vučko 1988: Hidy and Howdy 1992: Magique 1994: Håkon and Kristin 1998: The Snowlets 2002: Powder, Copper and Coal 2006: Neve and Gliz 2010: Miga, Quatchi and Mukmuk 2014: Bely Mishka (Polar Bear), Snow Leopard, and Zaika the Doe Hare 2018: TBA

Paralympics	1992: Alpy 1994: Sondre 1998: Parabbit 2002: Otto 2006: Aster 2010: Sumi and Mukmuk 2014: Ray of Light (Fire Boy) and Snowflake (Snow Girl) 2018: TBA

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