France introduced the "first" Olympic mascot during the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. The Schuss ― a Z-shaped skier with a big ...

and during the Paris 1924 Olympic Games. "Rather than an animal, our mascots represent an ideal," Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet said when the mascot was first revealed in 2022. "Since it is ...

What was the first Olympic mascot? The first Olympic mascot, also known as 'Schuss' was designed ahead of the 1968 Winter Olympics being held in Grenoble. The designer, 'Aline Lafargue' was only ...