Everyone will have the opportunity to send in their ideas to the Sochi Organising Committee and the winners will be announced during a live television show early next year. "We hope the new mascot ...

The 10-minute television show, in which animated characters will call on Russians to support them in the nationwide SMS-vote, will begin at 21:30 Moscow time (18:30 GMT). No fewer than 24,048 designs ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The pudgy polar bear chosen as one of the mascots for the 2014 Sochi Olympics was at the center of a copyright row on Monday after the creator of the teddy bear from the 1980 Games ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The face of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics will be chosen during a live broadcast on Russian television on Saturday. Television viewers would be able to vote for the Olympic mascot ...

During the Opening Ceremony for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, the world came face to face with the trio of Russian mascots, including a very creepy looking polar bear. The mascots were unveiled many ...

This furry fan could bear-ly hold it together after Russia's Sochi shocker in men's hockey. In a photo posted on the Sochi 2014 Twitter account, the usually cheerful bear looked in need of a cuddle ...

Since 1972 Olympic mascots have been a mandatory attribute of the Olympic Games. The purpose is to reflect the typical features of the coutry hosting the Games. Leopard, polar bear and hear are a ...

The polar bear mascot of the 2014 Sochi Winter Games struggles to fit his head into the front seat of a car. Eventually giving up shotgun, the mascot's handlers push him into the backseat where he is ...

If you thought the problems going on at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi were just affecting the athletes and the media, think again. Even the mascots are facing problems, in their own unique way.

When the organizers of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics chose three mascots for the games, they were aiming to satisfy everyone. But on Monday, it looked like they pleased almost no one. President ...