But we shouldn't be surprised, really. Mascots at the Olympics have never been normal. Twitter moments has a really great feature going right now where they make exactly this point.. For example ...

Get a first look at the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics mascots November 24, 2014 More than 10 years ago The new mascots for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (L) and the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

A yellow cat with blue hands and a wacky attitude will be the official mascot for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, ... Rio's 2016 Olympic mascot looks like Anderson Varejao. Chris Chase.

Rio Salado College has 24,000 students, but it's lacking one staple of the higher education experience — a mascot. The online college also has no sports teams.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Bright yellow and cat-like, with a green leaf-haired brother, the mascots for the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro were launched by organisers late on Sunday. The ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- The mascot for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro has been named Vinicius, and the Paralympics mascot will go by the name of Tom.

RIO DE JANEIRO -- A bright yellow cat-like figure, which also combines elements of monkeys and birds, is the mascot of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

While the two friends share mascot duties, Vinicius is the official mascot of the Rio 2016 Olympics, while Tom is actually the official sponsor of the Paralympic Games. ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — In Rio de Janeiro, two rescue dogs have turned local mascots and budding online influencers after joining their rescuers’ ranks, wooing their growing audience, one bark at a time.

The mascots of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games are pictured in front of the Copacabana beach during their first appearance in Rio de Janeiro, Nov.23, 2014.