The Story of the SLOC Mascots

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THE STORY OF THE SLOC MASCOTS The Mascots have been created to continue to tell the story of the Salt Lake Games and are based on our culture. The Mascot story begins with our Native American ancestry long ago. The inspiration was the 2,000-vear-old etchings found in the desert canyon walls. Our first known artists created the marks and explained the stories behind them in Native American legends and myths. These legends echo the Olympic Motto of "Gitius, Altius, Fortius" ("Swifter, Higher, Stronger"). The hare was swifter; the covote reached higher; the bear was stronger. The Salt Lake 2002 Mascots hOnor the history of the Games and the culture of the land. Swifter "Once the sun was burning up the carth. The harec ran swiftly to the top of the mountain. Shooting her arrow at the sun, she dropped it lower in the sky and cooled the land." Higher "Covote ascended to the highest places of the land. When the world furned dark and frozen, the covote climbed the highest mountaintop and stole flame from the fire peoplc. He brought warmth back to the earth." MASCO ICIAL Stronger "Long ago brave hunters left their villages to frack the bear. The bear was foo strong and outlasted the hunters. Sons of the hunters continue the chase and can be seen in the SALT LAKE 2002 night sky." ASCOTS

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