Schuss
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Schuss (, primarily German for 'shot', but also the same as the English noun 'schuss', i.e. a high speed ski run directly down a slope) was the unofficial Olympic mascot of the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, a one-legged humanoid skier with a large red and white head. Schuss is often considered the first Olympic mascot, and appeared on pins, small toys, and cardboard cutouts. Every subsequent Olympic Games has featured a mascot excluding the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, which only had an unofficial mascot, Takuchan.
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It sits within the topics 1968 Winter Olympics, Cartoon mascots and Culture of France.
Vinony links it to 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Olympic mascot
- Country
- France
- Followed by
- Schneemann
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- 1968 Winter Olympics
- godparent
- Colette Renard
- Commons category
- Schuss le skieur
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Schuss (, primarily German for 'shot', but also the same as the English noun 'schuss', i.e. a high speed ski run directly down a slope) was the unofficial Olympic mascot of the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, a one-legged humanoid skier with a large red and white head. Schuss is often considered the first Olympic mascot, and appeared on pins, small toys, and cardboard cutouts. Every subsequent Olympic Games has featured a mascot excluding the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, which only had an unofficial mascot, Takuchan.
In alpine skiing, a Schuss is German for a straight downhill run at high speed, similar as the noun schuss in English.
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