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Olympic mascots: Creative, cartoonish, at times contentious

FILE - Gold medal finisher Yulia Stupak, of the Russian Olympic Committee, cradles a Bing Dwen Dwen award during a venue ceremony after the women's 4 x 5km relay cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 12, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File) FILE - A woman takes a picture of the Olympic mascot, Bing Dwen Dwen, at the Olympic Green ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 1, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File) FILE - The London 2012 Olympic mascot Wenlock poses with the Band of Irish Guards under Olympic rings unveiled at Heathrow airport Terminal 5 ready to welcome visitors to the London 2012 Olympic Games, June 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File) FILE - The mascot for the 1996 Summer Olympic Game, Whatizit, joins dancers on the stage during the closing ceremonies for the XXV Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Aug. 9, 1992. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher) FILE - People take photos of Olympic mascot Bing Dwen Dwen, center, and Paralymic mascot Shuey Rhon Rhon, left, in the snow at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 13, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)