These were the gifts I received for being a volunteer: (1) Workforce Olympic Pin, (2) Miga, (3) a key chain made designed by a local jeweler, (4) a specially designed medallion, (5) a luggage tag, and (6) an Olympic Swatch watch. Miga is the stuffed animal I choose for a gift. I decided to get her because I live close to the sea. I also thought she was cuter than Quatchi.
Can you tell that I'm "Going Nuts" about the mascots. This was in front of a store in the Whistler Olympic Village.
Shaka enjoyed taking his picture with Miga and Quatchi.
Based on mythological characters, they are Miga, Quatchi and Sumi. Miga, a sea bear who lives in the ocean with her family pod near Tofino, and Quatchi, a young sasquatch, represent the Olympics, while Sumi represents the Paralympics that follow afterward. A sea bear is a First Nations creature, part killer whale, part Kermode spirit bear. While illustrated as being taller than the other characters, the mascot costume of Quatchi is the same height as the other two characters.The third mascot, Sumi, an animal-guardian spirit, is a Thunderbird that wears the hat of an orca. Sumi will be the mascot of the Paralympics. In 2004, the Times Colonist suggested a marmot might be a good mascot, except for their winter hibernation. The organizers still chose one, named Mukmuk, as their "virtual only" counterpart. I took these descriptions directly off of the mascot website.
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