Recently, the news that the "ice pier" in a certain program began to speak made netizens call "collapsed house"!
The mascot of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the "ice pier", has become the new "top stream", from athletes from all over the world, journalists to ordinary people, all of them have been conquered by the "ice pier" in a cute appearance, and even the Winter Olympic village once appeared in the phenomenon of "one pier is difficult to find".
As the Olympic mascot, "Ice Pier" and its partner, the Beijing Winter Paralympic Mascot "Snow Rongrong", are actually not allowed to speak!
According to IOC rules, mascots cannot have gender differences. Once you speak, it is easy to distinguish between gender, so when the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee signed an agreement with the producer, it wrote the clause that "you cannot speak when using the image of 'ice pier' and 'snow rongrong' and should be gender neutral".
Therefore, when the "ice pier" and "snow melt" appear in public, they do not make a sound, and only convey the message with physical movements. In the upcoming animated film "Our Winter Olympics", "Ice Pier" and "Snow Melt" are also featured, they do not speak, only make a babbling sound.
Olympic mascots are Olympic and Paralympic ambassadors, symbolizing the Olympic spirit while playing a key role in welcoming athletes and spectators.
Source: China Youth Daily
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