Check out the 2014 Winter Olympic mascot!
This adorable little cat came with controversy…
Three mascots – a cute-looking snow leopard, polar bear and hare – were chosen to represent the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi by popular vote in a television show late on Saturday.
But now allegations of high-level political meddling, as well as plagiarism, have marred the vote.
Eyebrows were first raised when the initial favourite to win the most votes – a portrayal of Russian Father Christmas Ded Moroz – was rather undemocratically ditched from the competition by the organisers.
Then it just so happened that the mascot which the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin had declared his favourite – the ‘strong, fast and beautiful’ snow leopard – polled easily the most votes.
That is ridicules!
At least Putin isn’t a fan of the house rat!
