Alpy (mascot)
Alpy was the official mascot of the 1992 Winter Paralympics in Albertville, France .
description
Alpy is a stylized mountain peak in the shape of a pyramid. Designer Vincent Thiebaut took the Grande Motte , a mountain in the Vanoise massif in the French Alps, as a model for the mascot. Alpy was shown on a monoski , this should underline the sportiness. The mascot's colors, white, green and blue, represented purity, nature and hope, as well as water and discipline.
Web links
- Tignes-Albertville 1992 Paralympic Mascot on the official website of the International Paralympic Committee (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Tignes-Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games. National Paralympic Heritage Trust, accessed August 12, 2020 .