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Magique
Mascot of the 1992 Winter Olympics (Albertville)
Creator	Philippe Mairesse
Significance	A little imp in the shape of a star and a cube

Alpy
Mascot of the 1992 Winter Paralympics (Tignes and Albertville)
Creator	Vincent Thiebaut
Significance	The summit of the Grande Motte mountain in Tignes

Magique (Magic) and Alpy are the mascots of the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Albertville.

Characteristics

Magique

Magique is a little imp in the shape of a star and a cube. It is created by Philippe Mairesse and was presented in 1989. His star shape symbolizes dreams and imagination. His colors come from the French flag, with a red hat and a blue costume. Magique was the first mascot that was not an animal since the 1976 Winter Olympics. Several studies, financed by the Organising Committee (OCOG), were conducted to find a name for the mascot, but in the end none was chosen. However, on re-reading his brief, his creator realised that the word “magique” appeared several times and the OCOG decided to name the mascot accordingly.

The mascot had a pedagogical role: with the aim of informing the 7,924 Games volunteers, the OCOG opted for a computer-aided teaching programme. Magique appeared in the various teaching modules and games.

Originally, the chosen mascot was a Chamois, a mountain goat, created by illustrator Michel Pirus. This idea gave way to the star-shaped imp two years before the start of the Games.

Alpy

Alpy, designed by Vincent Thiebaut, represented the summit of the Grande Motte mountain in Tignes. Alpy was shown on a mono-ski to demonstrate its athleticism and the colours of white, green and blue were used to represent purity/snow, hope/nature and discipline/the lake.