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A North Carolina expert talks about what makes stoats, the mascots for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, so special.

I was very surprised when I found out that the store was selected as the official mascot for the Winter Games in Milano Cortina. Almost no one cared about them for decades here in Italy. Everyone now ...

MILAN (AP) — For fans of the Milan Cortina Olympic mascots, the eponymous Milo and Tina, it’s been nearly impossible to find a plush toy of the stoat siblings in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. Related ...

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., a New Jersey Democrat, has introduced a resolution that would ban Native American mascots from public schools. The resolution calls for “an end to unsanctioned Native ...

MILAN (AP) — For fans of the Milan Cortina Olympic mascots, the eponymous Milo and Tina, it’s been nearly impossible to find a plush toy of the stoat siblings in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. Many of ...

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Upon medaling at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, some athletes have been given rather fuzzy keepsakes: stuffed animals. That was the case when Team Italy clinched bronze in the figure skating team ...

WASHINGTON — The 2026 Olympics are officially underway, and the mascots for this year's Winter Games are drumming up cheer from the mountains to Milan. Introducing Tina and Milo, two stoats whose ...