2014 Sochi Olympics Mascot is to be The Snow Leopard, which leads the competition

The 2014 Olympics at Sochi in Russia, will be lead by the Snow Leopard said the organizers here on Saturday.
After conducting a nationwide competition to decide the mascot of the prestigious event.
The mascot "should encompass a range of features characteristic of Russia, and at the same time be intelligible to people of every age, profession and nationality", organizers said earlier.
A special commission will choose the best ideas for the mascot, which then will be improved and developed by professional painters.
Organizers have already received over 3,000 pictures from different regions of Russia.
An online poll, to be held February 7, 2011, will determine the Olympic mascot.