2014 Winter Paralympics closing ceremony

2014 Winter Paralympics
closing ceremony

Part of 2014 Winter Paralympics
Fisht Olympic Stadium hosted the closing ceremony.
Date	16 March 2014 (2014-03-16)
Time	20:14 MSK (UTC+4)
Venue	Fisht Olympic Stadium
Location	Sochi, Russia
Coordinates	43°24′08″N39°57′22″E / 43.4022667°N 39.9561111°E / 43.4022667; 39.9561111
Also known as	Reaching the Impossible
Filmed by	Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS)

The closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Paralympics was held on 16 March 2014 at 20:14 MSK (UTC+4) at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia.

Awards

During the Closing Ceremony, Toby Kane, a male alpine skier from Australia, and Bibian Mentel-Spee, a female snowboarder from the Netherlands, were named winners of the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award, which is presented at every Paralympic Games for outstanding performances and overcoming adversity. ^[1]

The flag was handed over to the mayor of PyeongChang, the host city of the next edition of the Winter Paralympics.

Anthems

• Russian State Children's Chorus Assembly – Russian national anthem
• Oleg Akkuratov – Paralympic anthem
• Seungwon Choi - South Korean national anthem

References

1. Paxinos, Stathi (15 March 2014). "Sochi Winter Paralympics: Toby Kane becomes first Australian to win Games' top award". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 March 2014.