2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony

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2018 Winter Olympics
closing ceremony
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Flagbearers at the 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony.
Date25 February 2018;6 years ago (2018-02-25)
Time20:00 – 22:05 KST (UTC+9)
Venue Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
Location Pyeongchang, South Korea
Filmed by Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS)

The closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 25 February 2018 from 20:00 to 22:05 KST (UTC+9). The ceremony took place at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang County, South Korea. [1] [2]

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The director of the organizing committee, Oh Jang-hwan, stated the event will have a "festival atmosphere to recognize and celebrate the athletes' hard work and achievements at the games." Combining music, dance and art, the ceremony tells the story of "The Next Wave," while emphasizing the "human spirit of perseverance." [3]

Proceedings

Opening

Parade of Nations

The flag bearers of 92 National Olympic Committees arrived into the stadium. The flag bearers from each participating country entered the stadium informally in single file, ordered by ganada order of the Korean alphabet, and behind them marched all the athletes. Marching alongside the athletes were Soohorang, the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic mascot, and Hodori, mascot of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. [6] [7]

Concert section

Handover of the Olympic flag

First, the Greek flag was raised while its anthem played. The Olympic flag was then lowered and passed by the mayor of Pyeongchang County, Shiim Jae-kook, to IOC President Thomas Bach, who then handed it over to the mayor of Beijing, Chen Jining. This was then followed by the raising of the flag of China, and the playing of its anthem. [2] The flag was raised again in Tokyo, Japan for the 2020 Summer Olympics on 23 July 2021 for the opening ceremony. [lower-alpha 1]

See You in Beijing 2022

Beijing, the host city of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, presented a special performance See You in Beijing in 2022 directed by Chinese film director Zhang Yimou, who also presented the 2008 Summer Olympics opening and closing ceremonies. The presentation featured a modern image of China with two pandas skating and people forming red lines that became a dragon, as pandas and dragons are national icons for China. The skaters also trail lines to form the emblem of the Games. China's Paramount leader Xi Jinping made a cameo appearance by video expressing the welcome message on behalf of the Chinese people. [1]

Games declared closed

IOC President Thomas Bach formally closed the games, calling them 'The Games of New Horizons'. Soon after, the cauldron was extinguished. [12]

Dignitaries in attendance

Dignitaries from International organizations

Host country dignitaries

Dignitaries from abroad

Anthems

Victory ceremonies

Notes

  1. The opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics was originally to start on 24 July 2020, but it would be postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [11]
  2. Anthem played as part of the Men's 50km mass start classical victory ceremony.
  3. Anthem played as part of the Women's 30km mass start classical victory ceremony.

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