2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
 Fireworks at the 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony. | |
| Date | 25 February 2018 |
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| Time | 20:00 – 22:05 KST (UTC+9) |
| Location | Pyeongchang, South Korea |
| Filmed by | SBS and OBS |
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The closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics took place at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on 25 February 2018 at 20:00 KST (UTC+9).[1]
Ceremony
Opening
- South Korean singer Jang Sa-ik performed Aegukga with children from Gangwon Province.
- South Korean guitarist Yang Tae-Hwan performed "Winter" of Vivaldi's Four Seasons.[2][3]
- South Korean post-rock band Jambinai performed "Time of Extinction" including many geomungo players.[3]
Parade of Nations
The flag bearers of 92 National Olympic Committees arrived into the Pyeongchang Olympic 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, without any distinction or grouping by nationality. Marching alongside the athletes were Soohorang, the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic mascot, and Hodori, mascot of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Concert section
- South Korean singer and rapper CL, leader of disbanded South Korean girl group 2NE1 (2009-2016), performed "The Baddest Female" and world hit "I Am the Best".[4]
- South Korean-Chinese boy group EXO performed "Growl" and "Power".[4][5]
- Dutch DJ Martin Garrix headlined the afterparty segment performing "Forever", "Together", "Animals", "Like I Do", and "Pizza".[6]
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, Shim 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.[1] The flag will be raised again in Tokyo, Japan, for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics on 24 July 2020.
Beijing 2022 performance
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 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.
Games declared closed
IOC President Thomas Bach formally closed the games, calling them 'The Games of New Horizons.' Soon after, the cauldron was extinguished.
Dignitaries in attendance
Anthems
References
- 1 2 Pyeongchang 2018 Closing Ceremony Not LIVE on 19 February 2020
- ↑ http://loudwire.com/13-year-old-guitar-prodigy-winter-olympics-closing-ceremony/
- 1 2 Kornhaber, Spencer. "A Rock Star Is Born at the Olympics Closing Ceremony". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- 1 2 Herman, Tamar (2018-02-25). "K-Pop Stars CL & EXO Impress at Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ↑ "In just over 24 hours #EXO will perform in the #ClosingCeremony #PyeongChang2018 @weareoneEXO #엑소 #Suho #Olympicspic.twitter.com/GfHxE1Xdte". Twitter. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ↑ http://www.livetracklist.com/martin-garrix-winter-olympics-pyeongchang-2018-closing-ceremony/
- ↑ "Winter Olympics 2018: North Korea's General Kim Yong-chol to attend". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ↑ Kim, Christine; Rampton, Roberta (February 26, 2018). "Seoul pushes for U.S.-Korea talks, Trump says 'We'll see'". Reuters. Retrieved 2018-02-25.