Olympics closing ceremony live: Olympic flag handed over to S. Korea
By Los Angeles Times staff/ February 23, 2014, 9:46 a.m.
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The 2014 Winter Olympics closing ceremony is underway in Sochi, Russia. In an Olympic ritual, the flag for the Games was handed over by Sochi's mayor to the mayor of Pyeongchang, South Korea, host of the next Winter Olympics.
Sunday's spectacle included a light show, a flying boat and a clever reference to the opening ceremony snag in which one of the Olympic rings did not open.
Dancers created the rings, with one closed. Would it open? After a long pause, it did. As they did at the opening of the Games, each nation's athletes paraded in. Despite a devastating loss to Canada, the U.S. women's hockey team remained in Sochi to take part in the ceremony. Julie Chu, a four-time Olympian who was part of the silver-medal-winning team, was chosen to carry the U.S. flag.
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Medals were bestowed and clean sweeps celebrated, including Norway's dominance of women's cross-country skiing, in which Marit Bjoergen won gold, and Russia's medal sweep in men's cross-country. Alexander Legkov won gold in the men's 50-kilometer race to give the host nation its first cross-country gold at the Sochi Games.
The proceedings took a turn for the surreal with a Marc Chagall painting shown on stage and masked dancers cavorting on stilts to violin and viola. Then a grand piano arose from below stage for a stunning performance of Rachmaninoff. Russian ballet and literature also got their turn in the spotlight.
A big top was erected on stage as performers including unicyclists and gymnasts tumbled in for a celebration of circuses.
After the Olympic flag was handed over to South Korea, Korean performers
The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, are drawing to a close today with the ceremony, which began, symbolically, at 20:14 (8:14 p.m.) local time. (See a preview of the proceedings, live, below.)
The host country has much to celebrate as the Games wrap. Russia ends as the overall champ, with 33 medals. The U.S. is second with 28.
The ceremony will be broadcast on the West Coast at 8:30 p.m. Sunday. (Here's a version of our real-time coverage for mobile users.)
http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/
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By Los Angeles Times staff/ February 23, 2014, 9:46 a.m.
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The 2014 Winter Olympics closing ceremony is underway in Sochi, Russia. In an Olympic ritual, the flag for the Games was handed over by Sochi's mayor to the mayor of Pyeongchang, South Korea, host of the next Winter Olympics.
Sunday's spectacle included a light show, a flying boat and a clever reference to the opening ceremony snag in which one of the Olympic rings did not open.
Dancers created the rings, with one closed. Would it open? After a long pause, it did. As they did at the opening of the Games, each nation's athletes paraded in. Despite a devastating loss to Canada, the U.S. women's hockey team remained in Sochi to take part in the ceremony. Julie Chu, a four-time Olympian who was part of the silver-medal-winning team, was chosen to carry the U.S. flag.
MORE: REAL-TIME UPDATES
Medals were bestowed and clean sweeps celebrated, including Norway's dominance of women's cross-country skiing, in which Marit Bjoergen won gold, and Russia's medal sweep in men's cross-country. Alexander Legkov won gold in the men's 50-kilometer race to give the host nation its first cross-country gold at the Sochi Games.
The proceedings took a turn for the surreal with a Marc Chagall painting shown on stage and masked dancers cavorting on stilts to violin and viola. Then a grand piano arose from below stage for a stunning performance of Rachmaninoff. Russian ballet and literature also got their turn in the spotlight.
A big top was erected on stage as performers including unicyclists and gymnasts tumbled in for a celebration of circuses.
After the Olympic flag was handed over to South Korea, Korean performers
The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, are drawing to a close today with the ceremony, which began, symbolically, at 20:14 (8:14 p.m.) local time. (See a preview of the proceedings, live, below.)
The host country has much to celebrate as the Games wrap. Russia ends as the overall champ, with 33 medals. The U.S. is second with 28.
The ceremony will be broadcast on the West Coast at 8:30 p.m. Sunday. (Here's a version of our real-time coverage for mobile users.)
http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/
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