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Then came the "Oslo Ceremony" (so called because the original Olympic flag, which was used for transfer of the Winter Games, was first used at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo), which is the transfer of the replica of the Oslo Olympic Flag from the mayor of Salt Lake City, Rocky Anderson, to Jacques Rogge, and then to the mayor of Turin, Sergio Chiamparino.
The closing ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics took place on February 28, 2010, beginning at 5:30 pm PST (01:30 UTC, March 1) at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was the first Olympic Closing Ceremony held in an indoor venue since the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
The Parade of Flags during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics The Olympic Flame slowly going out during the London 2012 Summer Olympics. Traditionally more relaxed and festive, many elements of the closing ceremony ended up evolving historically through traditions rather than official rules and procedures. [52]
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (German: XII. Olympische Winterspiele , French : XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver ) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( Austro-Bavarian : Innschbruck 1976 ), were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Innsbruck , Austria, from February 4 to 15, 1976.
Paris has closed out two and a half extraordinary weeks of Olympic sports and emotion with a star-studded show in France’s national stadium and from Long Beach in Southern California. The French ...
The closing ceremony had 60,000 people in attendance, including 10,000 volunteers who received free admission. [1] It was the first Winter Olympics to stage a closing ceremony outdoors. [1] The closing ceremonies consisted of a Parade of Athletes less formal then the opening ceremonies as athletes from all nations paraded together. [2]
H.E.R., sporting a white Stratocaster like the one Hendrix played at Woodstock, performed "The Star-Spangled Banner," demonstrating once again that it's a song best handled by an R&B singer.
The all-star lineup, which also included French group Phoenix, hit the stage as part of the handover to the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Meanwhile, Top Gun actor Tom Cruise divided fans with an “epic ...