The 2016 rio olympics have come to a close with americans earning 121 medals 46 gold 37 silver and 38 bronze their biggest haul ever not counting the boycotted 1984 los angeles games or.
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Getty images sochi russia february 23.
View striking olympic photos of pyeongchang 2018 closing ceremony see the best athletes medal winning performances and top olympic games moments.
François xavier marit afp getty images sunday s closing ceremony brought an end to the winter olympics in pyeongchang.
Canadian athletes embrace as they walk into the stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2018 winter olympics in pyeongchang south korea sunday feb.
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony on sunday february 25.
The 2000 summer olympics opening ceremony took place on friday 15 september in stadium australia as mandated by the olympic charter the proceedings combined the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sporting event including welcoming speeches hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation s culture and history.
It began at 20 14 msk and finished at 23 02 msk it was filmed and produced by obs and russian host broadcaster vgtrk.
The flag will be raised again in tokyo japan for the opening ceremony of the 2020 summer olympics on 23 july 2021.
The opening ceremony of the 2014 winter olympics took place at the fisht olympic stadium in sochi russia on 7 february 2014.
Ap photo chris carlson team canada flag bearer kim boutin at the closing ceremony at pyeongchang 2018 on february 25 2018.
Beijing 2022 performance edit 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.
The olympic games ceremonies of the ancient olympic games were an integral part of these games.
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The olympic flag and russian flag are raised as the russian national anthem is sung during the 2014 sochi winter olympics closing ceremony at fisht olympic stadium on february 23 2014 in sochi russia.
This was the first winter olympics and first olympic games opening ceremony under the ioc presidency of thomas bach.
Some of the elements of the modern ceremonies harken back to the ancient games from which the modern olympics draw their ancestry.
Ever since the melbourne games of 1956 one essential element of olympic games closing ceremonies has been the gathering of all athletes in the middle of the stadium a symbolic coming together as one nation in a contagious party like atmosphere.