The USA 4- man bobsled team of Steven Holcomb, Curtis Tomasevicz, Steven Langton and Christopher Fogt wins bronze. Russia wins gold and Latvia wins silver.
The Closing Ceremony was a reflection of Russian history and culture. The Russians re-created the Olympic rings that had malfunctioned when one of the stars did not open into the fifth Olympic ring with performers on the ground. Then to "fix things" the performers created the fifth ring to an ovation from the crowd.
A children's choir sung the Russian national anthem and then flag bearers from each country came into the stadium followed by the athletes. There was a tribute to Russian artist Marc Chagall. An upside down house reflected how Chagall saw the world. There was ballet dancers and mirrors to reflect on Russian history and culture. There was also a tribute to Russian writers Tolstoy, Gogol,and Dostoyevsky. The Olympic flag is carried out of the stadium. The Korean flag is raised to the Korean national anthem. Then there was also a touch of Korean history and culture. IOC President Bach announced that the games were closed. References to a bear, hare and leopard followed as the bear represents the past- the 1980 Moscow games. Then the bear blew out the Olympic flame and a tear ran down its face. The flame is now extinguished. At the conclusion of NBC's coverage all of the athletes were mingling together in a party like atmosphere.
This was a very good closing ceremony. It was as good as the opening ceremony and in my opinion, second best to the Chinese in 2008. NBC cut and edited out parts and it ended at 10:35 pm eastern time to premiere a new show. In this regard NBC cut out several performances just like in 2012 and 2010.
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Final Medal Count
Russia 13 gold, 11 silver, 9 bronze - 33 total
USA 9 gold, 7 silver, 12 bronze - 28 total
Norway 11 gold, 5 silver, 10 bronze - 26 total
Canada 10 gold, 10 silver, 5 bronze - 25 total
Netherlands 8 gold, 7 silver, 9 bronze - 24 total
Final Medal Count
Russia 13 gold, 11 silver, 9 bronze - 33 total
USA 9 gold, 7 silver, 12 bronze - 28 total
Norway 11 gold, 5 silver, 10 bronze - 26 total
Canada 10 gold, 10 silver, 5 bronze - 25 total
Netherlands 8 gold, 7 silver, 9 bronze - 24 total
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