After more than 2 weeks of spirited competition, the time finally came to lower the curtain on the 2014 Winter Olympics. However, before the curtain fully fell, it was time to end the show with a bang in the Closing Ceremony. To start things off, the same girl who played a part in the Opening Ceremony came back out to start off the Closing Ceremony. After that, several dancers came together to form the Olympic Rings(well, 4 rings and one dot in deference to the Opening Ceremony's mishap).
Then all of Russia's Gold winners marched into the stadium holding the Russian flag, at which point Russia's National Anthem was played. After the raising of the Russian flag, the athletes marched in all together, and then the final two medals of the Games were awarded(Women's 30k Cross Country and Men's 50k Cross Country) Then there were several performances on the main floor which served to illustrate more of Russian history, including the art of Chagall, the music of Mariinsky, and even a tribute to the Circus.
After that was the handover ceremony, where the Games were officially handed off to Pyongchang for 2018. After a brief display of South Korean culture, the time came to officially end the Sochi Games. One of the Olympic Mascots, the Polar Bear blew out the Olympic flame, which is particularly meaningful as the same thing happened at the close of the 1980 Summer Olympics. And then IOC President Thomas Bach called upon the athletes of the world to reconvene in 2018 in Pyongchang, the cauldron went dark, and the floor of Fisht Stadium became a giant dance party. Overall, not a bad way to end the 22nd Winter Olympic Games.
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