1994 Winter Olympics closing ceremony

none 1994 Winter Olympics closing ceremony 1994 Winter Olympics yes 1994 2 27 20:00-23:00 CET (UTC+9) Lysgårdsbakken Lillehammer, Norway 61.1256 10.4879 region:NR_type:landmark inline, title 1994 Olympic Radio and Television Organisation (NRK ORTO '94) The closing ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympics was held in Lysgårdsbakken in Lillehammer, Norway on 27 February 1994. All spectators were handed a flashlight with the inscription "Remember Sarajevo" – the host of the 1984 Winter Olympics which was at the heart of the Bosnian War. The first entrants on the stage were Liv Ullmann and Thor Heyerdal,LOOC (III): 161 followed by the athletes' precession. After the flag had been transferred to Nagano mayor Tasuku Tsukada, speeches were held by Lillehammer mayor Audun Tron, LOOC head Gerhard Heiberg and IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch. The latter used his speech to commemorate Sarajevo's situation,http://library.la84.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1994/ore317/ORE317i.pdf SPEECH OF THE IOC PRESIDENT AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE XVII OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES LA84 Foundation 22 February 1998 25 March 2018LOOC (III): 163 before giving Heiberg the Olympic Order in gold, and declaring the games "the best Olympic Winter Games ever".LOOC (III): 164 Artistic presentations followed, revisiting many of the themes from the opening ceremony. The mascots of the 1998 Winter Olympics, the "Snowlets", were also presented. Of the 2,200 people performing in the opening and closing ceremonies, only 50 were professionals.LOOC (III): 166 Proceeding Anthems The Anthems of Greece, Norway, and Japan were heard at the ceremony. GRE National Anthem of Greece – Hellenic Army Band NOR National Anthem of Norway – Norwegian Army Band JPN 1870 National Anthem of Japan – Nagano Prefectural Police Band IOC 1986 Olympic Hymn – Sissel Kyrkjebø TV coverage References Bibliography http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1994/E_BOOK3.PDF 1994 Winter Olympics Report, volume III Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee 10 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101202195006/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1994/E_BOOK3.PDF 2 December 2010 dead Olympics 1990s Norway Closing ceremony Category:Olympics closing ceremonies Category:Ceremonies in Norway