Photos: Winter Olympics closing ceremony
Fireworks explode around Fisht Olympic Stadium at the end of the 2014 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP/Getty Images)
Spectators take in the fireworks show at the conclusion of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Russia’s artistic heritage is celebrated during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
The Sochi Olympics mascots appear during the 2014 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony.
(Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)A tribute to Russia’s classical music heritage during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
A tribute to Russia’s classical music heritage during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Team USA enters Fisht Olympic Stadium during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Russia President Vladimir Putin and President of the IOC, Thomas Bach, watch the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Circus performers take center stage at Fisht Stadium during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
A sea of performers hold lights during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Three children perform on a boat prop during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Actors perform with a large orb during the 2014 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
A segment devoted to the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, is performed during the 2014 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Dancers perform during a segment devoted to the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Athletes enter Fisht Olympic Stadium during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony.
(Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)Team USA enters Fisht Olympic Stadium during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Athletes enter Fisht Olympic Stad2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
Performers take part in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Damien Meyer / AFP/Getty Images)
Dancers perform at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Peter Parks / AFP/Getty Images)
South Korean performers dance during the Pyeongchang 2018 presentation during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Paul Gilham / Getty Images)
Dancers perform a celebration of Russian literature during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Quinn Rooney / Getty Images)
A scene of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony is reflected in a glass ball held by a circus performer. (Damien Meyer / AFP/Getty Images)
Dancers perform during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)
The magic of circus is performed during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Ryan Pierse / Getty Images)
Dancers perform a celebration of Russian ballet during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Matthew Stockman / Getty Images)
Volunteers are recognized during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Ryan Pierse / Getty Images)
U.S. athletes parade during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP/Getty Images)
Gus Kenworthy of the United States enters the arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Ryan Pierse / Getty Images)
Hockey player Julie Chu of the United States enters with the flag during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)
Team Canada enters the arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Matthew Stockman / Getty Images)
Canadian athletes take part in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP/Getty Images)
Athletes enter the arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony at Fisht Olympic Stadium.
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Russian athletes walk in for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia.
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Performers in an elevated boat during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia.
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Dancers perform during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia.
(Doug Pensinger / Getty Images)Dancers perform at the start of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony. (Adrian Dennis / Getty Images)
A pre-show performance by the Kuban Cossack Choir during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia. (Matthew Stockman / Getty Images)
Dancers form the Olympic rings during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony.
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