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April 10, 2020 9:54PM EDT

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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games

Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games — It’s the end of the Olympics! The 2018 Winter Games, taking place in PyeongChang, South Korea, came to an amazing end on Feb. 25, 2018, with a spectacular closing ceremony. It was one last chance for these winter warriors, these artic athletes, these snowy superstars to show off the medals they’ve won, before bidding adieu in a show of friendship and unity. This was the second time that South Korea hosted the Olympic Games, the first being the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. It was the first of three consecutive games to be held in East Asia, with Tokyo hosting the 2020 Summer Games and China hosting the 2020 Winter Games in Beijing. However, it seemed that the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus would force the 2020 games to be delayed a year.

As the 2018 Winter games concluded, Ivanka Trump, the daughter of then-president Donald Trump, attended the games as a representative of the United States. She watched the closing ceremonies alongside Kim Yong Chol, the vice chairman of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party Central Committee. It was yet another demonstration of the odd and controversial relationship between President Trump and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un.

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The Closing Ceremony Brought Out Smiles

The Closing Ceremony Brought Out Smiles — Athletes from Africa walk in the stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. It was a display of sportsmanship from across the globe.

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It’s Time To Celebrate

It’s Time To Celebrate — Russia’s Alexander Bolshunov, left, and Andrey Larkov, right, applaud as Finland’s Iivo Niskanen, of Finland. center, celebrates during the medals ceremony for the men’s 50k cross-country skiing at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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Look At All Those Flags

Look At All Those Flags — Athletes of many nations all walk together as one. It’s the Parade of Nations during the the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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It Got Illuminating

It Got Illuminating — Dancers perform during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Some said the performance was illuminating, going for the cheap pun.

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Is This ‘Tron’?

Is This ‘Tron’? — Dancers recreate speed-skating at the end of the 2018 Winter Olympics. This part was a very captivating moment of the the 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony.

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Giant Panda Out Of Nowhere

Giant Panda Out Of Nowhere — Performers participate in the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games

Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games — Performers dressed as pandas take the stage as Beijing is celebrated as the next host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games

Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games — Finland’s Krista Parmakoski poses wiht her silver medal while Norway’s Marit Bjoergen poses with her gold medal, and Sweden’s Stina Nilsson poses with her bronze medal. The trio were photogrpahed togther at the medals ceremony for the women’s 30k cross-country skiing at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games

Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games — Chen Jining, mayor of Beijing, waves the Olympic flag as Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee watches during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The 2018 Winter Games held their closing ceremony on Feb. 25, 2018.

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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games

Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games — EXO performs during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The closing ceremony for the 2018 Winter Olympics tok place Feb. 25, 2018.

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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games

Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games — Children wave as they participate in the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The closing ceremony for the 2018 Winter Olympics tok place Feb. 25, 2018.

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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games

Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games — Fireworks explode behind the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The closing ceremony for the 2018 Winter Olympics tok place Feb. 25, 2018.

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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games

Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games — Olympic mascots and a young girl participate in the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The young girl looked thrilled to be taking part in the illustrious ceremony.

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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games

Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games — Fireworks explode during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The closing ceremony for the 2018 Winter Olympics tok place Feb. 25, 2018.

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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games

Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games — Olympic mascots stand by a snow globe during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. On average, 19.8 million people watched watched NBC’s primetime coverage of the Winter Olympics in 2018.

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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games

Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games — Australians mingle with British and Swiss athletes as they walk into the stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. 2018 was the first time South Korea has ever hosted the Winter Olympics.

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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games

Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games — Olympic mascots take the stage during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The closing ceremony for the 2018 Winter Olympics tok place Feb. 25, 2018.

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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games

Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games — Athletes and performers leave the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The estimated cost of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics was $10 billion, five times less than the 2014 Sochi Olympics, which were estimated to be the costliest ever.

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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games

Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games — Team Czech Republic walk in the stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. For the first time, viewers in all US time zones had access to live coverage of the games, instead of a delayed replay.

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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games

Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games — Performers participate in the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. To avoid any potential confusion with North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang, the PyeongChang resort – which is just 50 miles south of the demilitarized zone that separates the two countries – changed its name for the Games, by capitalizing the “C.”

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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games

Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games — Performers carry lights during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The Winter Olympics closed the door on the Pyeongchang 2018 Games, with a big party and a last farewell from the 2,920 athletes who competed on ice and snow in South Korea.

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Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games

Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: See The Best Moments From The End Of The 2018 Games — Pita Taufatofua of Tonga waves during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The closing ceremony took place at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium

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