2010 Winter Paralympics closing ceremony
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The Closing Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Paralympics
took place on March 21, 2010, beginning at 7:30 pm PST
at the outdoor Whistler Medals Plaza in Whistler, British Columbia
, Canada
.
O Canada
was sung by Whistler's Ali Milner. 125 skiers skied down Whistler Mountain while she sang.
delivers his concluding speech, thanking everyone.
Winnipeg-born singer Chantal Kreviazuk
performs 'Today's A Greatest Day' in honour of the athletes.
The newly-elected members of the IPC
Athletes Council during the 2010 Winter Paralympics are introduced: Mr. Rogowiec of Poland and Mr. Hagen of Norway.
Canadian Inuit
throat-singer Tania Tagaq performs as Paralympian Kelly Smith is tossed in the air on a traditional Inuit blanket.
President of International Paralympic Committee
Sir Philip Craven
awards the 2010 Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award to two Paralympic Athletes:
Colette Bourgonje of Canada
, Bronze medallist Women's Skii and
Takayuki Endo of Japan
, Ice Sledge Hockey.
The President of IPC Sir Philip Craven delivers his speech, thanking the First Host Nations, the volunteers, CEO John Furlong
, and the people of Vancouver and Whistler for their support to the Paralympic movement. saying "You've set the X Paralympic Winter Games on fire". He noted the athletes who showed sportsmanship during the games.
He declared the 2010 Winter Paralympics
as the "best Paralympic Winter Games".
After his speech, the Paralympic Anthem was played as the Paralympic Flag was lowered.
and Whistler
Gregor Robertson
and Ken Melamed hand over the Paralympic flag to IPC President Sir Philip Craven who entrusts it to the Mayor of Sochi
Anatoly Pakhomov.
The Russian Domicolka choir then sings the Russian National Anthem.
The handover performance features Russian sand artist Artur Kirillov making a sand drawing. A young girl in a wheelchair appearing to the right of the stage draws images in a book, as the sand drawing mirrors them, and five children of Russia's Domisolka children's choir start singing the tune of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Russian Paralympic swimming champion Olesya Vladykina and Figure Skating champion Ilya Kulik dance to the tune of Tchaikovsky's Waltz of the Snowflake.
Russian blind singer Diana Gurtskaya
performs Sochi 2014's theme song while large balloons bearing the logo of Sochi 2014 and other iconic images of Russia are tossed to the audience. Vancouver actor/dancer, Valin Shinyei (age 8) passes the torch to a Russian counterpart.
2010 Winter Paralympics
The 2010 Winter Paralympics, officially the X Paralympic Winter Games, or the 10th Winter Paralympics, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada from March 12 to 21, 2010. The Opening Ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing Ceremony in Whistler...
took place on March 21, 2010, beginning at 7:30 pm PST
Pacific Time Zone
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at the outdoor Whistler Medals Plaza in Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
National anthem
The Canadian national anthemNational anthem
A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...
O Canada
O Canada
It has been noted that the opening theme of "O Canada" bears a strong resemblance to the "Marsch der Priester" , from the opera Die Zauberflöte , composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and that Lavallée's melody was inspired by Mozart's tune...
was sung by Whistler's Ali Milner. 125 skiers skied down Whistler Mountain while she sang.
Sequence of events
President of VANOC, CEO of Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games John FurlongJohn Furlong (Canadian)
John Furlong, O.C, O.B.C was the President and Chief Executive Officer of VANOC which oversaw the preparation and execution of the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics Games...
delivers his concluding speech, thanking everyone.
Winnipeg-born singer Chantal Kreviazuk
Chantal Kreviazuk
Chantal Jennifer Kreviazuk is a Canadian singer-songwriter of the adult contemporary music genre. She is also a classically trained pianist, and can play the guitar.-Albums:...
performs 'Today's A Greatest Day' in honour of the athletes.
The newly-elected members of the IPC
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports...
Athletes Council during the 2010 Winter Paralympics are introduced: Mr. Rogowiec of Poland and Mr. Hagen of Norway.
Canadian Inuit
Inuit
The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
throat-singer Tania Tagaq performs as Paralympian Kelly Smith is tossed in the air on a traditional Inuit blanket.
President of International Paralympic Committee
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports...
Sir Philip Craven
Philip Craven
Sir Philip Craven MBE is a British sports official and former athlete. He is the second and current President of the International Paralympic Committee .-Education:...
awards the 2010 Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award to two Paralympic Athletes:
Colette Bourgonje of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Bronze medallist Women's Skii and
Takayuki Endo of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Ice Sledge Hockey.
The President of IPC Sir Philip Craven delivers his speech, thanking the First Host Nations, the volunteers, CEO John Furlong
John Furlong (Canadian)
John Furlong, O.C, O.B.C was the President and Chief Executive Officer of VANOC which oversaw the preparation and execution of the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics Games...
, and the people of Vancouver and Whistler for their support to the Paralympic movement. saying "You've set the X Paralympic Winter Games on fire". He noted the athletes who showed sportsmanship during the games.
He declared the 2010 Winter Paralympics
2010 Winter Paralympics
The 2010 Winter Paralympics, officially the X Paralympic Winter Games, or the 10th Winter Paralympics, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada from March 12 to 21, 2010. The Opening Ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing Ceremony in Whistler...
as the "best Paralympic Winter Games".
After his speech, the Paralympic Anthem was played as the Paralympic Flag was lowered.
Handover to Sochi 2014
The mayor of VancouverVancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
and Whistler
Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver...
Gregor Robertson
Gregor Robertson (politician)
Gregor Angus Bethune Robertson is a Canadian politician who has been the 39th Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, since 2008. He was elected as part of the Vision Vancouver party slate...
and Ken Melamed hand over the Paralympic flag to IPC President Sir Philip Craven who entrusts it to the Mayor of Sochi
Sochi
Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains...
Anatoly Pakhomov.
The Russian Domicolka choir then sings the Russian National Anthem.
The handover performance features Russian sand artist Artur Kirillov making a sand drawing. A young girl in a wheelchair appearing to the right of the stage draws images in a book, as the sand drawing mirrors them, and five children of Russia's Domisolka children's choir start singing the tune of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Russian Paralympic swimming champion Olesya Vladykina and Figure Skating champion Ilya Kulik dance to the tune of Tchaikovsky's Waltz of the Snowflake.
Russian blind singer Diana Gurtskaya
Diana Gurtskaya
Diana Gudaevna Gurtskaya |Georgia]]) is a blind Georgian singer residing in Moscow, Russia. Following a failed attempt in Belarus the previous year Diana, on March 1, 2008, won the Georgian national final with 39.4% of the vote, therefore she represented Georgia at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest...
performs Sochi 2014's theme song while large balloons bearing the logo of Sochi 2014 and other iconic images of Russia are tossed to the audience. Vancouver actor/dancer, Valin Shinyei (age 8) passes the torch to a Russian counterpart.
See also
- 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremonyThe Closing Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics took place on February 28, 2010, beginning at 5:30 pm PST at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...