2006 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
The Closing Ceremony of the
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Program
The games were formally closed by International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge calling them "magnificent". This again departed from former IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch's tradition of declaring each games "best ever" and continued Rogge's tradition of assigning each games their own identity in his comments.[1]
Medal ceremony
During the closing ceremony, in the Olympic Stadium, medals were presented for Cross country skiing at the cross-country skiing men's 50 km free event, one of the last events held at the Games. In a new practice for Winter Olympics closing ceremonies, the medals for this long race were awarded during the ceremony similar to the way the medals for the men's marathon are awarded during the closing ceremonies of Summer Olympic Games.
Carnevale
The main theme, to coincide with Italy's popular masked festival, was Carnevale. The show, directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca, who is known internationally for his theatre performances based on the circus world, included six of the original costumes from the film I clowns by Federico Fellini, on lease from the Italian national film museum. Life-sized Piedmontese tarot cards marching in drill formation signifying all the Luck, Fortune and Life of the Athletes performed to honor every individuals personal story in coming to Torino. The formal moments of the ceremony alternated with artistic moments inspired by the creativity of Viareggio Carnival artists, of travelling shows and of the typical Italian "feste in piazza". The original music was composed, arranged and orchestrated by Italian producer Michele Centonze in collaboration with Stefano Nanni, Giuseppe Gambino and Serenella Occhipinti (a.k.a. Sara 6).
Fiat 500s and Vespas drove through the center of the stadium to symbolize the crowded streets of the center of the Italian cities.
Wind machine
A wind machine was shown with flying acrobats performing an aerial ballet. This was a
Parade of the athletes
The athletes entered the arena without strict order, following a tradition started 50 years earlier at the 1956 Summer Games. They had reportedly been given light-up red clown noses to wear, but few athletes were seen wearing the noses.
Intruders
During the final speech by
A young Polish female streaker named Justine tried to perform a similar stunt, holding an Italian flag bearing the handwritten inscription "Mi consenta", and having a drawing by a Roman artist, Ettore Wallemberg III, on her skin, but security officials stopped her.[6]
Come Play with Us in Vancouver 2010/Venez jouer avec nous en Vancouver 2010
In accordance with the Olympic Charter which governs the Closing Ceremony, IOC President Jacques Rogge called on the youth of the world to assemble in Vancouver, in four years, for the next Winter Olympics.
Canadian opera star Ben Heppner, himself born in British Columbia, the host province of the next Winter Olympics, sang O Canada to begin the Canadian segment of the ceremonies and mark the beginning of the countdown to the Vancouver Olympic Games in 2010. Heppner sang a version of O Canada which is presented in a combination of Canada's two official languages, English and French, which are also the official languages of the IOC.
Then came the "Oslo Ceremony" (so called because the original Olympic flag, which was used for transfer of the Winter Games, was first used at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo), which is the transfer of the
The show included a Vancouver-based specially-cast dance corps together with the latest concepts in boarding, skating and skiing. The Montreal-based members of the cast are multi-talented acrobatic performers drawn from Quebec's acclaimed École nationale de cirque (National Circus School), and Les sept doigts de la main, energetically supported by the renowned Cirque du Soleil. In addition, Canadian singer Avril Lavigne performed her song, "Who Knows."
In Ottawa, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, himself from Calgary, the host city of the 1988 Winter Olympics, said in a statement that the Olympic flame had begun its journey to Vancouver.[7]
Exit of the Olympic Flag
After the Olympic flag was lowered, Piccoli Cantori di Torino sung Va, pensiero while the flag was exiting the stadium.
The siege of Turin
After Va, pensiero was sung, there was a segment featuring the siege of Turin to commemorate the 300th anniversary.
Musical finale
Andrea Bocelli performed his song "Because We Believe (Ama Credi E Vai)" before the flame was extinguished; on stage with Andrea appeared 500 Italian brides in white carrying lighted lilies and formed "the Dove of Peace" a formation choreographed by Doug Jack and symbolically "flew" across the stage as the flame took its final moments. with the skiier Isolde Kostner acted as the last bride to stay on the stage and when she looked to the cauldron,the Olympic fire had their last moments alive.After the end of the fire last breathed,the singer italian Elisa comes out from the middle of the show cast (she had already sung at the closing ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics) performed their hit song "Luce (Tramonti a nord est)", and Puerto Rican Ricky Martin performed "I Don't Care" and "The Cup of Life".
Anthems
- Piccoli Cantori di Torino – National Anthem of Italy[a]
- New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra – National Anthem of Greece
- Ben Heppner – National Anthem of Canada
- Olympic Hymn
Notable attendees
Aside from celebrities participating in the ceremonies and members of the International Olympic Committee, the following notable people were in attendance:
Dignitaries from International organizations
- International Olympic Committee –
- IOC President Jacques Rogge and wife Anne Rogge
- Honorary IOC President for Life Juan Antonio Samaranch
- IOC Members
Host country dignitaries
- Italy –
- Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi
- TOROC President Valentino Castellani
- Mayor of Turin Sergio Chiamparino
- President and CEO of Luca di Montezemolo
- Member of the Chamber of Deputies Mario Pescante
Dignitaries from abroad
- Sweden –
- Carl XVI Gustaf with son, Prince Carl Philip
- Monaco –
- Prince of Monaco Albert II
- Caroline, Princess of Hanover
- United States –
- former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani[8]
- Italian-American race car driver Mario Andretti
- U.S. Ambassador to Italy Ronald P. Spogli
- Chairman of the National Italian American Foundation Dr. A. Kenneth Ciongoli.
- Finland –
- Canada –
- Governor General of Canada Michaëlle Jean with spouse Jean-Daniel Lafond and their daughter Marie-Éden.
- Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter MacKay
- Gordon Campbell, the host province of the 2010 Winter Olympics
Television broadcast
In the United States,
In Canada,
In the UK, the BBC broadcasts the ceremony live, starting at 7:00 pm GMT.
In Australia, the Seven Network broadcasts the ceremony live, starting at 5.30 am AEST.
In Spain,
In Italy, RAI broadcasts the ceremony live at the same time it start started.
Notes
- ^ Anthem played again as part of the Men's 50km mass start free victory ceremony.
See also
References
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- ^ "Olympic Wind Machine 2006 Closing Ceremonies". Bodyflight Network Vertical Wind Tunnels. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2006.
- ^ "Intruder interrupts closing ceremony remarks". MSNBC. Archived from the original on 23 May 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2006.
- ^ "Il giovane spagnolo che ha interrotto Castellani". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 2 August 2006.
- ^ "Un dimostrante fa irruzione sul palco durante il discorso di Castellano". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2 August 2006.
- ^ ""Mi consenta" di spogliarmi". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2 August 2006.
- ^ "The Prime Minister congratulates our athletes and coaches on their performance in Turin". Web site of the Prime Minister of Canada. Archived from the original on 9 July 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2006.
- ^ "Giuliani to go to Turin". The New York Times. 14 February 2006. Retrieved 17 December 2023.