Addressing the army of volunteers who helped guide athletes, reporters and visitors to their destinations, he said: "Through you, everybody with an open mind could see the face of a new Russia: efficient and friendly, patriotic and open to the world. We arrived with great respect for the rich and varied history of Russia. We leave as friends of the Russian people."
After Bach formally declared the Sochi Games closed, three giant mascots of the Games - a bear, a snow leopard and a hare - appeared and the bear blew out the Olympic flame.
A thousand children from the Pan-Russian Choir performed in a rousing finale symbolizing the arrival spring, before choreographed fireworks exploded from the roof of the stadium.
And here's the final results:
Alpine skiing — Austria (3 gold/4 silver/2 bronze)
Biathlon — Norway (3/1/2)
Bobsled — Russia (2/0/0)
Cross-country — Norway (5/2/4)
Curling — Canada (2/0/0)
Figure skating — Russia (3/1/1)
Freestyle skiing — Canada (4/4/1)
Ice hockey — Canada (2/0/0)
Luge — Germany (4/1/0)
Nordic Combined — Norway (2/1/1)
Short track — Russia (3/1/1)
Skeleton — Russia (1/0/1)
Ski jumping — Germany and Poland (2/0/0)
Snowboarding — United States (3/0/2)
Speedskating — Netherlands (8/7/8)
See pics below.
After Bach formally declared the Sochi Games closed, three giant mascots of the Games - a bear, a snow leopard and a hare - appeared and the bear blew out the Olympic flame.
A thousand children from the Pan-Russian Choir performed in a rousing finale symbolizing the arrival spring, before choreographed fireworks exploded from the roof of the stadium.
And here's the final results:
Alpine skiing — Austria (3 gold/4 silver/2 bronze)
Biathlon — Norway (3/1/2)
Bobsled — Russia (2/0/0)
Cross-country — Norway (5/2/4)
Curling — Canada (2/0/0)
Figure skating — Russia (3/1/1)
Freestyle skiing — Canada (4/4/1)
Ice hockey — Canada (2/0/0)
Luge — Germany (4/1/0)
Nordic Combined — Norway (2/1/1)
Short track — Russia (3/1/1)
Skeleton — Russia (1/0/1)
Ski jumping — Germany and Poland (2/0/0)
Snowboarding — United States (3/0/2)
Speedskating — Netherlands (8/7/8)
See pics below.
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