2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony

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The 2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony was the final celebratory event of the Salt Lake City Games, featuring performances, cultural presentations, and the official handover to the next Winter Olympic host city.

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instanceOf Olympic closing ceremony
alsoKnownAs Salt Lake 2002 closing ceremony NERFINISHED
audienceType international audience
broadcastIn United States NERFINISHED
broadcastNetwork NBC NERFINISHED
ceremonialFunction marks the official end of the 2002 Winter Olympics
city Salt Lake City NERFINISHED
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date 2002-02-24
eventOf XIX Olympic Winter Games NERFINISHED
followedBy 2006 Winter Olympics closing ceremony NERFINISHED
hasCategory 2002 in Utah
2002 in sports
February 2002 sports events in the United States
Olympic Games ceremonies NERFINISHED
hasTheme Olympic legacy of Salt Lake City
celebration of American culture
celebration of winter sports
international friendship
hostCity Salt Lake City NERFINISHED
hostNation United States NERFINISHED
includedCeremony extinguishing of the Olympic flame
handover to the next Winter Olympic host city
includedElement IOC President’s closing speech
cultural presentations
lowering of the Olympic flag
musical performances
parade of athletes
playing of the Greek national anthem
playing of the Olympic anthem
raising of the Greek flag
speech by the president of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee
nextGames 2006 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED
nextHostCity Turin NERFINISHED
nextHostCountry Italy NERFINISHED
notableAspect featured Italian cultural segment from Turin
formal transfer of the Olympic flag to Turin
officialLanguage English
organizer Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 NERFINISHED
oversightBody International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED
partOf 2002 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED
precededBy 1998 Winter Olympics closing ceremony NERFINISHED
sequenceInSeries closing ceremony of the 19th Olympic Winter Games
sportEvent multi-sport event closing
typeOfPerformance stadium spectacular
venue Rice-Eccles Stadium NERFINISHED
year 2002

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Josh Groban performedAt 2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony