Closing Ceremony Olympics 2026: closing ceremony olympics 2026 in Verona ends with flag handoff to France
The closing ceremony olympics 2026 in Verona concluded Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, with the Olympic flag handed off to France, the designated host of the 2030 Winter Games. The event took place in Verona, Italy, and combined performances, athlete parades and a ceremonial extinguishing of the flame.
Closing Ceremony Olympics 2026 Highlights
The ceremony featured multiple performances and a formal flag handoff to France as host of the 2030 Winter Games. The Olympic flame was carried during the closing ceremony, and the parade of athletes included delegations from Germany and the United States.
Flag handoff and France 2030
Organizers presented the Olympic flag and completed the traditional handoff to France, identified in the program as the host of the 2030 Winter Games. The sequence culminated the official portion of the ceremony in Verona, Italy, on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.
Performers and artists onstage
Italian dancer Roberto Bolle performed during the closing ceremony. Multiple artists and performers took the stage throughout the program; the event included an artist performing solo and groups of artists performing together, as described in the visual record from the ceremony.
Athletes, parade and flame
Athletes from Germany attended the closing ceremony, and athletes from the United States paraded during the event. United States’ Hilary Knight and Evan Bates carried the US flag during the closing ceremony. The Olympic flame was carried as part of the proceedings.
Images and photographers credited
Photographs captured attendees arriving at the Verona Arena for the closing ceremony and documented dancers, performers and athletes. Image credits provided with the visual record name Antonio Calanni, Natacha Pisarenko, Ashley Landis, Bernat Armangue and Francisco Seco as the photographers who documented the event in Verona, Italy, on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.
The closing ceremony olympics 2026 in Verona combined spectacle and ceremony: performances by dancers and artists, a parade of athletes from nations including Germany and the United States, the carrying of the Olympic flame, and the formal transfer of the Olympic flag to France as host of the 2030 Winter Games. People arrived at the Verona Arena to witness the events on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.
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