Eileen Gu mentioned as Arena di Verona closes the Milan Cortina Games
The closing ceremony at the Arena di Verona wrapped the Milan Cortina Games on Sunday, ending two weeks of competition; Eileen Gu: unclear in the provided context.
Closing night at the Arena di Verona
The ceremony took place at the Arena di Verona, a venue built about 2, 000 years ago whose stone arches date to the first century AD. The amphitheater has weathered an earthquake in 1117 and a later stint as a quarry, and over hundreds of years it became known for operas and concerts; it hosted the Olympic closing ceremony on Sunday after two weeks of competition that produced 116 sets of medals across 16 sports.
Jack Hughes seals men's hockey gold
On the final day, the United States took gold in the men's hockey tournament when Jack Hughes scored in overtime against Canada. The United States finished the Games with 12 gold medals and 33 medals total, placing second in both counts to Norway, which finished with a record 18 golds and 41 total medals. Host Italy placed third in both categories with 10 golds and 30 medals.
Major Lazer, Achille Lauro and the opera spectacle
The program mixed high art and high energy: opera characters and elaborate costumes stood alongside opera singing, acrobatics and dance. Fire and pyrotechnics punctuated the evening. Major Lazer delivered a sparkling performance that the Olympians in the arena loved, and Achille Lauro and his band performed after Major Lazer.
Calibro 35 and the athletes' entrance
Instead of the hours-long parade of nations seen at the opening, athletes streamed into the arena in one long throng, accompanied by Calibro 35 playing live onstage. Team Italy drew the loudest cheers from the crowd as hundreds of athletes closed their Games together.
Eileen Gu: unclear in the provided context
The provided material includes headlines naming Eileen Gu, but specific details about her performance, medals, remarks, or presence at the ceremony are unclear in the provided context.
Final curtain and what came next
Opera characters returned for a final appearance; in one moment Rigoletto disappears in his magic box and the ceremony concludes with a return to the theme “Beauty is Life. ” With that scene, the closing ceremony was officially over, and the Olympic chapter closed in Verona.
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There are no further confirmed events listed in the provided context beyond the closing ceremony; details about post-Games schedules are unclear in the provided context.
