The Pyeongchang Paralympics came to an end with a superb closing ceremony which opened with an array of Bandabi mascots at centre stage counting down to a fireworks display.
A montage of skiing, snowboarding, curling and ice hockey led to the introduction of the officials from Korea and the IPC. The Korean flag was araded into the arena by a number of the host countries athletes.
The entertainment began with a superb signing performance before a rock/jazz rendition accompanied by hundreds of dancers. Following this was an upbeat dance track to greet the entrance of the athletes, which incuded golden girls Menna Fitzpatrick and Jen Kehoe carrying the flag for ParalympicsGB.
A presentation followed to Dr Whang Youn Dai for her amazing contribution to Paralympic sport by former winners of the award which bears her name, each Paralympics sees two atheltes awarded and this year saw Adam Hall (NZL) and Sini Pyy (FIN).
Next up was an inspirational ballet performance at centre stage with the ballerina soon accompanied by several dancers to a background of string music with a 'Bond-esque' tone which was followed by a stunning operatic solo.
The Paralympic flag was lowered before centre stage saw a clever mix of dance and colour with able and disabled dancers promoting the next Paralympics of Beijing 2022. The speeches from the Korean delegate and IPC president saw the games officially closed.
The Paralympic flame was extinguished ahead of a stint from Korean singer Ailee as she lit up the stadium with a stunning party-style performance which literally saw the stadium bouncing.
A superb way to close the 2018 Winter Olympic/Paralympic posts, the blog will go into the usual two year hiatus before resuming with the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics/Paralympics.
A montage of skiing, snowboarding, curling and ice hockey led to the introduction of the officials from Korea and the IPC. The Korean flag was araded into the arena by a number of the host countries athletes.
The entertainment began with a superb signing performance before a rock/jazz rendition accompanied by hundreds of dancers. Following this was an upbeat dance track to greet the entrance of the athletes, which incuded golden girls Menna Fitzpatrick and Jen Kehoe carrying the flag for ParalympicsGB.
A presentation followed to Dr Whang Youn Dai for her amazing contribution to Paralympic sport by former winners of the award which bears her name, each Paralympics sees two atheltes awarded and this year saw Adam Hall (NZL) and Sini Pyy (FIN).
Next up was an inspirational ballet performance at centre stage with the ballerina soon accompanied by several dancers to a background of string music with a 'Bond-esque' tone which was followed by a stunning operatic solo.
The Paralympic flag was lowered before centre stage saw a clever mix of dance and colour with able and disabled dancers promoting the next Paralympics of Beijing 2022. The speeches from the Korean delegate and IPC president saw the games officially closed.
The Paralympic flame was extinguished ahead of a stint from Korean singer Ailee as she lit up the stadium with a stunning party-style performance which literally saw the stadium bouncing.
A superb way to close the 2018 Winter Olympic/Paralympic posts, the blog will go into the usual two year hiatus before resuming with the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics/Paralympics.
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