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Sunday, February 25, 2018

2018 Winter Olympics in Pyongyang,South Korea - Closing ceremony today Sunday Feb 25,2018



Olympic mascots and a young girl participate in the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea


Olympic mascots stand by a snow globe during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

 

As the closing ceremony got under way today fireworks exploded behind the Olympic flame


Flagbearers arrive during the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics


The breathtaking light show at the closing ceremony

Dancers in futuristic fluorescent outfits and others in traditional dress performed to the music of a mixed band made up of Rick musicians and old Korean instruments

Highlights of the games played as a pagoda made of light rose above the ensemble

Performers dressed as pandas take the stage as Beijing is celebrated as the next host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.


Ivanka Trump sat within inches of a key Kim Jong-un aide at the spectacular Winter Olympics closing ceremony today as it emerged North Korea was ready to hold talks with the United States. 

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in (right) and International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach (left) wave at the crowds in front of Ivanka Trump and North Korean General Kim Yong Chol (back right) at the closing ceremony

 

The First Daughter was seated near Pyongyang General Kim Yong Chol as the pair were both guests of honour of South Korean leader Moon Jae-in.

The United States and North Korea, which have no diplomatic relations and are technically in a state of war after an armistice in 1953, have been at odds for decades.

In recent months the war of words between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump has escalated as the North tests nuclear missiles and Washington pushes it to disarm.

Ivanka and Kim did not appear to interact when South Korean President Moon Jae-in shook hands with dignitaries at the beginning of the ceremony. 

The closing ceremony, entitled ‘The Next Wave’ will highlight the Olympic spirit and present a vision of the future and a message of peace

The ceremony will include a preview of the 2022 Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games – with an eight-minute film of what sports followers can expect, shown at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium.

Ivanka Trump posed with US athletes Taylor Morris, Matt Mortensen and Lauren Gibbs

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