Winter Olympics: Day 16 And Closing Ceremony

Skiers compete during the men's cross-country 50-kilometer marathon. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)

Russia's Alexander Legkov falls on the ground after winning gold in the men's cross-country 50-kilometer marathon. Russia took all three medals in this race. (Reuters/Stefan Wermuth)

Russia's Alexander Zubkov and and his teammates celebrate finishing first during the four-man bobsleigh event. (Reuters/Murad Seze)

Canada's Sidney Crosby (87) scores on a breakaway past Sweden's goalie Henrik Lundqvist during the second period of their men's ice hockey gold medal game. (Reuters/Julio Cortez/Pool)

Canada's goalie Carey Price (left) and Sidney Crosby bump heads after winning their men's ice hockey gold medal match against Sweden. (Reuters/Gary Hershorn)

Norwegian medalists in the women's cross-country skiing 30-kilometer race during the medal ceremony. (EPA/Barbara Walton)

A boy passes a poster of Russian President Vladimir Putin reading "For Motherland, for Russia, for Sovereignty" as he runs to distribute pamphlets to visitors. (REUTERS/Michael Caronna)

Dancers create the incomplete Olympic Rings during the closing ceremony. (EPA/Barbara Walton)

Performers take part in the show during the closing ceremony. (Reuters/Issei Kato)

Military musicians take part in the closing ceremony. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and IOC President Thomas Bach watch the ceremony. (EPA/Tatyana Zenkovich)

The Russian flag is carried into the stadium. (EPA/Barbara Walton)

Athletes from different countries take part in the closing ceremony. (Reuters/Grigory Dukor)

Flagbearers arrive holding their national flags. (Reuters/Marko Djurica)

Russian pianist Denis Matsuev (center) performs during the closing ceremony. (Reuters/Pawel Kopczynski)

Bolshoi ballet dancers perform. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

From right to left: Pyeongchang Mayor Lee Seok-rae, IOC President Thomas Bach, and Sochi Mayor Anatoliy Nikolayevich Pakhomov during the closing ceremony. South Korea will host the next Winter Olympics. (EPA/Hannibal Hanschke)

The polar bear Olympic mascot prepares to extinguish the Olympic flame. (AFP/Damien Meyer)