The Closing Ceremony of the Winter Olympics

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Fireworks explode over Olympic Park at the end of the closing ceremony for the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 23, 2014.

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A bear and a leopard, mascots of Sochi 2014, approach a flame representing the burning Olympic cauldron, during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 23, 2014.

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A girl, the Russian flag painted on her face, blows bubbles as she waits for the start of the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Feb. 23, 2014.

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Confetti rains down at the end of the closing ceremony for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Feb. 23, 2014.

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Performers play their part during the closing ceremony for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Feb. 23, 2014.

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Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 23, 2014.

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An artist is suspended as she performs during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 23, 2014.

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The shadow of artists fall on a giant balloon meant to represent the moon during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 23, 2014.

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Fireworks explode over Olympic Park during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 23, 2014.