PyeongChang 2018: Closing Ceremony flag bearers
Athletes called upon to carry their nation’s flags as Games come to an end 18 Mar 2018The PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games Closing Ceremony will celebrate the end to nine days of thrilling competition on Sunday (18 March).
Following their outstanding achievements over the week, these athletes were called upon by their nations to march as flag bearers during the Closing Ceremony. It begins at 8 p.m. KST and can be watched live on the International Paralympic Committee’s website.
The Closing Ceremony flag bearers:
Roger Puig Davi, Andorra, alpine skiing
Caros Javier Condina Thomatis, Argentina, snowboard
Stasik Nazaryan, Armenia, cross-country skiing
Melissa Perrine and her guide Christian Geiger, Australia, alpine skiing
Patrick Mayrhofer, Austria, snowboard
Liudmila Vauchok, Belarus, cross-country skiing
Jasper Balcaen, Belgium, alpine skiing
Ilma Kazazic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, alpine skiing
Cristian Ribera, Brazil, cross-country skiing
Svetoslav Georgiev, Bulgaria, cross-country skiing
Mark Arendz, Canada, cross-country skiing
Julio Soto, Chile, alpine skiing
Haitao Wang, China, wheelchair curling
Bruno Bosnjak, Croatia, snowboard
Pavel Bambousek, Czech Republic, alpine skiing
Daniel Wagner, Denmark, snowboard
Santeri Kiiveri, Finland, alpine skiing
Benjamin Daviet, France, cross-country skiing and biathlon
Temuri Dadiani, Georgia, cross-country skiing
Clara Klug, Germany, cross-country skiing and biathlon
Menna Fitzpatrick, Great Britain, alpine skiing
Konstantinos Petrakis, Greece, snowboard
Krisztina Lorincz, Hungary, cross-country skiing and biathlon
Hilmar Snaer Orvarsson, Iceland, alpine skiing
Sedigheh Rouzbeh, Iran, snowboard
Giacomo Bertagnolli, Italy, alpine skiing
Momoka Muraoka, Japan, alpine skiing
Kairat Kanafun, Kazakhstan, cross-country skiing
Eui Hyun Sin, Republic of Korea, cross-country skiing and biathlon
Arly Velasquez, Mexico, alpine skiing
Ganbold Batmunkh, Mongolia, cross-country skiing
Jeroen Kampschreur, Netherlands, alpine skiing
Adam Hall, New Zealand, alpine skiing
Jesper Pedersen, Norway, alpine skiing
Igor Sikorski, Poland, alpine skiing
Mihaita Papara, Romania, snowboard
Milos Zaric, Serbia, cross-country skiing
Henrieta Farkasova, Slovakia, alpine skiing
Jernej Slivnik, Slovenia, alpine skiing
Jon Santacana Maiztegui, Spain, alpine skiing
Zebastian Modin, Sweden, cross-country skiing
Theo Gmur, Switzerland, alpine skiing
Siyovish Ilyasov, Tajikistan, cross-country skiing
Mehmet Cekic, Turkey, alpine skiing
Taras Rad, Ukraine, cross-country skiing and biathlon
Oksana Masters, USA, cross-country skiing and biathlon
Yokutkhon Kholbekova, Uzbekistan, cross-country skiing
Volunteers will carry the flags for both NPA and North Korea and the countries will march in the same order as at the Opening Ceremony.