2014 Winter Olympics closing ceremony flag bearers explained

During the closing ceremony in Sochi, Russia most of the 88 nations competing selected one member of their delegation to be the flagbearer. Some countries for example, Morocco chose the same athlete (Adam Lamhamedi) as the opening ceremony. On the other hand, some countries such as Luxembourg had already left the Olympic village, and therefore a volunteer carried the flags for those countries.^[1]

Countries and flagbearers

Below is a list of all parading countries with their announced flag bearer, sorted in the order in which they appeared in the parade. This is sortable by country name under which they entered, the flag bearer's name, or the flag bearer's sport. Names are given as were officially designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Order	Nation	Russian	Romanisation	Flag bearer	Sport
1		Греция	Gretsiya		Skeleton
2		Австралия	Avstraliya	David Morris^[2]	Freestyle skiing
3		Австрия	Avstriya	Julia Dujmovits	Snowboarding
4		Азербайджан	Azerbaidzhan		Figure skating
5		Албания	Albaniya	Suela Mëhilli	Alpine skiing
6		Андорра	Andorra		Biathlon
7		Аргентина	Argentina		Alpine skiing
8		Армения	Armeniya		Alpine skiing
9		Британские Виргинские острова	Britanskiye Virginiskiye Ostrova	Peter Crook	Freestyle skiing
10		Беларусь	Belarus'		Biathlon
11		Бельгия	Bel'giya		Speed skating
12		Бермуды	Bermudy	Volunteer	–
13		Болгария	Bolgariya		Alpine skiing
14		Босния и Герцеговина	Bosniya i Gertsegovina	Žana Novaković	Alpine skiing
15		Бразилия	Braziliya		Figure skating
16		Бывшая югославская Республика Македония	Byvshaya Yugoslavskaya Respublika Makedoniya	Volunteer	–
17		Великобритания	Velikobritaniya		Skeleton
18		Венгрия	Vengriya		Short track speed skating
19		Венесуэла	Venesuela		Alpine skiing
20		Виргинские острова,США	Virginiskiye Ostrova,SShA		Alpine skiing
21		Германия	Germaniya		Luge
22		Гонконг, Китай	Gonkong, Kitai	Volunteer	–
23		Грузия	Gruziya		Figure skating
24		Дания	Daniya		Cross-country skiing
25		Доминика	Dominika		Cross-country skiing
26		Зимбабве	Zimbabve		Alpine skiing
27		Израиль	Izrail'		Short track speed skating
28		Индия	Indiya		Alpine skiing
29		Иран	Iran		Alpine skiing
30		Ирландия	Irlandiya		Snowboarding
31		Исландия	Islandiya		Alpine skiing
32		Испания	Ispaniya		Cross-country skiing
33		Италия	Italiya	Arianna Fontana	Short track speed skating
34		Казахстан	Kazakhstan		Cross-country skiing
35		Каймановы острова	Kaimanovy Ostrova		Alpine skiing
36		Канада	Kanada	Kaillie Humphries Heather Moyse^[3]	Bobsleigh
37		Кипр	Kipr		Alpine skiing
38		Кыргызстан	Kyrgyzstan	Evgeniy Timofeev	Alpine skiing
39		Китайская Народная Республика	Kitaiskaya Narodnaya Respublika		Short track speed skating
40		Латвия	Latviya		Bobsleigh
41		Ливан	Livan		Alpine skiing
42		Литва	Litva		Short track speed skating
43		Лихтенштейн	Likhtenshtein	Volunteer	–
44		Люксембург	Lyuksemburg	Volunteer	–
45		Мальта	Mal'ta		Alpine skiing
46		Марокко	Marokko		Alpine skiing
47		Мексика	Meksika	Hubertus Von Hohenlohe<	Alpine skiing
48		Молдова	Moldova		Cross-country skiing
49		Монако	Monako	Rudy Rinaldi	Bobsleigh
50		Монголия	Mongoliya		Cross-country skiing
51		Непал	Nepal		Cross-country skiing
52		Нидерланды	Niderlandy		Speed skating
53		Новая Зеландия	Novaya Zelandiya		Freestyle skiing
54		Норвегия	Norvegiya		Biathlon
55		Пакистан	Pakistan		Alpine skiing
56		Парагвай	Paragvai	Volunteer	–
57		Перу	Peru		Cross-country skiing
58		Польша	Pol'sha		Speed skating
59		Португалия	Portugaliya		Alpine skiing
60		Республика Корея	Respublika Koreya	Lee Kyou-Hyuk	Speed skating
61		Румыния	Rumyniya		Biathlon
62		Сан-Марино	San-Marino	Federica Selva	Alpine skiing
63		Сербия	Serbiya		Alpine skiing
64		Словакия	Slovakiya		Biathlon
65		Словения	Sloveniya	Zan Kosir	Snowboarding
66		Соединенные Штаты Америки	Soyedinennye Shtaty Ameriki	Julie Chu^[4]	Hockey
67		Таджикистан	Tadzhikistan		Alpine skiing
68		Таиланд	Thailand		Alpine skiing
69		Китайский Тайбэй	Kitaiskii Taibei		Short track seed skating
70		Тимор-Лесте	Timor-Leste		Alpine skiing
71		Того	Togo		Alpine skiing
72		Тонга	Tonga		Luge
73		Турция	Turtsiya		Alpine skiing
74		Узбекистан	Uzbekistan		Alpine skiing
75		Украина	Ukraina		Biathlon
76		Филиппины	Filippiny	Volunteer	–
77		Финляндия	Finlyandiya		Cross-country skiing
78		Франция	Frantsiya		Biathlon
79		Хорватия	Horvatiya		Cross-country skiing
80		Черногория	Chernogoriya	Volunteer	–
81		Чехия	Chekhiya		Biathlon
82		Чили	Chili		Cross-country skiing
83		Швейцария	Shveitsariya	Patrizia Kummer	Snowboarding
84		Швеция	Shvetsiya	Charlotte Kalla	Cross-country skiing
85		Эстония	Estoniya		Cross-country skiing
86		Ямайка	Yamaika	Volunteer	–
87		Япония	Yaponiya		Curling
88		Россия	Rossiya		Figure skating

*Rudy Rinaldi of Monaco was the reserve athlete (and thus did not compete) in the 2-man bobsledding event.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers. The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. 23 February 2014.
2. News: Webster . Andrew . 6 February 2014 . Sochi Winter Olympics: David Morris is Australia's flagbearer for closing ceremony. . 22 February 2014 .
3. News: . Bobsledders Humphries and Moyse named Canada's flag-bearers for closing ceremony . . . 23 February 2014 . 23 February 2014 .
4. News: James O'Brien . Julie Chu to be U.S. flag bearer at Sochi Olympics Closing Ceremony . . . February 21, 2014 . February 22, 2014 . August 12, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170812143751/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/julie-chu-be-us-flag-bearer-sochi-olympics-closing-ceremony . dead .