My only complaint with the Closing Ceremony is that the formula/structure/script overlooks the fact that the Paralympics are still to happen in the same city and the Olympiad is not really over until the Paralympics have concluded.
That's an absolutely fair comment, I wish they would do more to transition/introduce the Paralympics, it would really help to bring light to those games. I actually have a Paralympic Games video coming out, hopefully next week, stay tuned!
@@voxathletica The IOC and the IPC are two separate international organizations. The Paralympic Games use to be held in a different host city than the Olympics until 1988. The traditions of the Paralympic Games are different as well. The Paralympic torch is not lit in Olympica, Greece. It is lit in Stoke Mandeville, UK, the historyic birthplace of the Paralympics. Also, Greece does not enter first in the Parade of Nations. The Refugee Paralympic Team enters first followed by the first nation in alphabetical order of the language of the host nation.
Those games get remembered for being "the boycotted games", but there was a lot of interesting stuff there too that folks don't think about unfortunately
The flag that they hand over is called the ANTWERP flag because it came from the 1920 games in Belgium. The words that the IOC president says are…” I called upon the youth of the world to assemble four years from now in the city of Los Angeles, California to celebrate The 34th Olympiad of the modern era”
@@voxathletica it’s got so much tradition that the head of state at the opening ceremony is told one phrase that they are allowed to say and that’s it.
@@voxathletica President Reagan wanted to give a speech at the Opening Ceremony of the 1984 Olympics. But the Olympic Charter prohibited him from doing so.
Great video , I love the closing ceremony too though a bit forlon sometimes 😉😸..One of my absolute whole times favourites are : the 1984 Los Angeles and Lionel Richie singing 'All Night Long' and the Athens 2004 as it was one of my favourite Olympics in general with two of my favourite Arab athletes Hisham or Hicham elGarrouj (Marocco) & Rania Elwani (Egypt) appear with the IOC chairman of that time in his speech ❤🌷🙏
1984 was a great one! Like I said in the video, the closing ceremonies are really underappreciated in my opinion, though I think Paris 2024 got a lot of attention
I saw some footage of Kuala Lumpur 2017 SEA Games opening ceremony in your video, hopefully Malaysia get to host more international sporting event in the future
They certainly have their own opening ceremonies, with plenty of the same traditions, but nothing like the Olympics sadly. I actually have a Paralympics video coming out next week, stay tuned!
The IOC has actually talked about this before, since technically the athletes compete as individuals, it doesn't make sense. They are organized by country because they have to go through their respect National Olympic Committees, but the whole nation vs nation thing is entirely made up, it's just a way to differentiate the athletes. In fact, the IOC has long stated that it would be against the spirit of the games, since they say it's supposed to be about bringing the world together; creating a trophy for a single winning country, to the IOC at least, is counter to that
Can you make a video that describes the experience of going to the Olympics? I really wanna go to salt lake for the Winter Olympics but not sure how everything works & what I can & cannot see. Just thought it was a kid video idea
That's a super interesting idea for a video, thanks! I mentioned this in another video, but I have a few friends/acquaintances who have gone to the Olympics, so maybe I can lean on them for some inside intel. Not sure I can help with Salt Lake, heck it's pretty far away at this point and the video would probably be out of date by then! But if you can go, that would be awesome :)
Since the Olympics are over may I suggest other sporting for you to cover? The NFL season will be soon approaching in the USA and I thought a video(s) relating to the NFL would be great content: 1. I think video on the New Orleans saints first Super Bowl win is really fascinating to cover. They won due to three miracles: a repossession of the ball after a punt, challenging a ruling against a referee and recovering the ball after a fumble that could have decided the game against them. 2. A biopic on Tom Brady's NFL career will get you lots of views. 3. You could explain the differences between the NFL and CFL in how they play football. 4. You could make a video of bad plays that cost NFL teams winning their games. 5. You could make a video on the best and worst fandoms ever in the NFL.
Thanks a bunch for the list of ideas, much appreciated and there are some good ones in there! I am certain I will be doing multiple NFL videos at some point, these topics are a great start for my research. Thanks a bunch!
@@mistybethune9116 So sad ..I was watching a clip of the 1980 Mockow opening and Henery Kessinger was attending it amongst the crowd , but without his formal presentation ..So sad Olympics , and the Soviet Union back tgem have had every right to boycott 1984 L.A ...
Yes, I think I mentioned that in the video as well, I will be fascinated to see what LA comes up with this year. Given the celebrities that were trotted out at the Opening Ceremonies, plus with LA being the home of celebrities, it could be a very star-studded affair
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My only complaint with the Closing Ceremony is that the formula/structure/script overlooks the fact that the Paralympics are still to happen in the same city and the Olympiad is not really over until the Paralympics have concluded.
That's an absolutely fair comment, I wish they would do more to transition/introduce the Paralympics, it would really help to bring light to those games. I actually have a Paralympic Games video coming out, hopefully next week, stay tuned!
@@voxathletica The IOC and the IPC are two separate international organizations. The Paralympic Games use to be held in a different host city than the Olympics until 1988. The traditions of the Paralympic Games are different as well. The Paralympic torch is not lit in Olympica, Greece. It is lit in Stoke Mandeville, UK, the historyic birthplace of the Paralympics. Also, Greece does not enter first in the Parade of Nations. The Refugee Paralympic Team enters first followed by the first nation in alphabetical order of the language of the host nation.
A beautiful Olympic closing ceremony was in Moscow 1980, when the mascot Misha the Bear was carried by balloons to the sky saying goodbye.
And everyone cried
Those games get remembered for being "the boycotted games", but there was a lot of interesting stuff there too that folks don't think about unfortunately
Yeah
The flag that they hand over is called the ANTWERP flag because it came from the 1920 games in Belgium.
The words that the IOC president says are…” I called upon the youth of the world to assemble four years from now in the city of Los Angeles, California to celebrate The 34th Olympiad of the modern era”
Gotta love traditions, the Olympics are full of them!
@@voxathletica it’s got so much tradition that the head of state at the opening ceremony is told one phrase that they are allowed to say and that’s it.
@@hanson467 Hey, we all prefer to hear short speeches :)
@@voxathletica President Reagan wanted to give a speech at the Opening Ceremony of the 1984 Olympics. But the Olympic Charter prohibited him from doing so.
I think the IOC should give an Olympic trophy to the countries those who are top at each Olympics.
Like a prize for the top overall medal count? Or top in gold medals? Or both perhaps?
@@voxathletica Top at the medal tally...
Great video , I love the closing ceremony too though a bit forlon sometimes 😉😸..One of my absolute whole times favourites are : the 1984 Los Angeles and Lionel Richie singing 'All Night Long' and the Athens 2004 as it was one of my favourite Olympics in general with two of my favourite Arab athletes Hisham or Hicham elGarrouj (Marocco) & Rania Elwani (Egypt) appear with the IOC chairman of that time in his speech ❤🌷🙏
1984 was a great one! Like I said in the video, the closing ceremonies are really underappreciated in my opinion, though I think Paris 2024 got a lot of attention
I saw some footage of Kuala Lumpur 2017 SEA Games opening ceremony in your video, hopefully Malaysia get to host more international sporting event in the future
Yes I hope so too!
I think the Paralympics should have opening and closing ceremonies just like the regular Olympics
They certainly have their own opening ceremonies, with plenty of the same traditions, but nothing like the Olympics sadly. I actually have a Paralympics video coming out next week, stay tuned!
I think the IOC should give an Olympic trophy to the countries those who are top at the medal table each Olympics at the Closing Ceremony.
The IOC has actually talked about this before, since technically the athletes compete as individuals, it doesn't make sense. They are organized by country because they have to go through their respect National Olympic Committees, but the whole nation vs nation thing is entirely made up, it's just a way to differentiate the athletes. In fact, the IOC has long stated that it would be against the spirit of the games, since they say it's supposed to be about bringing the world together; creating a trophy for a single winning country, to the IOC at least, is counter to that
Goodbyes are always sad.
It's the hardest part for us all. I hope the Paris 2024 sendoff is a good one!
Can you make a video that describes the experience of going to the Olympics? I really wanna go to salt lake for the Winter Olympics but not sure how everything works & what I can & cannot see. Just thought it was a kid video idea
That's a super interesting idea for a video, thanks! I mentioned this in another video, but I have a few friends/acquaintances who have gone to the Olympics, so maybe I can lean on them for some inside intel. Not sure I can help with Salt Lake, heck it's pretty far away at this point and the video would probably be out of date by then! But if you can go, that would be awesome :)
Since the Olympics are over may I suggest other sporting for you to cover?
The NFL season will be soon approaching in the USA and I thought a video(s) relating to the NFL would be great content:
1. I think video on the New Orleans saints first Super Bowl win is really fascinating to cover. They won due to three miracles: a repossession of the ball after a punt, challenging a ruling against a referee and recovering the ball after a fumble that could have decided the game against them.
2. A biopic on Tom Brady's NFL career will get you lots of views.
3. You could explain the differences between the NFL and CFL in how they play football.
4. You could make a video of bad plays that cost NFL teams winning their games.
5. You could make a video on the best and worst fandoms ever in the NFL.
Thanks a bunch for the list of ideas, much appreciated and there are some good ones in there! I am certain I will be doing multiple NFL videos at some point, these topics are a great start for my research. Thanks a bunch!
there was one olympics the hand over did not occur because the us did not attend the moscow olympics the hand over the flag never occured
Indeed, a fascinating bit of Olympic trivia!
@@voxathletica from my understanding moscow kept the flag til shortly before the la gamess
That is interesting , nobody ever mentions that ...
@@marwaqoura7804 well no one from the US was at the Moscow games
@@mistybethune9116 So sad ..I was watching a clip of the 1980 Mockow opening and Henery Kessinger was attending it amongst the crowd , but without his formal presentation ..So sad Olympics , and the Soviet Union back tgem have had every right to boycott 1984 L.A ...
the 2028 olympics will take place in LA so obviously the closing ceremony will feature american artists
Yes, completely agree. Given the wide array of options, it will be amazing to see what LA brings out for the closing ceremonies this year in Paris
@@voxathleticamay be TOM CRUISE will be on stage tonight performing as Ethan HAWKS .. Wait and see 😊🧐
There's also the presentation from the host country of the next Olympics! LA in this year's case.
Yes, I think I mentioned that in the video as well, I will be fascinated to see what LA comes up with this year. Given the celebrities that were trotted out at the Opening Ceremonies, plus with LA being the home of celebrities, it could be a very star-studded affair
@@voxathleticaNo, its mucisians.
@@greysnake2903...and what about TOM CRUISE featuring ETHAN HAWKS from IMPOSSIBLE MISSION driving madly across PARIS Avenues 🧐.
I know one thing for sure, it boring 😂😂😂
LOL to each their own I suppose!
I absolutely agree!