Editing 2002 Winter Olympics (section)

===Closing ceremonies===
{{Main|2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony}}
The closing ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics was held on February 24, 2002, at Rice–Eccles Stadium. It was narrated by Utah natives [[Donny Osmond|Donny]] and [[Marie Osmond]] (who voiced [[Animatronics|animatronic]] [[dinosaur]] skeletons designed by [[Michael Curry (puppet designer)|Michael Curry]]),<ref>{{cite web|author=Deseret News|date=February 10, 2003|title=What ever happened to Salt Lake's Olympic memorabilia?|url=https://www.deseret.com/2003/2/10/19703243/what-ever-happened-to-salt-lake-s-olympic-memorabilia|access-date=September 24, 2021|website=Deseret News|language=en|archive-date=September 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924012442/https://www.deseret.com/2003/2/10/19703243/what-ever-happened-to-salt-lake-s-olympic-memorabilia|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> and featured performances by a number of musicians and bands, including [[Bon Jovi]], [[Christina Aguilera]], Donny and Marie Osmond, [[Earth, Wind & Fire]], [[Harry Connick Jr.]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[Moby]], and [[Willie Nelson]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wise|first=Mike|date=February 25, 2002|title=Olympics: Closing Ceremony; Games End With a Mixture Of Rowdy Relief and Joy|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/sports/olympics-closing-ceremony-games-end-with-a-mixture-of-rowdy-relief-and-joy.html|access-date=September 26, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=September 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926065928/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/sports/olympics-closing-ceremony-games-end-with-a-mixture-of-rowdy-relief-and-joy.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It also featured appearances by figure skaters such as [[Kurt Browning]], [[Dorothy Hamill]], and [[Ilia Kulik|Ilia Kulick]], as well as dancer [[Savion Glover]].<ref name=":3">{{cite web|author=Deseret News|date=March 1, 2002|title=Closing ceremonies were right in groove with one exception|url=https://www.deseret.com/2002/3/1/19640551/closing-ceremonies-were-right-in-groove-with-one-exception|access-date=September 24, 2021|website=Deseret News|language=en|archive-date=September 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924011602/https://www.deseret.com/2002/3/1/19640551/closing-ceremonies-were-right-in-groove-with-one-exception|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|date=November 7, 2001|title=Olympic Pop: Top Stars To Close Winter Games|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/77822/olympic-pop-top-stars-to-close-winter-games|access-date=September 26, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=September 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926071428/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/77822/olympic-pop-top-stars-to-close-winter-games|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Archive-Corey-Moss|title=Creed, 'NSYNC, Dave Matthews Band, More Set For Olympic Concert Series|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1451549/creed-nsync-dave-matthews-band-more-set-for-olympic-concert-series/|access-date=September 26, 2021|website=MTV News|language=en|archive-date=April 5, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405160909/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451549/20011218/creed.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Departing from [[Juan Antonio Samaranch]]'s tradition of declaring each Olympics the "best ever", IOC president Jacques Rogge began a tradition of assigning each Games their own identity in his comments, describing the 2002 Winter Olympics as having been "flawless".<ref>{{cite news|last=Abrahamson|first=Alan|date=March 1, 2010|title='Excellent and friendly Games' come to a close|work=[[NBC Olympic broadcasts|NBC Olympics]]|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-features/news/newsid=453954.html|url-status=live|access-date=March 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310010809/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-features/news/newsid%3D453954.html|archive-date=March 10, 2010}}</ref>

Italian singers [[Irene Grandi]] and [[Elisa (Italian singer)|Elisa]] performed during the cultural presentation by [[Turin]], host city of the [[2006 Winter Olympics]],<ref name=":3" /> while [[Josh Groban]] and [[Charlotte Church]] performed a duet of "[[The Prayer (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli song)|The Prayer]]" as the Olympic cauldron was extinguished.<ref name=":3" />