The 2010 Winter Olympics came to an official close during a closing ceremony on February 28, 2010. The ceremony was held at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which seats 55,000 people. The 2010 Olympic Opening and closing ceremonies were the first in Olympic history to be held indoors.http://www.vancouver2010.com/en/news/news-releases/-/37852/32566/qet9j6/vanoc-introduces-2010-olympic.html The choreographer for the closing ceremonies was Jean Grand-Maitre, who is the artistic director of the Alberta Ballet.

As with the opening ceremony, the closing ceremony was broadcast live on NBC, as well as on their official Olympic website, NBCOlympics.com. Canadian viewers can watch the ceremony live on CTV, or CTVOlympics.ca.

A group of Canadians come running out carrying snowboards to kick off the Closing Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Games. They swarmed around the lit torch to the sounds of rock band Inward Eye at the center of the arena to applause from the crowd.

In a parody of the technical failure during the 2010 Olympics Opening Ceremony, a clown came out to assist speed skater Catriona Le May Doan in lighting the 4th Olympic Cauldron in the center of the arena. The Cauldron had failed to raise from the floor during the Opening Ceremony, and the clown, dressed as an electrician, mock-repaired it with his bare hands.

Montreal jazz and pop singer Nikki Yanofsky performed the song "Let's Have a Party" during the Closing Ceremony. It is the official Athlete's Tribute Song of the 2010 Winter Games. She had previously performed the national anthem, "O Canada," at the Opening Ceremony.

As the Olympic flag passes from Vancouver to Sochi, Russia, host of the 2014 Winter Games, Bob Costas quotes Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Russian performance in the 2010 medal count. Putin said "Of course we expected more from our team, but that is not cause to throw up our hands...or beat ourselves with chains."

Neil Young performed his song "Long May You Run" as the Olympic cauldrons were extinguished in the center of the BC Arena. He was followed by a series of celebrity speakers, including William Shatner and Michael J Fox.

William Shatner walked on to the stage to do a brief speech and comic performance about why he's proud of Canada. He spoke briefly in French, and commented that Canadians are a people "who know how to make love in a canoe," before praising their government-run health care system. He also chanted "Lou!" for Canadian winning goaltender Roberto Luongo.

Michael J. Fox appeared at the Closing Ceremony to give a brief speech about what it means to be a Canadian. He was raised in British Columbia before spending much of his life living in the United States, and says he always thinks of Team Canada as his home team.

• Canadian speed skater Catriona Le May Doan lit the Olympic Cauldron after a mime "pulled" the fourth pillar from the floor, parodying the technical failure that occurred during the opening ceremony.
• Canadian rock band Inward Eye, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, played an homage to Vancouver, as hundreds of dancers with snowboards danced around the center cauldron
• As with the opening ceremony, each country's athletes entered the stadium, and one representative from each country was the flag bearer. However, unlike the opening ceremony, the flag bearers entered the stadium together, followed by the Olympic athletes. The procession was much less formal than that at the opening ceremony.
• Canadian pop stars Nikky Yanofsky, Derek Miller and Eva Avila performed the song, "Let's Have a Party," which contained both French and English lyrics.
• Ariana Chris sang the Greek national anthem, as is tradition, in honorarium of the first Olympic games, which was held in Athens, Greece in 1896.
• Ben Heppner sang the Olympic anthem as the Olympic flag was lowered.
• The mayor of Vancouver, Gregor Robertson, handed the Olympic flag toIOC president Jacques Rogge, who then presented the flag to Anatoly Pakhomov, mayor of Sochi, Russia, where the 2014 Winter Olympics will be held.
• As the Russian flag was raised, the Moscow State Academic Chamber Choir performed the State Hymn of the Russian Federation.
• A "sneak-peek" of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia, was presented, featuring Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianov dressed as a fairy and "zorbs" - people inside large glowing snowballs. A Russian conductor conducted a symphony orchestra located in Moscow from a podium inside BC Place as dancers from the Bolshoi Theatre and the Mariinsky Theatre performed to the music. Russian 2006 Olympic champion figure skaters Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomara performed at the Rock Creek Amphitheater located in Sochi.
• VANOC CEO John Furlong delivered a speech, praising the host country and city, the Olympic volunteers, the sponsors, and the success of the Olympics. He also extended sympathy to Georgia for the loss of athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili, who died in a tragic luge accident on the first day of the Olympics
• IOC President Jacques Rogge delivered a brief speech before announcing the official closure of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
• Canadian classic folk/rock singer Neil Young performed "Long May You Run." Near the end of the song, the Olympic cauldron went out.
• William Shatner spoke about Canadian pride.
• Canadian comedienne Catherine O'Hara delivered a humorous speech acknowledging all the visitors to Canada.
• Michael J. Fox, native of British Columbia, delivered a brief speech about being Canadian.
• Michael Buble, dressed as a Mountie, and later, a white tuxedo, sang a jazzy version of "Maple Leaf Forever." A group of dancers dressed as RCMP performed in center stadium, along with giant RCMP models. A group of skaters dressed as hockey players mocked a hockey game and fight before playing a mock game of table hockey with giant models.
• Quebecois folk band La Bottine Souriante played while women dressed as giant maple leafs, dancers in canoes, giant beavers and giant moose, piloted by men dressed as lumberjacks joined the performers at center stadium.
• The audience members wore headbands with moose antlers and flashing red and white lights.
• Buble, raised on a platform topped off with a giant Mountie hat, completed the "Maple Leaf Forever" montage.
• Canadian rock band Nickelback performed their hit song "Burn it to the Ground."
• Avril Lavingne performed "So Much for My Happy Ending" and "Girlfriend"
• Alanis Morissette performed "Wunderkind"
• Simple Plan performed "When I'm Gone"
• Hedley performed "Cha-Ching"
• Quebecois pop artist Marie-Mai sang "Emmene-moi"
• Dance groups XXS (Xtreme Soul Style) and NON (Now or Never) danced as rapper K-OS sang. Large neon balls were distributed to the crowd and tossed among the audience members.
• The 2010 Olympics came to an official close with fireworks outside of BC Place.

• The Olympics got off to a somber start when, on the opening day, luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died in a tragic accident during practice
• American skier Lindsey Vonn won a gold medal in the ladies Super-G and set a new record for U.S. women's World Cup wins record despite undergoing surgery just a few weeks prior to the gameshttp://sports.espn.go.com/oly/skiing/news/story?id=39258297
• American snowboarder Shaun White pulled off a Double McTwist 1260 and scored 46.8 out of 50 to take gold and dominate the men's halfpipe competition
• Slovenian cross-country skier Petra Majdic won a bronze medal in the cross country ladies sprint classic despite breaking four ribs during practice just hours before the racehttp://ca.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idCALDE61J0DS20100221
• Alex Bilodeau, the winner of the men's moguls, became the first Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal in his home country
• Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette skated for a personal best score in the short program and win a bronze medal despite the fact that her mother passed away unexpectedly just two days before the figure skating competition began
• After winning the Men's hockey tournament, the host country, Canada, broke the record for the most gold medal wins at a Winter Olympic games, with a total of 14 gold medals.