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Dream-like Paralympics: Thank You Torino »
closing ceremony of the Turin 2006 Winter Paralympic Games
Mar 20 2006
The end of the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games was a grand finale, a hymn to life. For then days, they offered examples of courage, integrity and hope that touched the heart of the entire world. And now that its champions with a disability are heading home, they leave behind the tepid and crisp breeze of the spring.
A fairy-tale on the spring, music, songs, dances. But also the parade of the athletes accompanied by the Torino 2006 volunteers and the hand-over from the mayor of Torino Sergio Chiamparino to the mayor of Vancouver, Sam Sullivan, of the Paralympic flag. Then, the 9 metre tall “sculpture of a little girl” and the extinguishing of the Cauldron.
This is the goodbye given by Torino to the Paralympic Games from 19:00 until approximately 23:00. The baton is handed over to Vancouver 2010.
At the end of the Ceremony, a great show of fireworks and the emotion felt especially by the inhabitants of Torino who, as from the last February 11, the opening day of the Olympic Winter Games, had experienced the excitement of knowing that their city was at the centre of the world, and not just the sports world.
"Nothing will be like it was before – underlined the President of the Italian Paralympic Committee, Luca Pancalli - because sport does not make any differences. Torino leaves us with an exciting legacy, which we will tackle with a newfound enthusiasm. And, through the difficult times, it will be enough to remember any moment of this thrilling adventure in order to carry on". And there goes the spring that made us “feel the sun on our face” as said in a song by Madonna sung by a nine-year-old girl, and which lit up the historical buildings with flashes of light.
The most touching moment was brought by the words of Tiziana Nasi, President of COM.PAR.TO and Phil Craven, President of IPC who thanked all those who made this great Olympic edition possible. Lights were shimmering on the buildings and on the city, a show of sounds and lights on the buildings of the centre of Torino, with the audience blowing on the Paralympic Cauldron and the Flame being extinguished, leading to a magical concert by Patti Smith.
Redazioneweb
http://www.paralympicgames.torino2006.org/ENG/ParalympicGames/news/news_ita117196.html
closing ceremony of the Turin 2006 Winter Paralympic Games
Mar 20 2006
The end of the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games was a grand finale, a hymn to life. For then days, they offered examples of courage, integrity and hope that touched the heart of the entire world. And now that its champions with a disability are heading home, they leave behind the tepid and crisp breeze of the spring.
A fairy-tale on the spring, music, songs, dances. But also the parade of the athletes accompanied by the Torino 2006 volunteers and the hand-over from the mayor of Torino Sergio Chiamparino to the mayor of Vancouver, Sam Sullivan, of the Paralympic flag. Then, the 9 metre tall “sculpture of a little girl” and the extinguishing of the Cauldron.
This is the goodbye given by Torino to the Paralympic Games from 19:00 until approximately 23:00. The baton is handed over to Vancouver 2010.
At the end of the Ceremony, a great show of fireworks and the emotion felt especially by the inhabitants of Torino who, as from the last February 11, the opening day of the Olympic Winter Games, had experienced the excitement of knowing that their city was at the centre of the world, and not just the sports world.
"Nothing will be like it was before – underlined the President of the Italian Paralympic Committee, Luca Pancalli - because sport does not make any differences. Torino leaves us with an exciting legacy, which we will tackle with a newfound enthusiasm. And, through the difficult times, it will be enough to remember any moment of this thrilling adventure in order to carry on". And there goes the spring that made us “feel the sun on our face” as said in a song by Madonna sung by a nine-year-old girl, and which lit up the historical buildings with flashes of light.
The most touching moment was brought by the words of Tiziana Nasi, President of COM.PAR.TO and Phil Craven, President of IPC who thanked all those who made this great Olympic edition possible. Lights were shimmering on the buildings and on the city, a show of sounds and lights on the buildings of the centre of Torino, with the audience blowing on the Paralympic Cauldron and the Flame being extinguished, leading to a magical concert by Patti Smith.
Redazioneweb
http://www.paralympicgames.torino2006.org/ENG/ParalympicGames/news/news_ita117196.html
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