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unusual facts about Olympic flag



2012 Winter Youth Olympics opening ceremony

Heinz Fischer, the President of Austria declare the Games open before the Olympic Hymn was played while the Olympic flag was raised.

Sam Sullivan

Sullivan took part in the Closing Ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics, in the ceremony where the Olympic Flag was passed from Turin to Vancouver.


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Maria Guleghina

She represented Russia by singing during the closing ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver during the handover of the Olympic flag.

Turin, Alberta

Sharing its name with Turin, Italy, an Olympic flag was erected in the hamlet to coincide with the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Zheng Fengrong

Recently, Zheng was one of eight athletes who carried the Olympic flag in the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremonies.