61.   The day before the closing ceremony, a Swiss speed skier, Nicolas Bochatay, was killed in a noncompetition-related accident.

62.   The event traditionally ends the Games, concluding in the packed stadium immediately before the closing ceremonies.

63.   The games end on Sunday with a closing ceremony, and athletes are expected to leave for home on Monday.

64.   The request comes one day after the Russians made a threat to walk out of the Games before the closing ceremonies on Sunday.

65.   Then it was time for a closing ceremony.

66.   The White House invited Thomas to join a delegation that is going over for the closing ceremony, but she had already accepted another engagement.

67.   They also said their frustration could lead them to skip the closing ceremony.

68.   They also threatened to boycott the closing ceremony and the semifinal game, threats that did not materialize.

69.   Traditionally, that courtesy phrase is what the president of the International Olympic Committee uses when the host city takes its bow in the closing ceremony.