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Print. How will the London 2012 Olympic torch be snuffed? Last open thread of the London 2012. Don't worry, we do have quite a few recap posts schedule for the coming week (in addition to the great Football coverage here).

I couldn't watch the closing ceremony without remembering the grimness of 7/7 that followed the announcement in 2005 that London had clinched the Games, and feeling that the real human values had survived and prospered at London 2012. For all the

Fictional characters Lord Voldemort and Mary Poppins may have been absent from the London Olympics Closing Ceremony in England on Sunday, but the event did boast an impressive round-up of the top British musical

How do you review an Olympics closing ceremony? I'm not sure you can, especially when it is a mix of pageant, pop-concert, street-party and presentation ceremony. Unlike Danny Boyle's opening ceremony, Kim Gavin's closing one had no hidden narrative

Fictional characters Lord Voldemort and Mary Poppins may have been absent from the London Olympics Closing Ceremony in England on Sunday, but the event did boast an impressive round-up of the top British musical

For the most part, the Closing Ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics were stylish and done very well, but leave it to Russell Brand to usher in the weird and misplaced elements of an evening. Let me say this: I love Brand, I think he's hilarious and I

The 2012 London Olympics Closing Ceremony ended with a stirring performance from The Who. Following an event which brought together some of the biggest British musical stars from the last 50 years, Who frontman Roger

The 2012 London Olympics Closing Ceremony ended with a stirring performance from The Who. Following an event which brought together some of the biggest British musical stars from the last 50 years, Who frontman Roger

Email; Print; Share. LinkedIn; Tumblr; StumbleUpon; Reddit; Del.icio.us; Digg. A; A. It's a celebration of the world — but mostly Great Britain — at the London 2012 closing ceremony. / Andrew Weber, USA TODAY Sports. USA Today. by USA TODAY. USA

With a miniature London constructed inside the Olympic Stadium and more than 4000 performers taking part, the Closing Ceremony at the London Olympics was quite the spectacle. And that was before the more than 10000

London 2012 closing ceremony is the fourth of its kind to make it to the list of Google doodles featured during the Olympics. Google has marked the closing ceremony of each of the last three Olympics with a closing ceremony doodle, and London 2012

The 560-acre Olympic Park replaced a rusting, toxic no-man's-land with state-of the art venues, some constructed by world class architects. After the games end, the site will be closed to undergo another metamorphosis. (AP Photo/Jeff J Mitchell, Pool)

The 560-acre Olympic Park replaced a rusting, toxic no-man's-land with state-of the art venues, some constructed by world class architects. After the games end, the site will be closed to undergo another metamorphosis. (AP Photo/Jeff J Mitchell, Pool)

The 560-acre Olympic Park replaced a rusting, toxic no-man's-land with state-of the art venues, some constructed by world class architects. After the games end, the site will be closed to undergo another metamorphosis. (AP Photo/Jeff J Mitchell, Pool)

London 2012 closing ceremony is the fourth of its kind to make it to the list of Google doodles featured during the Olympics. Google has marked the closing ceremony of each of the last three Olympics with a closing ceremony doodle, and London 2012

London 2012 closing ceremony is the fourth of its kind to make it to the list of Google doodles featured during the Olympics. Google has marked the closing ceremony of each of the last three Olympics with a closing ceremony doodle, and London 2012

LONDON — British rock stars are seizing the stage to close the Olympics with an extravaganza that promises to keep a worldwide audience entertained well into the night – and dancing all the way to Rio. The Who, the

London: The Olympics will be handed over to 2016 host Rio de Janeiro in Brazil as the London 2012 Olympic closing ceremony will be held today (Sunday). London closing ceremony: As far as the today's closing ceremony is

London: The Olympics will be handed over to 2016 host Rio de Janeiro in Brazil as the London 2012 Olympic closing ceremony will be held today (Sunday). London closing ceremony: As far as the today's closing ceremony is

With just hours to go until the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Games, the International Olympic Committee has released the names of national flag-bearers for the athletes' parade. Sprinter Bryshon Nellum, a silver medalist in the 4-by-400-meter

London 2012, Day 16 and Closing Ceremony. Summer Olympic Games. Published 12 August 2012 by Christine Blachford. And so, the end is near, but there is still time to squeeze in a few more medal opportunities before the Closing Ceremony hands things

London 2012, Day 16 and Closing Ceremony. Summer Olympic Games. Published 12 August 2012 by Christine Blachford. And so, the end is near, but there is still time to squeeze in a few more medal opportunities before the Closing Ceremony hands things

London: Usain Bolt made himself a living legend — just ask him. Michael Phelps swam a last lap into history. A man ran on carbon blades. Two track stars and a long jumper produced perhaps the greatest night in British sports history. Take a victory

London will say farewell to the Olympics tonight with a "cheeky and cheesy" celebration of the best of British music and humour. The world's athletes will gather together in something akin to a giant circular mosh pit to watch a display that its

London 2012 closing ceremony director plans 'best aftershow party ever'