Closing ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics

The Olympic flame at the closing ceremony of the 2010 Winter Games Photograph: Tony Marshall/Empics Sport Photograph: Tony Marshall/guardian.co.uk Artists dressed as Royal Canadian Mounted police pull giant inflatable 'Mounties' across the arena Photograph: Srdjan Suki/EPA Photograph: Srdjan Suki/guardian.co.uk Canadian athletes cheer during the closing ceremony Photograph: Tannen Maury/EPA Photograph: Tannen Maury/guardian.co.uk Dancers in 'zorbs' make their way across the arena Photograph: Jerry Lampen/Reuters Photograph: Jerry Lampen/guardian.co.uk Dancers during the closing ceremony at BC Place Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/guardian.co.uk Entertainers drag a giant beaver across the stage Photograph: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Photograph: Streeter Lecka/guardian.co.uk Fireworks explode over BC Place as Vancouver signs off as host Photograph: Bela Szandelszky/AP Photograph: Bela Szandelszky/guardian.co.uk Canadian singer Michael Bublé performs Photograph: Tony Marshall/Empics Sport Photograph: Tony Marshall/guardian.co.uk William Shatner was one of a number of Canadian celebrities at the event Photograph: Tony Marshall/Empics Sport Photograph: Tony Marshall/guardian.co.uk Neil Young performing Photograph: Tony Marshall/Empics Sport Photograph: Tony Marshall/guardian.co.uk Performers with snowboards Photograph: Alessandro Della Bella/EPA Photograph: Alessandro Della Bella/guardian.co.uk More Mounties ... Photograph: Tannen Maury/EPA Photograph: Tannen Maury/guardian.co.uk Spectators watch the closing ceremony Photograph: Alessandro Della Bella/EPA Photograph: Alessandro Della Bella/guardian.co.uk The Russian flag is raised to mark the handing over from Vancouver to Sochi, the host of the 2014 Games Photograph: Dan Levine/EPA Photograph: Dan Levine/guardian.co.uk