Aside from celebrities participating in the ceremony , mayors Robertson and Pakhomov , and members of the International Olympic Committee , the following notable people were in attendance : The Canadian TV network CTV claimed that traditionally a senior government representative of the country hosting the next Winter Olympics is also present during the Closing Ceremony , but neither Russian President Dmitry Medvedev nor Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attended . CTV speculated that this was due to domestic discontent over their nation 's performance in Vancouver . In comparison , Canada 's Governor General Michaëlle Jean had attended the Torino Olympics closing ceremony
Torino Olympics closing ceremony
2006 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony