First , the Greek flag was raised while its anthem played . The Olympic flag was then lowered and passed , by the mayor of Pyeongchang County , Shim Jae-kook , to IOC President , Thomas Bach , who then handed it over to the mayor of Beijing , Chen Jining . This was then followed by the raising of the flag of China , and the playing of its anthem . The flag will be raised again in Tokyo , Japan , for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics on 24 July 2020
opening ceremony
2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony