First , the Greek flag was raised while its anthem played . The Olympic Hymn was sung and an honour guard lowered the Olympic flag . The flag was passed by Anatoly Pakhomov , the mayor of Sochi , to Thomas Bach , President of the International Olympic Committee , who then passed it to Seok-Rae Lee , the mayor of Pyeongchang , which will host the 2018 Winter Olympics . The flag was waved four times before it was taken from the stadium . It was raised again in Rio de Janeiro on 5 August 2016 during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics
opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics
2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
2014 Winter Olympics closing ceremony