Closing Ceremonies

Dancers perform during the closing ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympics at the National Stadium, in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008.

Fireworks explode over Beijing's Tiananmen Square to help mark the closing of the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008.

Chinese basketball star Yao Ming looks on during the closing ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympics at the National Stadium, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, in Beijing.

A performer participates in the closing ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008.

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, left, and British pop singer Leona Lewis perform the song "Whole Lotta Love" during the closing ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympics at the National Stadium, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, in Beijing.

Fireworks explode over the National Stadium during the performance for the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008.

London mayor Boris Johnson, left, and the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, center, watch as Beijing Mayor Guo Jinlong waves the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008.

A couple from the Netherlands embrace during the closing ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008.

Fireworks explode over the National Stadium during the closing ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008.

Fireworks explode over Beijing's Tiananmen Square to help mark the closing of the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008.

Performers participate in the closing ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008.

Fireworks explode over the National Stadium during the closing ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008.

Performers participate in the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008.

Chinese police take in the sights outside the National Stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic in Beijing Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008.

Dancers perform with the British flag during the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics at the National Stadium, in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008.

Athletes parade during the closing ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympics at the National Stadium, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, in Beijing.

Fireworks explode over China's National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest," during the closing Ceremony of Beijing Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008.

Athletes mingle during the closing ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympics at the National Stadium, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, in Beijing.

USA's Andra Manson, left, and Canada's Karina LeBlanc are shown during the closing ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympics at the National Stadium, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, in Beijing.

Lighting flashes in the night sky above the Beijing National Stadium or "Birds Nest" in the early hours of the last day of the Beijing 2008 Olympics during a thunderstorm in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008.