During the
closing ceremony
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Sochi
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,
Russia
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most of the 88 nations competing selected one member of their delegation to be the flagbearer. Some countries for example,
Morocco
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chose the same athlete (
Adam Lamhamedi
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E ...
) as the
opening ceremony
An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event. . On the other hand, some countries such as
Luxembourg
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had already left the Olympic village, and therefore a volunteer carried the flags for those countries.
Countries and flagbearers
Below is a list of all parading countries with their announced flag bearer, sorted in the order in which they appeared in the parade. This is sortable by country name under which they entered, the flag bearer's name, or the flag bearer's sport. Names are given as were officially designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
*Rudy Rinaldi of Monaco was the reserve athlete (and thus did not compete) in the
2-man bobsledding event.
References
{{Olympic Games national flag bearers by year
2014 Winter Olympics
Lists of Olympic flag bearers