Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics close‘HEARTWARMING’: Cross-country skier Sophia Velicer said she was very honored to be Taiwan’s flag bearer and to highlight the hard work of the other team membersCNA and AFP, MILAN, ItalyTaiwanese athletes on Sunday took part in the Winter Olympics closing ceremony in Italy, with cross-country skier Sophia Velicer serving as the team’s flag bearer. Photo: ReutersThe Taiwan team, competing under the name Chinese Taipei, made other notable achievements, apart from Velicer’s standing as Asia’s top cross-country skier at the Winter Olympics. Meanwhile, International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry lauded Milan-Cortina Games as a “new kind of Winter Games” as she declared them closed. Photo: APEarlier, the Olympic flag was handed over to the leaders of the two regions that are to host the next Winter Olympics in the French Alps in 2030. Klaebo made history by winning all six races in which he was entered — and his 11 career golds are a Winter Olympics record.

Source: Taipei Times February 23, 2026 17:12 UTC