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Isabelle Weidemann – a triple-medal winner in long track speed skating at the Beijing Olympics – will be Canada’s flag-bearer at Sunday’s closing ceremony at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest.

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The Olympic Cauldron is seen inside of the Beijing National Stadium as performers dance during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony at Beijing National Stadium on Sunday.James Chance/Getty Images

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Performers during the closing ceremony.FABRIZIO BENSCH/Reuters

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The Chinese flag is raised inside of the Beijing National Stadium during the Beijing Winter Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday.David Ramos

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China’s President Xi Jinping is seen during the closing ceremony.KIM HONG-JI/Reuters

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Flag bearers during the Beijing Winter Olympics closing ceremony at the Beijing National Stadium.Lintao Zhang

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Flag-bearer Isabelle Weidemann of Team Canada walks in the Athletes parade during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony.James Chance/Getty Images

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Children perform during the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics.ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images

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Performers are seen during the closing ceremony.SUSANA VERA/Reuters

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Athletes enter the Beijing National Stadium during the closing ceremony in Beijing.ANNEGRET HILSE

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Members of Team Canada make their way into the Beijing National Stadium during closing ceremony on day 16 of the Winter Olympics.David Ramos/Getty Images

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Members of Team Canada celebrate and take photos during the closing ceremony.David Ramos/Getty Images

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The National Stadium in Beijing on Sunday Feb. 20, 2022 during closing ceremonies.FABRIZIO BENSCH/Reuters

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An Olympic official holds a mask required sign in the stands during the closing ceremony.KIM HONG-JI/Reuters

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Women's cross-country skiing 30km mass start silver medallist USA's Jessie Diggins (L), gold medallist Norway's Therese Johaug (C) and bronze medallist Finland's Kerttu Niskanen (R) on the podium.MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images

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Men's cross-country skiing 50km mass start free gold medallist Alexander Bolshunov of Team ROC (C), silver medallist Ivan Yakimushkin of Team ROC (L) and bronze medallist Simen Hegstad Krueger of Team Norway (R).Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images

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The Olympic flag and the flag of China fly during the closing ceremony inside the National Stadium.DAVID W CERNY/Reuters

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Performers inside the National Stadium during the closing ceremony.ELOISA LOPEZ/Reuters

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Performers dance during the Beijing Winter Olympics closing ceremony.Sarah Stier

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Olympic volunteers are presented with gifts by Martin Fourcade of Team France as recognition for their efforts during the closing ceremony.James Chance

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Volunteers react after being presented with a gift during the Beijing Winter Olympics closing ceremony.Catherine Ivill/Getty Images

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The Olympic Cauldron is seen during the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics.Dean Mouhtaropoulos

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Residents watch the live broadcast of the closing ceremony of the Beijing winter Olympics in a mall in Wuhan, Hubei, China.Getty Images/Getty Images

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Children representing Milan and Cortina hug a globe as part of the handover ceremony during the closing ceremony.PHIL NOBLE/Reuters

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Performers dance during the closing ceremony on at the Beijing National Stadium.Maja Hitij/Getty Images

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Musicians perform during the closing ceremony.Natacha Pisarenko/The Associated Press

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Children sing the Greece national anthem during the closing ceremony at the National Stadium in Beijing.KIM HONG-JI/Reuters

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Children sing as the Olympic flag is lowered during the closing ceremony.MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images

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The Mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, and the Mayor of Cortina, Gianpietro Ghedina (R) wave the Olympic flag as International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (L) watches.Jae C. Hong/The Associated Press

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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach gives a speech officially closing the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on February 20, 2022.Catherine Ivill/Getty Images

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Performers carry national flags during the closing ceremony.ALEKSANDRA SZMIGIEL/Reuters

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The flags of the competing countries are seen inside of the National Stadium during the Beijing Winter Olympics closing ceremony.Sarah Stier/Getty Images

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Performers wave goodbye as the closing ceremony ends in Beijing.DAVID W CERNY

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Fireworks explode at the conclusion of the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022.Bernat Armangue/Reuters

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Fireworks in the shape of the Olympic Rings light up the sky above the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, marking the end of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images

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