"We then will invite a very large number of athletes into our stadium and they become the mosh pit. The golden circle for our performance tomorrow night. They become our immediate audience on the field of play. And they come from everywhere and they come as one." — closing ceremony director Kim Gavin on the central role that Olympic athletes will play Sunday night.

— Fergus Bell — Twitter http://twitter.com/fergb

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