Flag bearers at the ceremony will include Jessica Diggins of the United States, Marit Bjoergen of Norway, Ester Ledecka of Czech Republic and Pita Taufatofua of Tonga.

Eighth Gold for Bjoergen

Marit Bjoergen of Norway powered away from the field and won the women’s mass start race by almost two minutes. It was the eighth gold medal and 15th medal overall for Bjoergen, 37.

The eight gold medals equaled the record held by two other Norwegians, Ole Bjoerndalen in biathlon and Bjoern Daehlie in cross country. The 15 medals is the record.

“When I look behind me and see what I have done, it's incredible,” Bjoergen said. “It has been an amazing career for me; this is my last Olympics and to finish like this is incredible.”

Teresa Stadlober of Austria was in second place when she took a wrong turn, dropping her back to eighth. She finished ninth.

Germany Wins Bobsled

Francesco Friedrich of Germany, driver of the winning two-man sled, added the gold medal in the four-man bob. A second German sled and South Korea tied for the silver. Germany won gold in all three bobsled events at the Games. It was Germany’s 14th gold medal at the Games, equaling a record set by Canada in Vancouver in 2010. Norway also won 14 golds at these Games.

Mass Start Wins to Japan and South Korea

Nana Takagi of Japan and Seung-Hoon Lee of South Korea won the mass start speedskating races. New at these Olympics, mass start races are the only long-track events in which skaters all race at once. “As the first mass start, I feel very happy to do this in front of my home crowd and I am honored to get so much praise with this medal,” Lee said.