The performers place the needle on a large orange vinyl record that is projected onto the floor.
The record represents the special moments of the Paralympic Games.
She should review the graduation ceremony.
At 8:41 p.m. local time (1:41 p.m. CET), President Andrew Parsons of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced the end of the Games in Beijing's "Bird's Nest".
At 8.49 p.m. the Paralympic flame went out.
This ends the Paralympic Games, which have been overshadowed by the Russian war against Ukraine since they began on March 4th.
That didn't stop Cai Qi, President of China's Paralympic Organizing Committee, from saying, "The whole world is watching the Olympics with fascination."
IPC President Parsons called out the slogan "Together for a shared future".
He did not explicitly mention the war in Ukraine.
Parsons spoke of "difficult times".
He described the athletes as "champions of peace whose actions spoke louder than words".
The games fueled hope for “inclusion, for harmony and above all for peace.
Humanity wants to live in a world of dialogue.”
He praised the host country, the audience applauded.
China has "set standards for all future Winter Games".
The next Winter Games will be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo in 2026.
In 2024, Paris will host the Summer Games.
China is now "a Paralympic winter sports powerhouse," Parsons said.
And by that he meant the development of the games.
"I am determined"
Not everyone agreed with him.
Friedhelm Julius Beucher, President of the German Disabled Sports Association, wants to campaign for sustainable winter games in the future and has declared war on the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
"I'm determined," said Beucher.
"I want to be loud and not silent."
The games in China were "with irresponsible interventions in nature in the tradition of Sochi and Pyeongchang".
“Games can no longer be awarded without taking sustainability, climate protection and environmental protection into account.
Because their effects are not local, but global," said Beucher: "I am sure that I will find many allies.
And then we will make sure that it gets a little warmer in Lausanne (headquarters of the IOC, ed.) than it already is on Lake Geneva.” He “has a responsibility for our team, but I also feel it Responsibility for the future of youth,” he said.
Germany moved into the "Bird's Nest" as the 43rd of 46 participating nations.
The flag was carried by the only 18-year-old biathlon Olympic champion Leonie Walter and her guide Pirmin Strecker.
With four gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals, Germany finished seventh in the medal table.
The Chinese, who previously had only one medal in curling, took first place in the medal table by a wide margin, ahead of Ukraine.
The 19 German medals correspond to the number of Pyeongchang.
In addition to Anna-Lena Forster, who shone as the most successful German with two gold and two silver medals, two "chicks" surpassed themselves.
18-year-old Leonie Walter won four medals, including one in gold.
Kazmaier, who is three years her junior, collected five medals, including a gold one on Saturday in cross-country skiing over 10 kilometers.
The successes "were not to be expected in this breadth," said Beucher.
He himself "couldn't hide" the dramatic situation in Ukraine during the games, he said: "You can't switch off the topic of war." support assured.
"We were in contact with the Ukrainian athletes every day in Beijing and asked how we could help," said Beucher.
It is "about the fact that the parasportsmen can stay somewhere outside of Ukraine and practice their sport," added Karl Quade.
An account has already been set up financially by the German Sport Foundation.
“We will attach ourselves there and make funds available through other technologies,” explained the Chef de Mission.
The wave of solidarity made the Ukrainian athletes "extremely proud", said Beucher.
"It's so expressive and shows that sport not only brings people together, but also sends messages like 'Stop the killing and stop the war' - our team fully agrees with that."