Pyeongchang ends the 2018 Winter Games with a rousing closing ceremony, pulling off an Olympics that somehow worked

Pyeongchang, South Korea • On the 16th day, night fell on Olympic Stadium, flags waved and dancers swayed to the traditional sounds of the gayageums’ strings and a head-banging electric guitar solo underneath a neon pagoda — a mix of old and new, culture and color as chaotic as the past three weeks.The world’s best winter athletes, some adorned in gold, silver and bronze, all exhausted, waved goodbye.How to even begin summing up the 2018 Winter Games? To steal from speed s