TODAY editors live-blogged the Olympics closing ceremony as it happened, curating the top tweets, Instagrams and Flickr photos.

Read about the pop extravaganza on NBCOlympics.com.

American gymnast Gabby Douglas picked up the gold in the women's all-around finals.

Russian Viktoria Komova placed second. Aly Raisman, the other American in competition, placed fourth. Due to a tie-breaking rule, she narrowly missed out on a bronze medal despite receiving the same point score as Russia's Aliya Mustafina. Read the full story on NBCOlympics.com.

TODAY.com special correspondent Shawn Johnson, who won silver in the event in Beijing, live-blogged her analysis; follow it below.

Questions? Tweet @ShawnJohnson by using the hashtag #OlympicsTODAY.

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