Here’s what you missed at the Olympics closing ceremony

Apart from the time difference keeping us up ‘til 4am, was Rio 2016 the best Olympics ever? It had Team GB finishing second in the table, Usain Bolt winning the triple triple, and – without doubt –  one hell of a closing ceremony.

Didn’t catch Rio’s final spectacle? Here are the best bits from Rio’s Maracana stadium.

1. Team GB wore some very flashy shoes

The squad finishing in second (yes, we’re still celebrating) lit up the ‘Heroes of the Games’ segment with luminous shoes. The footwear were even fitted with a USB charger.

Surprise ???????????? #ClosingCeremony @TeamGB pic.twitter.com/FwytiJjko9

— Keri-anne Payne (@KeriannePayne) August 21, 2016

Here we go, disco feet @TeamGB pic.twitter.com/PBMxWWgN95

— Matt Langridge (@matt_langridge8) August 21, 2016

#rio2016 #Olympics #closingceremony #김정은 #金正恩 #KimJongUn #冒牌金正恩 #A貨金正恩 #NorthKorea #DPRK #北韓 pic.twitter.com/tyD7l0fTVR

— Kim Jong Un impersonator – Howard X (@KimJongUnDouble) August 22, 2016

#Rio2016 #ClosingCeremony pic.twitter.com/6bKsrZzLev

— Kim Jong Un impersonator – Howard X (@KimJongUnDouble) August 22, 2016

3. Fireworks. Literally all the fireworks.

The #ClosingCeremony is one of the most beautiful thing I have ever saw. The fireworks, dance party, and energy was just spectacular

— Huy Manh (@huyxuanmanh) August 22, 2016

4. The men’s marathon winners received their medals

It’s tradition to hand them out in the closing ceremony– it wasn’t just an incredibly slow race from gold medallist Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya.

5. A lot of Brazilians dressed up as vegetables and danced around

A sentence you’ll sadly never read again.

These brightly-clad dancers were supposed to stir the sights of Brazil’s famous carnivals. Instead, they inspired this…

I'm really enjoying the dancing vegetables #ClosingCeremony pic.twitter.com/QoIzJ2m6kO

— CheekyMaru ✌????????✨ (@AJDMaru) August 22, 2016

"This is rio, this is going to be a party."

Rubs the eyes

Wife; "It looks like dancing Broccoli and celery"

— James (@potvinrocks) August 22, 2016

No…mom I'm the *second* broccoli from the right! – A dancer from #Rio tonight. #Olympics2016 pic.twitter.com/GfKE9jgI6s

— Kirsten (@chigurrlk) August 22, 2016

6. The stadium was wiped red and white for a sneak peek at Toyko 2020

Fun fact: Brazil has the largest population of Japanese descendants outside of Japan in the world.

7. Saving the best ’til last, The Japanese PM popped out of a green pipe dressed as Mario

Ok the #ShinzoAbe Super Mario arrival at the #ClosingCeremony was downright spectacular! :’) pic.twitter.com/ErQBeoDEbX

— Cosmos Darwin (@CosmosDarwin) August 22, 2016

PM Shinzo Abe simultaneously sparked some very early excitement for Tokyo 2020 and became the biggest man on social media.

Looks like I can cross out “Shinzo Abe coming out of a green pipe as Mario” off my “must see list”. #ClosingCeremony pic.twitter.com/wdkxygMgTT

— Basith (@aBasithH) August 22, 2016

Officially in love with #Tokyo2020 after this awesome Mario homage! #Rio2016 #Olympics #ClosingCeremony #RiotoTokyo pic.twitter.com/NMjc7GTPJg

— Matthew Minas (@matthewminas) August 22, 2016

WHAT
At the Olympics #ClosingCeremony the prime minister of Japan just emerged from a green pipe dressed as Mario.
IS THIS A FEVER DREAM

— Tony Cliff (@TangoCharlie) August 22, 2016

THE PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN JUST CAME OUT OF A MARIO PIPE. TOKYO 2020 I AM BEYOND READY. #ClosingCeremony

— grog (@gregisgo) August 22, 2016

The Super Mario moment wins everything. #closingceremony

— Noreen Gillespie (@norgillespie) August 22, 2016