The medal ceremonies for indoor events (skating, ice hockey, and curling) were held at the venues immediately after the finals, with the exception of the bronze medal presentations for the ice hockey events, which took place directly after the bronze medal matches. For the outdoor events (skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh and luge), there was a simple ceremony in which bouquets of flowers were presented, and the main medal ceremonies took place in the evening in the Central Square in Nagano City, approximately midway between Nagano Station and Zenkō-ji. A short fanfare of music was played, the athletes arrived, and the medals, in the order of gold, silver, and bronze, were awarded with flowers. Finally, the national flags of the athletes were raised, and the national anthem of the winning athlete(s) was played. In all, 167,200 people attended the medal ceremonies, which were held at 7:00 p.m. each night. Music and dance performances took place before the medal presentations.