During the Parade of Nations section of the 1988 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from the participating countries marched into the arena. Each delegation was led by a flag bearer and a sign with the name of the country on it. The Parade of Nations was organized in English, one of the official languages in Canada. As tradition dictates, Greece led the parade and Canada was the last to march to the stadium as the host nation. Organizers played Happy Birthday to You during Australia's team march as a homage to Australia which was celebrating Bicentenary event at that time.

List OrderNationFlag bearerSport 1 Thomai Lefousi Alpine skiing 2 Claudina Rossell Alpine skiing 3 Julio Moreschi Cross-country skiing 4 Michael Richmond Speed skating 5 Leonhard Stock Alpine skiing 6 Katrien Pauwels Figure skating 7 Guillermo Avilapaz Alpine skiing 8 Vladimir Velitchkov Biathlon 9 Nils Linneberg Alpine skiing 10 Zhang Zhubin Figure skating 11 Arturo Kinch Alpine skiing 12 Karolina Fotiadou Alpine skiing 13 Jiří Parma Ski jumping 14 Ri Im-bin Speed skating 15 Lars Dresler Figure skating 16 Peter Angerer Biathlon 17 Rusiate Rogoyawa Cross-country skiing 18 Pertti Niittylä Speed skating 19 Catherine Quittet Alpine skiing 20 Frank-Peter Roetsch Biathlon 21 Nick Phipps Bobsleigh 22 Judd Bankert Biathlon 23 Alfredo Rego Alpine skiing 24 Attila Tóth Figure skating 25 Einar Ólafsson Cross-country skiing 26 Kishor Rahtna Rai Alpine skiing 27 Paul Hildgartner Luge 28 Dudley Stokes Bobsleigh 29 Seiko Hashimoto Speed skating 30 Hong Kun-pyo Cross-country skiing 31 Michel Samen 32 Andreas Wenzel Alpine skiing 33 Armand Wagener 34 Ricardo Olavarrieta Figure skating 35 Albert II, Prince of Monaco Bobsleigh 36 Enkhee Davaagiin Cross-country skiing 37 Mustapha Naitlhou Non-competitor 38 Jan Ykema Speed skating 39 Bart Carpentier Alting Luge 40 Simon Wi Rutene Alpine skiing 41 Oddvar Brå Cross-country skiing 42 Raymund Ocampo Luge 43 Henryk Gruth Ice hockey 44 Antonio Reis Bobsleigh 45 Mary Pat Wilson Alpine skiing 46 Dorin Degan Bobsleigh 47 Nicola Ercolani Alpine skiing 48 Ainhoa Ibarra Alpine skiing 49 Thomas Wassberg Cross-country skiing 50 Michela Figini Alpine skiing 51 Chen Chin-san Bobsleigh 52 Abdullah Yılmaz Cross-country skiing 53 Andrey Bukin Figure Skating 54 Lyle Nelson Biathlon 55 Seba Johnson Alpine skiing 56 Bojan Krizaj Alpine skiing 57 Brian Orser Figure Skating

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