Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony: Live Updates as We Say Goodbye to 2024 Games
Team USA’s athletes are ending their time in Paris, with expected appearances by Tom Cruise and H.E.R
It’s time to say goodbye to the 2024 Olympics — and prepare to usher in another.
The Paris Games closing ceremony is being held at Stade de France on Sunday, Aug. 11, and will reunite the thousands of athletes who competed throughout 16 days of incredible victories and devastating losses.
While Team USA will be present (again, clad in Ralph Lauren), so will some of America’s biggest stars, set to celebrate the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.
H.E.R. will be singing the U.S. national anthem as part of the LA28 handover, while Mission Impossible star Tom Cruise will be performing a skydiving stunt in a pre-recorded segment.
Follow along, live, as PEOPLE covers the closing ceremony from Paris.
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Pianist Alain Roche Plays ‘The Hymn to Apollo’ from a Suspended Piano
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Talk about incredible feats!
Pianist Alain Roche played ‘The Hymn to Apollo’ while being suspended from the air on his back, a piano also being held from the sky above him.
Eventually, opera singer Benjamin Bernheim joined him, standing in the middle of one of the rings while he performed the song.
A ‘Golden Voyager’ Arrives at the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony — from the Sky
Inspired by French history, a “Golden Voyager” arrived at Stade de France from the sky.
