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For the Antwerp ceremony, Los Angeles mayor [[Karen Bass]] was accompanied by gymnast [[Simone Biles]] for the handover of the Olympic Flag from Paris mayor [[Anne Hidalgo]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mazziotta |first1=Julie |title=Simone Biles Carries the Olympic Flag During Paris Closing Ceremony as Olympics Transition to Los Angeles |url=https://people.com/simone-biles-carries-olympic-flag-during-2024-paris-olympics-closing-ceremony-8693342 |website=People |access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> After [[H.E.R.]] performed the [[The Star-Spangled Banner|national anthem of the United States]], actor [[Tom Cruise]] [[abseil]]ed from the Stade de France roof (to the tune of the "[[Theme from Mission: Impossible]]" rearranged on guitar) and carried the Olympic Flag from the stadium on a motorcycle. A pre-recorded segment depicted Cruise riding through the streets of Paris before boarding a transport plane, skydiving, and delivering the flag to the [[Hollywood Hills]] where it was taken over by mountain biker [[Kate Courtney (cyclist)|Kate Courtney]], sprinter [[Michael Johnson (sprinter)|Michael Johnson]], and skateboarder [[Jagger Eaton]]. The video showed landmarks such as the [[Hollywood sign]], which was later modified by Cruise to recreate the Olympic Rings, and the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cartwright |first1=Phil |title='Sensational' Paris Olympics come to an end |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c74lx7kxpj4o |publisher=BBC |access-date=12 August 2024 |date=11 August 2024}}</ref> This was followed by taped performances from [[Long Beach, California]] featuring the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] ("[[By the Way (Red Hot Chili Peppers song)|By the Way]]" during the Olympic Flag's journey and "[[Can't Stop (Red Hot Chili Peppers song)|Can't Stop]]" live on stage), [[Billie Eilish]] ("[[Birds of a Feather (Billie Eilish song)|Birds of a Feather]]"), and [[Snoop Dogg]] and [[Dr. Dre]] ("[[Drop It Like It's Hot]]" by Snoop Dogg alone and "[[The Next Episode]]" with Dr. Dre).<ref>{{cite news |last1=FitzGerald |first1=James |last2=Rhoden-Paul |first2=André |title=Tom Cruise abseils off stadium roof in daring Olympic finale |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3d9ervrv5mo |access-date=11 August 2024 |publisher=BBC |date=12 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dolan |first=Jack |last2= |last3= |last4= |date=2024-08-12 |title=Long Beach — no, not Venice — stars in Olympics closing ceremony with Snoop, Dr. Dre, Billie Eilish |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-11/long-beach-olympics-closing-ceremony-snoop-billie-eilish-red-hot-chili-peppers |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
For the Antwerp ceremony, Los Angeles mayor [[Karen Bass]] was accompanied by gymnast [[Simone Biles]] for the handover of the Olympic Flag from Paris mayor [[Anne Hidalgo]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mazziotta |first1=Julie |title=Simone Biles Carries the Olympic Flag During Paris Closing Ceremony as Olympics Transition to Los Angeles |url=https://people.com/simone-biles-carries-olympic-flag-during-2024-paris-olympics-closing-ceremony-8693342 |website=People |access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> After [[H.E.R.]] performed the [[The Star-Spangled Banner|national anthem of the United States]], actor [[Tom Cruise]] [[abseil]]ed from the Stade de France roof (to the tune of the "[[Theme from Mission: Impossible]]" rearranged on guitar) and carried the Olympic Flag from the stadium on a motorcycle. A pre-recorded segment depicted Cruise riding through the streets of Paris before boarding a transport plane, skydiving, and delivering the flag to the [[Hollywood Hills]] where it was taken over by mountain biker [[Kate Courtney (cyclist)|Kate Courtney]], sprinter [[Michael Johnson (sprinter)|Michael Johnson]], and skateboarder [[Jagger Eaton]]. The video showed landmarks such as the [[Hollywood sign]], which was later modified by Cruise to recreate the Olympic Rings, and the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cartwright |first1=Phil |title='Sensational' Paris Olympics come to an end |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c74lx7kxpj4o |publisher=BBC |access-date=12 August 2024 |date=11 August 2024}}</ref> This was followed by taped performances from [[Long Beach, California]] featuring the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] ("[[By the Way (Red Hot Chili Peppers song)|By the Way]]" during the Olympic Flag's journey and "[[Can't Stop (Red Hot Chili Peppers song)|Can't Stop]]" live on stage), [[Billie Eilish]] ("[[Birds of a Feather (Billie Eilish song)|Birds of a Feather]]"), and [[Snoop Dogg]] and [[Dr. Dre]] ("[[Drop It Like It's Hot]]" by Snoop Dogg alone and "[[The Next Episode]]" with Dr. Dre).<ref>{{cite news |last1=FitzGerald |first1=James |last2=Rhoden-Paul |first2=André |title=Tom Cruise abseils off stadium roof in daring Olympic finale |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3d9ervrv5mo |access-date=11 August 2024 |publisher=BBC |date=12 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dolan |first=Jack |last2= |last3= |last4= |date=2024-08-12 |title=Long Beach — no, not Venice — stars in Olympics closing ceremony with Snoop, Dr. Dre, Billie Eilish |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-11/long-beach-olympics-closing-ceremony-snoop-billie-eilish-red-hot-chili-peppers |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>


The ceremony's penultimate section started with Marchand entering the stadium with the lantern containing the Olympic flame. After the lantern arrived onto the stage, Bach declared the games officially closed as the two, alongside represents of the continents ([[Eliud Kipchoge]] for Africa, [[Sun Yingsha]] for Asia, [[Mijaín López]] for America, [[Teddy Riner]] for Europe and [[Emma McKeon]] for Oceania) and [[Cindy Ngamba]] from the Refugee Olympic Team, blew out the flame, in a similar way to the extinguishing act of [[2004 Summer Olympics closing ceremony|Athens 2004 Olympics Closing Ceremony]]. After that, Bach called upon the youth of the world to assemble in four years in Los Angeles.<ref name="Al-Jazeera"/><ref name="The Guardian"/><ref name="France 24"/> The section ended with a French flag handover, from [[Antoine Dupont]], closing ceremony flagbearer, to part of the [[France Paralympique|French Paralympic team]], symbolizing the transition between Olympic Games to the [[Paralympic Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-11 |title=Olympic Closing Ceremony Live Blog |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/live-updates/9707c067-2f52-47db-b94f-cc6acbdc3bd9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812141305/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/live-updates |archive-date=2024-08-12 |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Olympics.com}}</ref>
The ceremony's penultimate section started with Marchand entering the stadium with the lantern containing the Olympic flame. After the lantern arrived onto the stage, Bach declared the games officially closed as the two, alongside represents of the continents ([[Eliud Kipchoge]] for Africa, [[Sun Yingsha]] for Asia, [[Mijaín López]] for America, [[Teddy Riner]] for Europe and [[Emma McKeon]] for Oceania) and [[Cindy Ngamba]] from the Refugee Olympic Team, blew out the flame, in a similar way to the extinguishing act of the [[2004 Summer Olympics closing ceremony|Athens 2004 Olympics Closing Ceremony]]. After that, Bach called upon the youth of the world to assemble in four years in Los Angeles.<ref name="Al-Jazeera"/><ref name="The Guardian"/><ref name="France 24"/> The section ended with a French flag handover, from [[Antoine Dupont]], closing ceremony flagbearer, to part of the [[France Paralympique|French Paralympic team]], symbolizing the transition between Olympic Games to the [[Paralympic Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-11 |title=Olympic Closing Ceremony Live Blog |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/live-updates/9707c067-2f52-47db-b94f-cc6acbdc3bd9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812141305/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/live-updates |archive-date=2024-08-12 |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Olympics.com}}</ref>


The ceremony closed with [[Yseult (singer)|Yseult]] singing the [[Frank Sinatra]] hit "[[My Way]]", which was adapted from the French pop song "[[Comme d'habitude]]".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waxman |first1=Olivia |title=Why Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ Was Chosen to End the 2024 Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony |url=https://time.com/7010088/yseult-olympics-closing-ceremony-frank-sinatra-my-way/ |access-date=11 August 2024 |publisher=Time |date=11 August 2024}}</ref> After that, multiple fireworks were sent out from Stade de France.
The ceremony closed with [[Yseult (singer)|Yseult]] singing the [[Frank Sinatra]] hit "[[My Way]]", which was adapted from the French pop song "[[Comme d'habitude]]".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waxman |first1=Olivia |title=Why Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ Was Chosen to End the 2024 Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony |url=https://time.com/7010088/yseult-olympics-closing-ceremony-frank-sinatra-my-way/ |access-date=11 August 2024 |publisher=Time |date=11 August 2024}}</ref> After that, multiple fireworks were sent out from Stade de France.

Revision as of 20:06, 12 August 2024

2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
Date11 August 2024; 4 months ago (2024-08-11)
Time21:00 – 00:07 CEST (UTC+2)
VenueStade de France
LocationSaint-Denis, France
Also known asRecords
Filmed byOlympic Broadcasting Services (OBS)
Olympic rings
Part of a series on
2024 Summer Olympics

The closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics took place at Stade de France on 11 August 2024.[1]

As per traditional Olympic protocol, the ceremony featured cultural presentations from both the current (France) and following (United States) host countries, as well as closing remarks by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and the COJOP2024 President Tony Estanguet; the official handover of the Olympic flag from Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo to Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass, whose city would host the 2028 Summer Olympics; and the extinguishing of the Olympic flame. The ceremony featured a mix of filmed and live segments, which included the Los Angeles 2028 segment, as the second part was taped from Long Beach, California.

Preparations

As with the opening ceremony, the closing ceremony was directed by Thomas Jolly; he stated that the ceremony would be a "visual, very choreographic, very acrobatic show with an operatic dimension", with a storyline "in which the Olympic Games disappear once again, and someone from far comes along and founds them".[2] In the wake of the opening ceremony controversies, executive director Thierry Reboul stated that the team had been asked to review and revise the closing ceremony a number of times in order to ensure that no scene could be misinterpreted in an offensive manner.[3]

The director of the ceremony said of the event:[4]

I've designed a show in which the Olympic Games disappear once again, and someone from far comes along and founds them. It's a very visual, very choreographic, very acrobatic show with an operatic dimension to give a great visual fresco and say goodbye to athletes from all over the world.

French bands Air and Phoenix performed during the ceremony; Reboul explained that "today, where we look at the history of music, it's certainly the French music style and the artists behind it, who have had the biggest resonance in the world. So it was important for us to acknowledge it".[5]

In October 2023, British-American producer Ben Winston and his studio Fulwell 73 and Sseruwagi Sinclaire Sebastian were commissioned to produce the Los Angeles handover segment,as the city is the host 2028 Summer Olympics.[6] Variety reported that the segment, titled The LA 2028 Handover Celebration, would feature performances by American artists and Los Angeles County natives Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snoop Dogg, H.E.R., and Billie Eilish, and include an live stadium appearance by American actor Tom Cruise.[7][8]

Proceedings

The closing ceremony took place at the Stade de France and, as per tradition, involved a parade of flags and athletes and the handover ceremony.[9] It was officially titled "Records" and paid tribute to Greek antiquity as the birthplace of the "Olympic spirit" as well as portraying the revival of the Olympics by the French baron Pierre de Coubertin.[10] It entailed over 100 performers, acrobats, dancers and circus artists; about 9,000 athletes took part.

The ceremonies began at the Tuileries Garden with Zaho de Sagazan and the Haendel-Hendrix Academy Choir singing "Sous le ciel de Paris", originally sung by Jean Bretonnière and popularized by Édith Piaf.[11] The Olympic cauldron, a light and water display simulating the Olympic flame, was turned off. The actual flame, which was kept nearby in the lantern used to transport it to France aboard the Belem, was taken by four-time Olympic swimming champion Léon Marchand to the stadium.[12][13][14]

In the stadium, the ceremony was accompanied by the Orchestre Divertimento, conducted by Zahia Ziouani. After IOC President Thomas Bach and President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron were welcomed, the orchestra played the French national anthem.[15]

The ceremony included expressions of gratitude to the games' volunteers and audience participation in karaoke of Joe Dassin's "Les Champs-Elysées" and a synchronized light show. Other songs, such as Charles Aznavour's "Emmenez-moi", and Queen's "We Are the Champions", then sounded in the stadium.[16] French band Phoenix teamed up with Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend, Air, Angèle, Vannda, and Kavinsky to perform a medley of songs, surrounded by athletes, on a stage shaped like a stylized world map.[17] During the performance, numerous athletes climbed onto the stage and danced alongside the performers.[18]

The presentation included the medal ceremony for the women’s marathon, and the newest inductees to the IOC Athletes' Commission were thanking the volunteers. Then the narrative portion began: The stadium went dark, and a golden winged humanoid alien, portrayed by dancer Arthur Cadre, descended from its roof. It was named the "Golden Voyager" in honor of the French-made Voyager Golden Record time capsule intended as communication with extraterrestrial intelligence, and also represented the "Spirit of the Bastille" and the Greek mythological god Helios.[19] The narrative portion was a future history of a dystopian world without the Olympics; the Golden Voyager, aided by descending dancers and acrobats dressed in grey zentai suits, mimed an archeological excavation from the stage, revealing a large copy of the Winged Victory of Samothrace statue of Nike in the Louvre, and five large brass artifacts that were lifted to form the Olympic Rings.[11][19][12][13][14] Before the Rings were lifted, the Golden Voyager interacted with the masked torchbearer and the masked horseman from the opening ceremony, who presented it with the flag of Greece and its flagpole while the orchestra and choir played the Greek national anthem. Swiss musician and daredevil Alain Roche also appeared in a suit made from old magnetic tapes, and played the Delphic Hymns on a grand piano suspended in midair with the broad side lit up and facing the audience. The Olympic Anthem was perfomed by the orchestra and the Maîtrise de Fontainebleau children's choir in English.[citation needed]

Head of COJOP Tony Estanguet and President of the IOC Thomas Bach made their speeches. Estanguet opined that the national mood had turned from dour to ecstatic, and noted that the Games was marked by the most marriage proposals among participating athletes, and the athlete delegations had reached 1:1 gender parity; in later stages, he called for France and the world to join Paris and support the 2024 Paralympic Games. Bach said, "Dear French friends, you have fallen in love with the Olympic Games. And we have fallen in love with all of you," thanked the Refugee Olympic Team for their inspiring performance, expressed hope for a new generation of IOC leadership, reflected that the Games would be his last, and made a pun that they were "Seine-sational", to much groaning from the audience.[20]

For the Antwerp ceremony, Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass was accompanied by gymnast Simone Biles for the handover of the Olympic Flag from Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo.[21] After H.E.R. performed the national anthem of the United States, actor Tom Cruise abseiled from the Stade de France roof (to the tune of the "Theme from Mission: Impossible" rearranged on guitar) and carried the Olympic Flag from the stadium on a motorcycle. A pre-recorded segment depicted Cruise riding through the streets of Paris before boarding a transport plane, skydiving, and delivering the flag to the Hollywood Hills where it was taken over by mountain biker Kate Courtney, sprinter Michael Johnson, and skateboarder Jagger Eaton. The video showed landmarks such as the Hollywood sign, which was later modified by Cruise to recreate the Olympic Rings, and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[22] This was followed by taped performances from Long Beach, California featuring the Red Hot Chili Peppers ("By the Way" during the Olympic Flag's journey and "Can't Stop" live on stage), Billie Eilish ("Birds of a Feather"), and Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre ("Drop It Like It's Hot" by Snoop Dogg alone and "The Next Episode" with Dr. Dre).[23][24]

The ceremony's penultimate section started with Marchand entering the stadium with the lantern containing the Olympic flame. After the lantern arrived onto the stage, Bach declared the games officially closed as the two, alongside represents of the continents (Eliud Kipchoge for Africa, Sun Yingsha for Asia, Mijaín López for America, Teddy Riner for Europe and Emma McKeon for Oceania) and Cindy Ngamba from the Refugee Olympic Team, blew out the flame, in a similar way to the extinguishing act of the Athens 2004 Olympics Closing Ceremony. After that, Bach called upon the youth of the world to assemble in four years in Los Angeles.[12][13][14] The section ended with a French flag handover, from Antoine Dupont, closing ceremony flagbearer, to part of the French Paralympic team, symbolizing the transition between Olympic Games to the Paralympic Games.[25]

The ceremony closed with Yseult singing the Frank Sinatra hit "My Way", which was adapted from the French pop song "Comme d'habitude".[26] After that, multiple fireworks were sent out from Stade de France.

Victory Ceremony

Main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon

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