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11 details you may have missed during the Paris 2024 closing ceremony

August 12, 20240
There was a light show across the seats of the stadium.

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Artistic director Thomas Jolly, who also did the .

During the closing ceremony, they both reappeared in a sequence where they helped the Golden Voyager discover the Olympic rings.

The rings were then lifted into the air and lit while fireworks went off behind them.

Alain Roche played piano while suspended in the air.
Tom Cruise jumped from the roof of the Stade de France at the closing ceremony.

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Cruise was spotted at several events throughout the Games, including the gold-medal women’s soccer game on Saturday, and he stuck around for the closing ceremony.

After Bass took the flag, the actor jumped on a zipline from the stadium roof to the ground to retrieve it — an act reminiscent of his famous “Mission Impossible” movies.

Cruise then rode a motorbike out of the stadium before pre-filmed footage of the flag making its way to LA played on the screen.

During this scene, the Olympic rings were even shown on the famous Hollywood sign.

The ceremony ended in LA.
LA is set to host the next Summer Games in 2028.

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US musicians took to the stage in LA for the final performances of the evening.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre all entertained crowds in front of a large LA 28 sign. To honor the transition between the cities, the “A” was made up of the French and US flags.