Paris passed the Olympic torch to Los Angeles in a cryptic and sometimes chaotic Closing Ceremony.
PARIS - Paris passed the Olympic torch to Los Angeles in a cryptic and sometimes chaotic Closing Ceremony in the Stade de France Sunday night, with hundreds of athletes unexpectedly mobbing the stage during a performance by French indie rock band Phoenix. American action star Tom Cruise rappelled in from the top of the stadium to set the flag off on its journey to Los Angeles, making it clear that the 2028 Games will be leaning heavily into Hollywood glamour.
In the upper reaches of the arena, a golden orb began to unfurl. Slowly, a shimmering figure descended to earth, more insect than angel, alien in its antiquity. As its armoured feet touched the stage, masked grey creatures began to crawl across the arena, taking their positions beside five vast metal wheels lying abandoned across the earth.
The organisers of the Paris Olympics wanted a Games that the world had never seen before, and by all accounts they've succeeded. From the delirious Opening Ceremony on the banks of the River Seine to the venues built in a matter of months all over Paris to allow the world's athletes to compete in the heart of the city, the Games' organisers have gone all out to put the French capital on full display.
But while the night's spectacles were less astounding than the frantic delights of the Opening Ceremony, they were no less moving. Once the rite of the Golden Voyager was over, the stage was lit up for more contemporary fare, including performances by French indie rock group Phoenix, Belgian singer Angele, French producer Kavinsky, Cambodian rapper VannDa and an appearance by Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig.
We got a glimpse of just what that might look like when the spotlights swivelled to the upper reaches of the stadium, where action star Tom Cruise was rappelling down to the stage in a stunt straight out of Mission Impossible.
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