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10 Best Moments of the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony
Here are the 10 best moments of the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony, which featured Lady Gaga, Celine Dion and more.
The festivities began with each participating country’s athletes sailing in on boats in a parade down France’s famous river, and waving excitedly at fans gathered to watch, marking the first time in history that the Summer Games’ opening ceremony hasn’t taken place in a stadium. Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Carl Lewisand Nadia Comaneci all took turns holding the Olympic torch while cruising on a small boat down the Seine as a sign-language performer theatrically interpreted an EDM track for the athletes waiting back by the Eiffel Tower. Tennis legend Amélie Mauresmo took over the flame once the boat docked near the Louvre, followed by a string of other French athletes ending with Teddy Riner and Marie-José Pérec jointly lighting the hot-air-balloon vessel, which rose into the air after receiving the fire, in Tuileries Garden.
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