Best Moments of the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
- Celine Dion made a stunning comeback performance at the 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony, marking her first performance since revealing her diagnosis of stiff person syndrome in 2022.
The 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremonywas one for the books.
Despite the downpours in Paris, the City of Light was aglow with talent and excitement for the Summer Olympics, as well as for the star power present: In addition to the planet's best athletes, we also had some of the world's biggest pop culture figures, including Céline Dion , Snoop Dogg , Lady Gaga and Aya Nakamura—plus a mystery torchbearer parkouring around Paris and a giant silver horse riding down the River Seine.
Here are the most viral moments from the Paris Olympics opening ceremonies.
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Best Moments from the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony
Céline Dion's glorious comeback
This handout released by the Olympic Broadcasting Services, shows a view of singer Celine Dion performing on the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Gameson July 26, 2024.
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Céline Dion made an amazing comeback performance of "Hymne à L'Amour." It's her first performance since revealing her diagnosis of stiff person syndrome in 2022, and it brought the house down (and audiences to tears).
The River Seine celebrating France
The red, white and blue is for France's national flag colors, but we'll pretend it's for Team U.S.A., too.
Team U.S.A.'s rain-soaked arrival
Team United States of America and flagbearers Coco Gauff and Lebron James during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games on July 26, 2024
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Flag bearers LeBron James and Coco Gauffrocked ponchos as the Team U.S.A. boat pulled into the Seine. James quipped to NBC Sports , "Rain can't stop us!"
Team U.S.A.'s festive fashion
Tara Davis-Woodhall wears glasses with the Olympics rings next to Steph Curry during the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Paris on July 26, 2024.
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Tara Davis-Woodhalland Steph Curry showed their spirit in style .
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The light show
The Eiffel Tower is illuminated during a light show during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games on July 26, 2024.
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A light show takes place at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place du Trocadero on July 26, 2024.
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The City of Lights was lit up even brighter for the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony.
France's G.O.A.T. soccer star makes an appearance
Former French soccer player Zinedine Zidane holds the torch during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on July 26, 2024.
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Zinedine Zidaneclutched the Olympic torch. In terms of the proverbial torch, almost no French players have been able to even hold a candle to him on the soccer field since his retirement.
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The silver 'horse'
Floriane Issert, wearing the Flag of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is seen on a metal horse on the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Game on July 26, 2024.
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There are few things cooler than this metal horse that "rode" down the River Seine.
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Aya Nakamura goes for the gold
Aya Nakamura performs during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024.
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French-Malian singer Aya Nakamuraperformed reworked versions of her hits "Djadja" and "Pookie" with the French Republican Guard orchestra and a choir from members of the French army.
Lady Gaga's 'Thing With Feathers'
On the heels of the first full trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux , Lady Gaga performed "Mon Truc en Plumes (My Thing With Feathers)," and it was as camp as you'd expect from Mother Monster .
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Snoop Dogg as torch bearer
If anyone knows how to light up a party, it's this guy. From his crip walk at the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2021 to this, we need Snoop at every possible sports event. He really is, genuinely, a whole vibe .
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Snoop Dogg and Hoda Kotb dancing to Lady Gaga's performance
It's giving us life, honestly.
The mystery torchbearer
A torchbearer carries the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony for the Paris Summer Olympics on July 26, 2024.
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Honestly, if the Assassin's Creed film adaptation were just following this guy around while he did parkour around Paris, it would've been a blockbuster.
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