The 2024 Paris Olympics wrapped up Sunday with a closing ceremony featuring high-profile American entertainers, signaling the Games' upcoming return to U.S. soil.
Performers including Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg, and H.E.R.
are slated to appear later in the evening, with actor Tom Cruise reportedly set to perform a daring stunt. The ceremony caps off a successful Olympics for Team USA, which topped the medal count. Olympics LIVE: Arrest made before closing ceremony as Imane Khelif files legal complaint Team GB star involved in high-speed Olympics crash as rival drags himself over line The event began with French singer Zaho de Sagazan covering Edith Piaf's "Sous le ciel de Paris," though some viewers expressed concerns about sound quality on social media.
A loose carpet during the athletes' procession caused minor stumbles, briefly threatening to disrupt proceedings. Fans are now comparing a "weird" part of the final ceremony to the 70s TV show Doctor Who. It’s like a French Doctor Who.
.. #ClosingCeremony #Olympics #OlympicGames #Paris2024 #DoctorWho pic.
twitter.com/qVwRqjFPtk — Matthew Rimmer (@MatthewRimmer) August 11, 2024 "Not sure what's going on at the Olympics #ClosingCeremony but feel like it might need sorting out by Doctor Who," one user stated. "Is this Goddess one of the Toymaker's Pantheon from Doctor Who?" a second user added.
"This just all feels like an episode of Doctor Who," one viewer stated. "Didn't realise the aliens of the future will be from 70s Docto.