The curtain has closed on the Paris Games where Team USA completed an unforgettable journey with a total of 126 medals, including forty gold
Welcome to the final day of the 2024 Olympics!
The curtain has closed on the Paris Games, but not before the U.S. women’s basketball team capped off an unforgettable journey with a victory in its highly anticipated gold medal match.Editor’s Picks
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And that’s not the only hardware the U.S. ended with today. The U.S. men’s water polo squad got the day started with a win in its bronze medal match against Hungary, and Team USA took home the silver medal in women’s volleyball after falling to Italy.
The U.S. Olympic run concluded with Team USA becoming the first team in any sport to win eight consecutive Olympic gold medals with a win over France in the women’s basketball gold medal game.
At the end of it all, the closing ceremony brought the world’s top athletes together to celebrate the competition, unity and perseverance that have shaped these Games.
Here are the highlights from Sunday at the Olympics.
The Summer Games bid farewell to France as America prepares to enter the Olympic spotlight in 2028.
The perfect person to kick off #LA28:
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Tom Cruise began the shift from the 2024 Paris Games to the 2028 Los Angeles Games by leaping off the Stade de France in the closing ceremony Sunday. READ MORE
The Golden Voyager greets the Winged Victory of Samothrace in front of the world’s eyes at the #ParisOlympics Closing Ceremony.
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Incredible.
Swiss Pianist Alain Roche performed „Hymn To Apollo“ while suspended in the air in the closing ceremony ????
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Team USA flagbearers Katie Ledecky and Nick Mead take us inside the Closing Ceremony with Mike Tirico and Jimmy Fallon.
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Two-time Olympian Jordan Chiles earned the first individual Olympic medal of her career six days ago, a bronze in the floor final.
