Famed actor Tom Cruise was handed the Olympic flag on Sunday and rode off with it on a motorcycle as it made its way across the globe to Los Angeles.
Blaring the musical stylings of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Paris Olympics passed the proverbial torch to Los Angeles as the 2024 Olympics came to a close with dramatic pageantry.
Famed actor Tom Cruise was handed the Olympic flag on Sunday and rode off with it on a motorcycle as it made its way across the globe to Los Angeles.
In a cinematically filmed video, Cruise rode through the streets of Paris onto a jet, which he parachuted out of into the City of Angels.
The handoff ended with skateboarder Jagger Eaton reaching a stage in Venice Beach, California where the Red Hot Chili Peppers performed.
Hit artists Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre also performed.
Swimming superstar Katie Ledecky had expressed a desire earlier during the ceremony her hope to be able to compete in four years in the United States.
“I’d love to swim in 2028. I think swimming in front of the home crowd would be incredible.
