With Tom Cruise widely predicted to engage in a death-defying stunt on the roof of the Stade de France, Sunday’s Paris Olympics closing ceremony promises a memorable passing of the five rings flag to Los Angeles.
Two weeks after the unprecedented complexity of the opening ceremony along the River Seine, there are big expectations for the show to wrap up the Games.
The closing ceremony will be a much shorter affair and will take place — in more traditional fashion — at France’s national stadium.
Artistic director Thomas Jolly has revealed it will combine