Paris passed the Olympic torch to Los Angeles in a cryptic and sometimes chaotic closing ceremony in the Stade de France Sunday night, with hundreds of athletes unexpectedly mobbing the stage during a performance by French indie rock band Phoenix. American action star Tom Cruise rappelled in from the top of the stadium to set the flag off on its journey to Los Angeles, making it clear that the 2028 Games will be leaning heavily into Hollywood glamour.
Paris’s closing ceremony pits Old World splendour against Hollywood spectacle
