You’ll need your eyes wide open for this.
At the closing ceremony for the 2024 Olympics, Tom Cruise managed to slip into action while in Paris to complete a death-defying stunt.
The Mission: Impossible star, fresh off cheering on the U.S. Women's National Team win gold in soccer, dropped into the Stade de France in Paris from the open ceiling as part of the handoff to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. After securing the Olympic flag from LA Mayor Karen Bass and Simone Biles, he took off on a motorcycle on a trip throughout Paris. All while serenated by a dazzling H.E.R. guitar riff.
But his antics didn’t stop there, as fans also watched as the actor was magically able to zip back over to California and parachute his way down next to the Hollywood sign—thus leading the way for epic performances from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snoop Dogg, Billie Eilish, and more.
The thrilling stunt served as a fitting end to this year’s Olympic games, considering it was one for the books.
Not only did countless wins and moments make history—such as Katie Ledecky and Simone becoming the two most decorated athletes of all time respectively or when Noah Lyles blew through the track to earn bronze, only to reveal he competed while sick—but there were moments that fans laugh, wince and of course, downright cry.
Like the athletes who took the golden opportunity to pop the question of a lifetime, or the stars who’ve shared just how much the Games meant to not only them, but to their families as well.
It’s a feeling of completion that almost every athlete feels after such a life-changing event, as Simone previously shared.
“The Olympics is such a draining process for the athletes when it’s multiple days of competition,” she told Olympics.com in early August, “you definitely have to be on top of your mental, as well as your physical. So as long as we’re doing that, then, we’re good.”
Keep reading for more major moments from the Closing Ceremony.
Zaho de Sagazan
The singer-songwriter kicked off the closing ceremony with a performance of "Sous le Ciel de Paris."
Leon Marchand
Team France's star swimmer carried the torch from Paris' Jardin des Tuileries to the Stade de France for the Closing Ceremony.
Nick Mead & Katie Ledecky
The gold medal-winning rower and the swimmer, who added four medals including two gold to her ever-growing list of Olympic accolades, served as Team USA's flag bearers.
Tara Davis-Woodhall & Trinity Rodman
The gold medalists—Davis-Woodhall for long jump and Rodman for soccer—walk into the Stade de France alongside Team USA.
Tigst Assefa, Sifan Hassan & Hellen Obiri
The medal ceremony for the final track and field event of the 2024 Olympics, the women's marathon, took place at the Closing Ceremony, with Team Netherlands' Hassan winning gold, while Assefa of Team Ethiopia took home silver and Team Kenya runner Hellen Obiri won bronze.
Golden Voyager
A Golden Voyager descents into the Stade de France during the Closing Ceremony.
Alain Roche
The Suiss Pianist played "Hymn to Apollo" while suspended into the air at the Stade de France.
Stade de France
The pyrotechnics display inside the Stade de France after the assembly of the Olympic rings.
Phoenix
The French indie rock band serenaded the Olympians with hits like "1901" and "Lisztomania"
Simone Biles & Karen Bass
The gymnastics star had a special role during the Closing Ceremony, joining the Los Angeles mayor to welcome the Games to Los Angeles for the 2028 Olympics.
Tom Cruise
The Mission: Impossible star brought his stunt A-Game to the Closing Ceremony as he dropped into the Stade de France from the open roof.
Tom Cruise
But a freefall into the stadium wasn't his only stunt as Simone and Karen handed him the Olympic flag to deliver to Los Angeles.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
As the Olympic flag touched down in the U.S.A., the rock group kicked off a trio of performances in Venice Beach.
Finneas & Billie Eilish
The siblings and longtime collaborators performed her hit "Birds of a Feather" as part of the Venice Beach concert welcoming the Olympics to Los Angeles in 2028.
Snoop Dogg
The 2024 Olympics Special Correspondent took on a second role during—rounding out the LA28 handoff.
Yseult
The French singer-songwriter performed the Frank Sinatra hit "My Way" to officially end the Closing Ceremony.
Stade de France
The 2024 Olympics officially concluded with a dazzling light show that lit up the Parisian sky.