00:00History was made in Paris at the closing ceremony of the Summer Olympics, when the Olympic flag
00:06was passed from one female mayor to another.
00:10And Hidalgo, the first female mayor of Paris, handed the flag to Thomas Bach, president
00:16of the International Olympic Committee, who then passed it on to Karen Bass, the first
00:20female mayor of Los Angeles.
00:24Bass received the flag to loud cheers and walked to the side of the stage to hand it
00:28to U.S. gymnast Simone Biles, who held it proudly as the U.S. national anthem played.
00:34Bass, feeling honored and responsible, stated, I hope it sends a message to girls around
00:40the world that you can do anything.
00:43The excitement didn't stop there.
00:46In a very Hollywood handoff, Tom Cruise appeared on the roof of the Stade de France and was
00:50lowered down to the arena floor on a cable.
00:55Making his way through the athletes, he took the Olympic flag and, amid some movie magic
00:59including a motorcycle and a plane, transported it to Los Angeles.
01:05The camera zoomed out to reveal the Olympic rings incorporated into the Hollywood sign.
01:12The ceremony also featured a musical extravaganza with artists from both France and the U.S.
01:18French bands Phoenix and Air kicked off the evening, later joined by U.S. indie rock
01:23band Vampire Weekend.
01:26The Los Angeles handover included a performance of The Star-Spangled Banner by her, followed
01:31by Tom Cruise's dramatic ride out of the stadium, soundtracked by By the Way by the Red Hot
01:36Chili Peppers.
01:39The band later performed Can't Stop on a Beach, which transitioned to a calm moment with Billie
01:44Eilish's Birds of a Feather.
01:47Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre closed the musical acts with a medley of greatest hits.
01:54Amid the festivities, Tony Astanguette, head of the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee,
01:59proudly announced that the Paris Games matched records for audience size, attendance, and
02:04decibel levels, and fittingly, broke the record for the most marriage proposals at an Olympics.
02:12After two and a half weeks of thrilling competition, the closing ceremony at the Stade de France
02:16was a grand farewell and an exciting preview of what's to come in Los Angeles in 2028.
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