Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE CHAT

[JMarkSnow2012]

1976 "champion Olympique d'escrime" for the last time!

[Ikarus360]

1 minute ago, JMarkSnow2012 said:

Hazel Irvine just reported that the ceremony involves a huge number of projectors. They're inescapable!

Well, they were avoided in the Opening at least. Say what you want of it, but at least it was refreshing to not see that for once.

[Olympian2004]

And it's the arrangement of the Marseillaise that they used in Tokyo again. I mean, it is a great arrangement - but this is a bit lazy.

[Bear]

oh hell yeah they brought back the handover arrangement of the anthem

[Rob2012]

1 minute ago, JMarkSnow2012 said:

Hazel Irvine just reported that the ceremony involves a huge number of projectors.

Really? Surely we had enough of them* after the Opening.

 

* in the Freudian sense

[Olympian2004]

I truly hope that they let this stadium of 80,000 people sing the Marseillaise. They can't do it instrumentally only.

[Ikarus360]

Victor Le Masne arrangement of La Marseillaise is too perfect to be replaced. Zero problems with it being reused

[Citius Altius Fortius]

I am glad that it does take place in the stadium

[Rob2012]

Loving the melancholy, minor key coloured harmonisation of the national anthem. Very nicely done.

[Ikarus360]

1 minute ago, Bear said:

oh hell yeah they brought back the handover arrangement of the anthem

We had it in the Opening Ceremony as well, though sang by Axelle Saint Cirel

[Bear]

the flag fans dont work 😔

[Olympian2004]

Some spectators sing the Marseillaise anyway. Oh dear...

And I hope that they hoisted the Olympic Flag the right side up this time.

[sebastien1214]

1 minute ago, Olympian2004 said:

I truly hope that they let this stadium of 80,000 people sing the Marseillaise. They can't do it instrumentally only.

Mmh. Half of them must not be French (so they don't know the words), and in any case in stadiums we are unable to sing the Marseillaise in the right rhythm. It's always the case.

[Bear]

i just noticed the giant medal embeded on the stage

[Olympian2004]

Just now, Bear said:

the flag fans dont work 😔

Probably in order to disguise the wrong hoisting of the Olympic Flag again? 

[Citius Altius Fortius]

On German TV the sound is quite "tinny"...

[Ikarus360]

The parade of athletes already. Then again its still daylight so it makes sense they want to make time until night falls and they can rev up those projections

[Bear]

Just now, Citius Altius Fortius said:

On German TV the sound is quite "tinny"...

yeah the audio quality isn't that great on NBC and Telemundo

[Scotguy II]

Remembering Sydney 2000 utter party, utter fun, utter wow!

[Olympian2004]

2 minutes ago, Citius Altius Fortius said:

On German TV the sound is quite "tinny"...

You don't watch it on ORF? How is the sound there?

[Scotguy II]

The athletes keep tripping over the light wires FFS

[JMarkSnow2012]

So many flag-bearers tripping over the edge of the floor covering!

[Bear]

oh hell yeah they brought back the metal horse theme from the opening ceremony

[sebastien1214]

Just now, JMarkSnow2012 said:

So many flag-bearers tripping over the edge of the floor covering!

It would be hilarious to have lots of falls at the Stade de France and no boat falls during the opening ceremony when we would have expected the opposite.

[StefanMUC]

I hope they do a „find your country on the map“ thing.