Gamesbids’ Paris 2024 Paralympics Closing Ceremony LIVE CHAT

[Olympian2004]

1 minute ago, FYI said:

Another beach party.. 

It was probably cheaper that way. Buy one handover concept, get two. But the introductory video was much nicer indeed, and you can never lose with a "The Mamas and the Papas" song.  

[yoshi]

Wheelchair skateboarding even more needs to be in LA 28! How have they not done that already?!

[JMarkSnow2012]

5 minutes ago, FYI said:

Ugh, why is it the Brits can never say Los Ange-LESS appropriately. 

Lots of wars against Spain

[AmaniS]

I can not wait when we get back to in-person handovers

[Olympian2004]

And now it is a throwback to the Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup: Amadou and Mariam sang the World Cup theme song "Zeit, dass sich was dreht" (Celebrate The Day) together with Herbert Grönemeyer during the opening ceremony in Munich. Nice to see those two again!

[yoshi]

Hello cauldron balloon! I hope you stay there until 2028 & beyond. 

(I just say Ell-Eh )

[JMarkSnow2012]

These shots of the performers are giving a good idea of how flippin' big the cauldron balloon is!

[Olympian2004]

It's good that they give the cauldron a bit more time to shine (literally) this time around. How they used it in the Olympic closing ceremony was really underwhelming.

[AustralianFan]

3 minutes ago, Olympian2004 said:

But now it is far too obvious that the "beach concert" is pre-recorded. I doubt that the sun is setting currently in LA.  

Yes it’s currently 12:51pm in LA.

(im flying there in a few hours this morning but my internal “ceremonies body clock” would not let me sleep any more and i woke 2 minutes before the ceremony began here in 04:28am melbourne time)

[yoshi]

Eh? The flame? Wonder how they're dealing with the balloon?

[Ikarus360]

 

[JMarkSnow2012]

Just now, yoshi said:

Eh? The flame? Wonder how they're dealing with the balloon?

Deflated, shoved in the back of a truck, and taken to a scrapyard?

[Olympian2004]

And they are finally announcing the final flame bearers and staging the extinguishing in an emotional manner. Did Jolly and Co. finally learn their lessons?

[Scotguy II]

I am watching the US Open Mens Final. Have i missed anything? Has Paris 2024 redeemed itself with an absolutely stunning ceremony?

[yoshi]

That was done much better than the Olympics extinguishing. I have a feeling the lantern might be a new protocol. Ghostly Parade!

[Olympian2004]

It was just a matter of time until we hear "Parade" again.  

But that was actually a nice extinguishing segment! Thomas Jolly, I'm almost proud of you.

[AustralianFan]

[Olympian2004]

2 minutes ago, Scotguy II said:

I am watching the US Open Mens Final. Have i missed anything? Has Paris 2024 redeemed itself with an absolutely stunning ceremony?

This ceremony is a lot better in my opinion indeed. It now has the right pacing and flow.

[JMarkSnow2012]

2 minutes ago, JMarkSnow2012 said:

Deflated, shoved in the back of a truck, and taken to a scrapyard?

Not quite, but the half-measure actually taken felt underwhelming

[Olympian2004]

Jean-Michel Jarre is 76 years old now, by the way. He must be the coolest granddad I have ever seen.

[yoshi]

I was kinda hoping it'd rise before being turned off. I guess that wasn't possible. 

[JMarkSnow2012]

1 minute ago, Olympian2004 said:

Jean-Michel Jarre is 76 years old now, by the way. He must be the coolest granddad I have ever seen.

Yes, Oxygène was released nearly 50 years ago!

[Olympian2004]

Let's pray that Jean-Michel Jarre now doesn't get electrocuted with all those keyboards and other electronics in the rain. He must be protected at all costs.

[kevzz]

Paris is great at delivering the sports but utterly crap at all the ceremonies. This is the conclusion of Paris 2024. See you in LA.

[FYI]

This is at least better than the been there, done that (pre-recorded) beach party.