Video: Tom Cruise Thrills Fans with Wild Stunt During Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony

Andrew PetersAugust 11, 2024

TOPSHOT - US' actor Tom Cruise waves the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, in the outskirts of Paris, on August 11, 2024. (Photo by Franck FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)

FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images

Tom Cruise ended the 2024 Paris Olympics in style.

The movie star, famous for doing many of his own stunts, gave fans a show at Sunday's closing ceremony, lowering himself from the top of the stadium and into the crowd below. There were previous rumors that Cruise planned to pull of some sort of stunt, and he didn't disappoint.

NBC Olympics & Paralympics @NBCOlympics
IT'S A BIRD. IT'S A PLANE. IT'S TOM CRUISE! 🤯<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisOlympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParisOlympics</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ClosingCeremony?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ClosingCeremony</a> <a href="https://t.co/5v4j8pOwBF">pic.twitter.com/5v4j8pOwBF</a>

Tom Cruise @TomCruise
Thank you, Paris! Now off to LA. <a href="https://t.co/MxlAb0hZbT">pic.twitter.com/MxlAb0hZbT</a>

Cruise's impressive stunt had the social media world hyped as many wondered what the legendary actor will pull off at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow
TOM CRUISE FROM THE CLAHDS

Bryan Fischer @BryanDFischer
Your mission, should you choose to accept it… <a href="https://t.co/6Q5aiCk2r4">pic.twitter.com/6Q5aiCk2r4</a>

Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch
It's STIIIINGGGGG Cruise. <a href="https://t.co/timIr5xvLd">pic.twitter.com/timIr5xvLd</a>

The Athletic @TheAthletic
In true Top Gun and Mission: Impossible fashion, Tom Cruise escorts the Olympic flag from Paris to Los Angeles. Rappelling and motorcycle not included. <a href="https://t.co/vz35PqBhtO">pic.twitter.com/vz35PqBhtO</a>

CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable @cjzero
<a href="https://t.co/HGXW26Gfnu">pic.twitter.com/HGXW26Gfnu</a>

Mattzel89 @Mattzel89
Tom Cruise is 62 years old btw <a href="https://t.co/Qg5Kpu5gZs">pic.twitter.com/Qg5Kpu5gZs</a>

Sully @Sulsters_inc
Not Bad for a 62 year old. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/closingceremony?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#closingceremony</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tomcruise?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tomcruise</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Olympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Olympics</a>

Greg McCarthy @GMcCarthy24
The games always go by fast. And <a href="https://twitter.com/TomCruise?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TomCruise</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/chillipipers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@chillipipers</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/billieeilish?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@billieeilish</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/SnoopDogg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SnoopDogg</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/drdre?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@drdre</a> just reminded us we in good hands for the next summer games in 2028. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ClosingCeremony?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ClosingCeremony</a>

Shawn Spradling @Shawn_Spradling
From H.E.R., to Tom Cruise, to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, to Billie Eilish, to Snoop Dogg, to Dr. Dre. What a way to ring in the 2028 LA Olympics. 🇺🇸

Nat 🦅☘️🔴🧦🍺 @NathanielSegu11
What an Olympic handoff, Tom Cruise, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish, Snoop and Dre, Olympic rings on the Hollywood sign, former American medalists. LA Olympics in 2028 should be great.

As the Olympics transition from Paris this year to Los Angeles in 2028, it only seems fitting that Cruise helped pass the torch. He's a perfect spokesperson for Hollywood and a great person to get the world hyped for the next Olympics.

Along with Cruise's stunt, Sunday's closing ceremony featured many notables from Los Angeles, including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish, Dr. Dre and, of course, Snoop Dogg, who became a staple of NBC's coverage of the Olympics this year.

While the end of the Olympics is always somewhat bittersweet, Cruise's stunt gave fans one last exciting moment and helped build even more anticipation for Los Angeles in four years.

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