OLYMPIC GAMES
Who are the flagbearers for Team USA in Olympics closing ceremony Paris 2024?
Team USA has announced the identity of its flagbearers at the 2024 Olympics closing ceremony, which is to take place this weekend.
Katie Ledecky and Nick Mead have been announced as Team USA’s flag bearers in the closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympics.
Ledecky, Mead among USA’s 2024 champions
Swimmer Ledecky won two golds in Paris, taking her career tally of Olympic titles to nine - level with Russian gymnast Larisa Latynina’s record haul for a female athlete. With 14 medals overall across four Summer Games, the 27-year-old is now the fifth-most decorated Olympian of all time.
“I am incredibly honored to represent Team USA as a flag bearer as we close our time in Paris together,” Ledecky said in a statement, per NBC. “I am so proud of this team’s accomplishments in Paris and excited to celebrate with my teammates on Sunday.”
Meanwhile, Mead won gold this summer in rowing’s coxless men’s four event, in his second appearance at an Olympics.
“It is an incredible honor to be selected as the flag bearer, and to represent the United States and the sport of rowing, which has never had an American flag bearer in the history of the Olympics. To share this privilege with Katie makes it all the more special,” Mead, 29, said.
“My experience at the Paris Games has been the dream of a lifetime and I’m filled with immense pride, gratitude and joy. I also wish to thank the city of Paris, and the entire country of France, for hosting an incredible Games. I’ll cherish these memories forever.”
When is the Paris 2024 closing ceremony?
The curtain will come down on the 2024 Olympic Games when the closing ceremony is held at the Stade de France on Sunday August 11, at 1:30pm ET/10:30am PT. Viewers in the United States will be able to watch the event on NBC, Peacock and the NBC Sports app.
Your streaming options also include fuboTV, which offers users a free trial.
What’s more, you’ll be able to follow live-text commentary of the closing ceremony at AS USA.
Cruise cameo in closing ceremony?
The closing ceremony will reportedly include an appearance by Hollywood star Tom Cruise. The entertainment news outlet Variety has been told by Paris 2024 organisers that the Mission Impossible actor will take part in the handover of the Olympic flag to Los Angeles, which is to stage the next Summer Games in 2028.