Tom Cruise made quite the entrance at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony
Tom Cruise made quite the entrance at the Olympic closing ceremony in Paris, but viewers have been left divided by one moment.
After 16 days of entertaining sporting action at the 2024 Games, the action came to an end at the Stade de France on Sunday (11 August).
Unlike the opening ceremony, Paris’ final Olympic hoorah was all about Tom Cruise.
While the closing ceremony celebrated what happened in Paris, it also saw the handover to Los Angeles, who are hosting the 2028 Olympics.
While the Top Gun actor was running through the stadium, one audience member grabbed Cruise and went in for a kiss.
Quite the entrance. (Fabrizio Bensch- Pool/Getty Images)
The Hollywood actor may not have resisted the woman’s advances, but the smooch was far from standard.
Many Olympic viewers have taken to social media and it’s fair to say they are split down the middle.
“Well, look at the closing ceremony and look how Tom Cruise let fans kiss him and rub their hands through his hair now that’s class that happens to be an individual who appreciates the fans,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
While another agreed: “She gave him the ole french double cheek kiss lol … perfectly acceptable in France.”
How’d that lady almost make out with Tom Cruise on international TV 😂#ClosingCeremony pic.twitter.com/IxtmIUPdcA
— Georgia Rose 🇿🇦 🍉 (@Rasheeda_S) August 11, 2024
However, not everyone was in that camp as another quipped: “Pushy lady. People should not ever do what she did to anyone, celebrity or otherwise.
“You don’t grab and kiss a person especially a person you don’t even know in any way, and twice, like that. It’s very rude to force yourself onto them that way. Tom Cruise is so gracious.”
And a fourth person said: “The worst kind of people in audiences. Absolute zero respect for personal space.”
At the closing ceremony, Cruise abseiled off the stadium roof before landing on the pitch and picking up the Olympic flag from the mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, and Team USA gymnast Simone Biles.
A Misson Impossible-style stunt. (BBC)
A pre-filmed clip then saw the Hollywood actor make his way from Paris to the sunny state.
The video saw Cruise flying over the Atlantic Ocean before skydiving out of a plane and raising the Olympic flag on the Hollywood sign.
Accompanying the Mission Impossible-style sequence were the voices of California’s own Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Many spotted Cruise filming near the Hollywood sign back in March, with the vast majority believing he was filming some sort of commercial.
Instead, the 62-year-old was filming for the LA 2028 handover.
Team USA’s medal count – 126
Gold medalists – 40
Noah Lyles won gold in the 100 meters (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
- Lee Kiefer: Fencing – Women’s individual foil
- Torri Huske: Swimming – Women’s 100m butterfly
- Jack Alexj, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong, Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held, Matt King: Swimming – Men’s 4x100m freestyle
- Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, Hezly Rivera: Artistic Gymnastics – Women’s team competition
- Katie Ledecky: Swimming – Women’s 1500m freestyle
- Nick Mead, Justin Best, Michael Grady and Liam Corrigan: Rowing – Men’s coxless four
- Jacqueline Dubrovich, Lee Kiefer, Lauren Scruggs, Maia Mei Weintraub – Fencing: Women’s foil team
- Simone Biles: Artistic Gymnastics – Women’s individual all-around
- Kate Douglass: Swimming – Women’s 200m breaststroke
- Simone Biles: Artistic Gymnastics – Women’s vault
- Vincent Hancock: Shooting – Men’s skeet
- Ryan Crouser: Athletics – Men’s shot put
- Katie Ledecky: Swimming – Women’s 800m freestyle
- Nic Fink, Torri Huske, Ryan Murphy, Gretchen Walsh: Swimming – Mixed 4x100m medley relay
- Bobby Finke: Swimming – Men’s 1500m freestyle
- Kristen Faulkner: Cycling – Women’s road race
- Scottie Scheffler: Golf – Men’s individual stroke play
- Noah Lyles: Athletics – Men’s 100m
- Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske: Swimming – Women’s 4x100m medley relay
- Valarie Allman: Athletics – Women’s discus throw
- Caroline Marks: Surfing – Women’s Shortboard
- Cole Hocker: Athletics – Men’s 1500m
- Gabby Thomas: Athletics – Women’s 200m
- Amit Elor: Wrestling – Women’s freestyle 68kg
- Chloe Dygert, Kristen Faulkner, Jennifer Valente, Lily Williams: Track Cycling – Women’s team pursuit
- Sarah Ann Hildebrandt: Wrestling – Women freestyle’s 50kg
- Quincy Hall: Athletics – Men’s 400m
- Tara Davis-Woodhall: Athletics – Women’s long jump
- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone: Athletics – Women’s 400m hurdles
- Grant Holloway: Athletics – Men’s 110m hurdles
- Sha’Carri Richardson, Gabby Thomas, Melissa Jefferson, Twanisha Terry: Athletics – Women’s 4x100m relay
- Olivia Reeves: Weightlifting – Women’s 71kg
- Rai Benjamin: Athletics – Men’s 400m hurdles
- Casey Murphy, Alyssa Naeher, Tirena Davidson, Emily Fox, Naomi Girma, Casey Krueger, Jenna Nighswonger, Emily Sonnett, Korbin Albert, Sam Coffey, Lindsey Horan, Rose Lavelle, Crystal Dunn, Trinity Rodman, Jaedyn Shaw, Sophia Smith, Mallory Swanson, Lynn Williams: Soccer – Women’s
- Masai Russell: Athletics – Women’s 100m hurdles
- Christopher Bailey, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin: Athletics – Men’s 4x400m relay
- Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, Alexis Holmes: Athletics – Women’s 4x400m relay
- Bam Adebayo, Devin Booker, Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Haliburton, Jrue Holiday, LeBron James, Jayson Tatum, Derrick White: Basketball – Men’s
- Jennifer Valente: Track cycling – Women’s omnium
- Napheesa Collier, Kahleah Copper, Chelsea Gray, Brittney Griner, Sabrina Ionescu, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum, Breanna Stewart,Diana Taurasi, Alyssa Thomas, A’ja Wilson, Jackie Young – Basketball – Women
Silver medalists – 44
Simone Biles won silver in the floor exercise (Tom Weller/VOIGT/GettyImages)
- Nic Fink: Swimming – Men’s 100m breaststroke
- Lauren Scruggs: Fencing – Women’s individual foil
- Gretchen Walsh: Swimming – Women’s 100m butterfly
- Haley Batten: Mountain Bike – Women’s cross country
- Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh. Torri Huske, Simone Manuel, Erika Connolly, Abbey Weitzel: Swimming – Women’s 4x100m freestyle
- Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook: Diving – Women’s springboard 3m synchronised
- Katie Grimes: Swimming – Women’s 400m individual medley
- Jagger Eaton: Skateboarding – Men’s street
- Regan Smith: Swimming – Women’s 100m backstroke
- Bobby Finke: Swimming – Men’s 800m freestyle
- Carson Foster, Brooks Curry, Chris Guiliano, Luke Hobson, Drew Kibler, Blake Pieroni, Kieran Smith: Swimming – Men, 4x200m freestyle
- Perris Benegas: Cycling – Women’s BMX freestyle
- Torri Huske: Swimming – Women’s 100m freestyle
- Regan Smith: Swimming – Women’s 200m butterfly
- Erin Gemell, Katie Ledecky, Paige Madden, Simone Manuel, Anna Peplowski, Alex Shackell, Claire Weinstein: Swimming – Women’s 4x200m freestyle
- Karl Cook, Laura Kraut, McLain Ward: Equestrian – Jumping team
- Sagen Maddalena: Shooting – Women, 50m rifle 3 positions
- Regan Smith: Swimming – Women’s 200m backstroke
- Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram: Tennis – Men’s doubles
- Conner Prince: Shooting – Men’s skeet
- Joe Kovacs: Athletics – Men’s shot put
- Kaylyn Brown, Bryce Deadmon, Shamier Little, Vernon Norwood: Athletics – 4x400m relay mixed
- Sha’Carri Richardson: Athletics – Women’s 100m
- Kate Douglass: Swimming – Women’s 200m individual medley
- Brady Ellison: Archery: Men’s individual
- Hunter Armstrong, Caeleb Dressel, Nic Fink, Ryan Murphy: Swimming – Men’s 4x100m medley relay
- Seth Rider, Taylor Spivey, Morgan Pearson and Taylor Knibb: Triathlon – Mixed relay
- Simone Biles: Artistic Gymnastics – Women’s floor exercise
- Sam Kendricks: Athletics – Men’s pole vault
- Vincent Hancock and Jewell Austen Smith: Shooting – Mixed team skeet
- Annette Nneka Echikunwoke: Athletics – Women’s hammer throw
- Tom Schaar: Skateboarding – Men’s skateboarding park
- Anita Alvarez, Jaime Czarkowski, Megumi Field, Keana Hunter, Audrey Kwon, Caista Liu, Jacklyn Luu, Daniella Ramirez, Ruby Remati: Artistic swimming – Team
- Katie Moon: Athletics – Women’s pole vault
- Kenneth Rooks: Athletics – Men’s 3000m steeplechase
- Anna Cockrell: Athletics – Women’s 400m hurdles
- Daniel Roberts: Athletics – Men’s 110m hurdles
- Kenneth Bednarek: Athletics – Men’s 200m
- Spencer Richard Lee: Wrestling – Men’s
- Brooke Raboutou: Sport climbing – Women’s bouldering and lead
- Nevin Harrison: Canoeing – Women’s canoe single 200m
- Shelby McEwen: Athletics – Men’s high jump
- Kennedy Blades: Wrestling – Women’s freestyle, 76kg
- Lauren Carlini, Andrea Drews, Micha Hancock, Jordan Larson, Chiaka Ogbogu, Kathryn Plummer, Jordyn Poulter, Dana Rettke, Kelsey Robinson, Avery Skinner, Jordan Thompson, Haleigh Washington, Justine Wong-Orantes – Volleyball – Women
Bronze medalists – 42
Suni Lee won two bronze medals (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
- Carson Foster: Swimming – Men’s 400m individual medley
- Katie Ledecky: Swimming – Women’s 400m freestyle
- Chloe Dygert: Cycling – Women’s individual time trial
- Frederick Richard, Brody Malone, Stephen Nedoroscik, Paul Juda, Asher Hong: Artistic Gymnastics – Men’s team competition
- Nick Itkin: Fencing – Men’s foil individual
- Emma Weyant: Swimming – Women’s 400m individual medley
- Ryan Murphy: Swimming – Men’s 100m backstroke
- Luke Hobson: Swimming – Men’s 200m freestyle
- Nyjah Huston: Skateboarding – Men’s street
- Ilona Maher, Kayla Canett, Lauren Doyle, Alev Kelter, Kristi Kirshe, Sarah Levy, Alena Olsen, Ariana Ramsey, Steph Rovetti, Alex Sedrick, Sammy Sullivan, Naya Tapper: Rugby 7s – Women’s team competition
- Katharine Berkoff: Swimming – Women’s 100m backstroke
- Evy Leibfarth: Canoe slalom – Women’s Canoe Single
- Suni Lee: Artistic Gymnastics – Women’s individual all-around
- Casey Kaufhold, Brady Ellison: Archery – Mixed Team
- Grant Fisher: Athletics – Men’s 10,000m
- Ian Barrows and Hans Henken: Sailing – Men’s skiff
- Henry Hollingsworth, Nick Rusher, Christian Tabash, Clark Dean, Chris Carlson, Peter Chatain, Evan Olson, Pieter Quinton: Rowing – Men’s eight
- Stephen Nedoroscik: Gymnastics – Men’s pommel horse
- Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul: Tennis – Men’s doubles
- Jade Carey: Artistic Gymnastics – Women’s vault
- Jasmine Moore: Athletics – Women’s triple jump
- Melissa Jefferson: Athletics – Women’s 100m
- Paige Madden: Swimming – Women’s 800m freestyle
- Suni Lee: Artistic Gymnastics – Women’s uneven bars
- Austen Jewell Smith: Shooting – Women’s skeet
- Fred Kerley: Athletics – Men’s 100m
- Cierra Burdick, Dearica Hamby, Rhyne Howard, Hailey van Lith: 3×3 basketball – Women’s competition
- Yared Nuguse: Athletics – Men’s 1500m
- Brittany Brown: Athletics – Women’s 200m
- Omari Jones: Boxing – Men’s 71kg
- Hampton Morris: Weightlifting – Men’s 61 kg
- Samuel Watson: Sport climbing – Men’s speed
- Jasmine Moore: Athletics – Women’s long jump
- Noah Lyles: Athletics – Men’s 200m
- Matt Anderson, Aaron Russell, Jeff Jendryk, T.J. DeFalco, Micah Christenson, Max Holt, Micah Ma’a, Thomas Jaeschke, Garrett Muagututia, Taylor Averill, David Smith, Erik Shoji, Kyle Ensing: Volleyball – Men’s team
- Aaron Marquel Brooks: Wrestling – Men’s freestyle 86kg
- Helen Louise Maroulis: Wrestling – Women’s
- Kristina Teachout: Taekwondo – Women’s 67kg
- Kyle Dake: Wrestling – Men’s freestyle 74kg
- Grant Fisher: Athletics – Men’s 5000m
- Victor Montalvo: Breaking – Men’s (b-boys)
- Alex Bowen, Luca Cupido, Hannes Daube, Chase William Dodd, Ryder Dodd, Ben Hallock, Drew Holland, Johnny Hooper, Max Irving, Alex Obert, Marko Vavic, Adrian Weinberg, Dylan Woodhead: Water polo – Men
