Tom Cruise Leaps From Stadium Roof to Hand Olympic Games to LA

The Olympic flag was officially handed over from Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who gave it to Cruise.

U.S. actor Tom Cruise lands on the roof of one of the stadium entrances during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, in the outskirts of Paris, on Aug. 11, 2024. Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images

Movie star Tom Cruise descended onto France’s 80,000-seat Stade de Franc to the sound of H.E.R. performing the “Star Spangled Banner” to transport the Olympic flag, ushering in a suitably Hollywood vibe to the closing ceremony of the Paris Games as it handed the torch to the Games’ next host, Los Angeles.

After weeks of fierce competition, the 2024 Paris Olympic Games came to a close on Aug. 11, with France’s President Emmanuel Macron kicking off its final ceremony to the French national anthem.