Tom Cruise rappels into France national stadium to take Olympic flag to its next home, LA

Tom Cruise is lowered to the Stade de France during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Photo: AP

The Olympics closing ceremony Sunday (Aug 11, Paris date) revved up as Tom Cruise rappelled from the sky into the middle of the Stade de France field, in France, took the Olympic flag onto a plane, and headed to Los Angeles, the United States, to deliver it to the next host city.

There had been whispers of such an epic handover, and the stunt did not disappoint.