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I've got such an adrenaline rush. It's very exciting,
said Selene Martinez, 42, who had travelled from Mexico for the ceremony It's a great idea. The performances are awesome. I just wish it wasn't raining,
said Pauline Brett, 69, who had come from Chicago with her family I declare open the Games of Paris celebrating the 33rd Olympiad of the modern era,
said President Emmanuel Macron You are bringing our Olympic Agenda reforms to life by making these Games wide open. All of us will experience Olympic Games that are more inclusive, more urban, younger and more sustainable - the first Olympic Games with full gender parity on the field of play,
This is the longest episode of the masked singer ever”
She's a vocal athlete, she's incredible,
host Kelly Clarkson, struggling through tears, said on the NBC broadcast Although I am not a French artist, I have always felt a very special connection with French people and singing French music—I wanted nothing more than to create a performance that would warm the heart of France, celebrate French art and music, and on such a momentous occasion remind everyone of one of the most magical cities on earth—Paris,
she wrote in an Instagram post The atmosphere is really friendly,
said 75-year-old Frenchman Jean-Yves Herve, who watched the show with his granddaughter Republique populaire democratique de Coree,"
As the boat carrying the delegation came into view, the French-speaking announcer said We are super excited, it happens once in a lifetime. We have no idea what to expect for the parade so it will be the total surprise,
17-year-old Elise Boukorrass said after passing through security near the Pont de l'Alma bridge with her mother and niece I can't wait to see how they managed to take the ceremony out of the stadium, I think it's going to be a huge party,
said Julie Tourtet, 27, who is volunteering at the Games I want the world to see how beautiful this city is,
said Landerretche, who said It's so expensive today. We're probably just going to watch in our friend's house,
said her friend Henry Pan, also 26. We are here today and it's just so so,
26-year-old Aimee Wang, from China, said of the atmosphere in Paris There are more cops than people, I don't feel in danger,
said Jean Landerretche, a 19-year-old biochemistry student from Paris It's really great. We have some good food, good French wine, good friends,
I paid 1,600 euros for my ticket. Honestly, it's a disgrace,
said Fabienne Guez, 57, who lives in Paris, as she waited for information The police have been amazing, but the organisation sucks,
said Michael Ohoven, 48, a German film producer, who paid 2,700 ($2,930) euros per ticket for him and his wife The rain won't stop me from cheering on the Olympics - sport is everything to me and I'd do whatever it takes to watch this,
said Flavia Merluzzi, 20, an architecture student We're going to take advantage of all the historic monuments around the Seine, and there won't be a single riverbank or bridge that won't be filled with music, dance, or performance,
the ceremony's choreographer Maud Le Pladec has said