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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've got such an adrenaline rush. It's very exciting,
said Selene Martinez, 42, who had travelled from Mexico for the ceremony I declare open the Games of Paris celebrating the 33rd Olympiad of the modern era,
said President Emmanuel Macron If this masked torchbearer isn’t revealed to be Celine Dion then what are we even doing,
one person posted on X, formerly Twitter Welcome to your moment in history – live it and love it.”
Tony Estanguet, the three-time Olympic canoe champion who is the Paris Olympics’ chief organiser, told the athletes Years of prep, millions spent, and they fly it upside down.”
It was good other than the rain, it was nice, it was different, instead of being in a stadium being on the river, so that's always a good thing - interesting, unique,
said Avid Pureval, 34, who came to the Games from Ohio It would have been better with sun,
said Josephine, from Paris, sitting beside her 9-year-old daughter and who paid 1,600 euros ($1,736) for her seat Between this and all the rain it’s the moodiest opening ceremony ever. Perfectly French.”
I think the entire program has been stunning, humbling & breathtaking. It is such an honor to celebrate something good and beautiful,
This is the most WTF opening ceremony I have ever seen,
one viewer wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter Trying to fold a fitted sheet,
one X user quipped next to a clip of the bridge dance Despite all our preparations, we must remember that, in order to maintain its confidentiality, this ceremony will never be fully rehearsed,
This #OpeningCeremony has everything. Boats. Parkour. Accordions. A woman dressed as a croissant. More boats. Lady Gaga,
someone tweeted in support Watching the first ever Olympic Opening Ceremony held on a river, you begin to realize why no other Olympic Opening Ceremony has ever been held on a river…”
Republique populaire democratique de Coree,"
As the boat carrying the delegation came into view, the French-speaking announcer said Hilarious irony that the French are relying so heavily on their contribution to different musical genres and yet all the microphones are picking up is the rain
France is doing good but it's getting nowhere near the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony.
One social media user said 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 are super excited, it happens once in a lifetime,
17-year-old Elise Boukorrass said