Apparently not many watchers of the closing ceremonies! We recorded so we could fast forward through the ads - and through the roughly half hour total of watching USA athletes take selfies and pictures of each other. Why NBC thought that what the audience wanted…
Japan did a nice job but there were very few athletes left in town so it looked like throwing a party that no one came to. My favorite part was the traditional Japanese dance. It was fun watching athletes trying to follow along. The commentators said every Japanese school child learned it - which was proven when they showed the Japanese athletes performing it perfectly.
I though the Team USA opening ceremony outfits looked like fake Venetian gondoliers. The closing ceremony outfits (for those who wore the jacket) looked like fake Popeye sailors.
Paris did a decent job with their presentation for the 2024 Olympics. We especially enjoyed the jets circling the Eiffel Tower with colored streams.