Welcome back. It is finally here.
The opening ceremony for the Paris Olympic Games is in
just a few hours.
The excitement is building. Let's go to Jack Doles live
in Paris.
And Jack, today's ceremony is historic.
Yeah, Alexis, Eddie, this is going to be fantastic to
watch.
First time we've ever seen.
An open Olympic ceremony. Typically they're in stadiums,
but in this case, it's going to be along the
Sen River.
Athletes will be on barges,
90 of them. They'll be going 4 miles.
They'll be traveling past the Louvre,
past the Eiffel Tower, under 24 bridges.
For them, it's going to be quite a spectacle for.
For us, it's going to be amazing to watch as
well.
But one of the torchbearers leading up is going to
be.
Snoop Dogg. We also know that Lady Gaga.
And Ariana Grande and Céline Dion are all here in
Paris,
and rumors are they could be performing here in the
opening ceremonies.
And we also know that LeBron James and Coco Golf
are the flag bearers for Team USA.
Coco Golf said she has never had a chance to
meet LeBron.
Little height difference between the two,
so she's not sure how they're going to hold that
flag together.
But she was asked during a news conference what her
younger self would think,
and here's what she had to say.
What happened especially, you know,
even though tennis is like an Olympic sport,
but, you know, it's not maybe the most popular sport
for the Olympics.
So I just. Didn't think that was even a possibility.
So I think she would just be really surprised and
doing it alongside one of her idols like Le Bron
is.
I don't know. I've watched so many Heat games on
TV in person.
I've I've seen them in person couple times.
I've never met him, but I think I would like
to say I've met him.
Eddie and Alexis, I'm not sure how much younger herself
could be.
She's 20 years old, the youngest flag bearer ever for
Team USA.
But TODAY opening ceremonies coming up very soon here on
NBC.
Live in Paris. Jack Doles back to you in Wichita.