2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: Flying Olympic flame soars above Paris as Celine Dion wows crowds

"Get a look at America, y'all."

There has never been an Olympic Games that put its host city on display quite like this.

In an unprecedented Opening Ceremony, the 2024 Summer Games kicked off with a wave of pageantry that, well, moseyed its way down the Seine River, incorporating France's centuries-long history along a strange but oddly endearing four-hour show. It recognized historical figures (Louis XIV, Marie Antoinette, Napoleon), historical art (the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo), historical places (the Place de la Concorde, Notre Dame, the Louvre) and, of course, French fashion via a runway along a footbridge above the Seine.

All the while, it rained, then poured, and yet the show went on.

Here are some of the most memorable moments (and one major gaffe) from the 2024 Opening Ceremony.

Atop the Eiffel Tower (where else?), Celine Dion makes her return to performing after years of struggling with Stiff Person Syndrome. And she sounds as incredible as ever.

After several more handoffs between French Olympic legends, the flame is now flying high above Paris in spectacular fashion. Marie-José Pérec and Teddy Riner had the honor.

Yahoo Sports' Henry Bushnell is at the Opening Ceremony and has this breakdown of the spectacular flying cauldron:

The group is jogging the flame through Paris, led by three-time Olympic champion handball player Michael Guigou. Usually the flame is handed off, but the whole group continues to walk with the flame as it makes its way through the City of Light.

After Nadal and company took the flame for a boat ride, the French connections resumed with tennis great Amélie Mauresmo taking the flame through the Louvre and handed the flame off to NBA legend Tony Parker.

Nadal left the Eiffel Tower with the flame and hopped on a boat, where he met Serena Williams, Carl Lewis and Nadia Comăneci, making the reverse commute from the earlier parade.

It's been a while since we've seen Zidane (nearly three and a half hours), but he's back with the torch, handing it off to ... Rafael Nadal?!

Another uniform that was sadly missed on the broadcast comes from Guatemala. There are many national details in this one, with the athletes wearing blue shirts and blue shorts or a green dress with a little blue vest. The hats are also blue with a Guatemalan pattern on the underside of the brim. A step above the safari-style outfit, which is always a common theme among Olympic outfits from several countries.

With the parade of nations at an end, here are a few eye-catching uniforms that didn't get their moment to shine on the NBC broadcast.

Czech Republic's uniforms are among the most admired. Bold colors and patterns, breathable fabric and design, and a jacket that goes with almost everything. Their athletes are well-dressed and comfortable.

Team France and their 571 athletes were wearing uniforms that included sleeveless blazers for the women. The French are known for their fashion, but those long sleeveless bl vests may not catch on in the United States.

Team USA's uniforms were designed by Ralph Lauren again, and these three women's soccer stars show exactly how they should be worn.

Turkey is celebrating the 100th anniversary of their participation in the modern Olympics, and their uniforms pay tribute to their Olympic history. Though the red and white striped blazers for the men may be a divisive choice, because if you gave them little paper hats they'd look like they should be serving you ice cream from behind a cart.

Chinese Taipei, also known as Taiwan, may have the most stylish and forward-looking Opening Ceremony uniforms of all the countries. They're wearing double-breasted suits in a denim-like fabric, and there are patches of texture everywhere.

These don't look like Olympic uniforms. Chinese Taipei brought FASHION to Paris.