Lady Gaga dazzles amidst pink poms and welcomes us to Paris, while Celine Dion stuns us all with a majestic performance under the Eiffel tower and teams from countries across the world make their entrance sailing down the River Seine. The 2024 Paris Olympics are officially underway and kicked off the global event with an epic opening ceremony. This is the first time the Olympics opening ceremony was not held inside a stadium but rather outside in front of iconic Parisian landmarks.