體育資訊07月27日報道宣稱 巴黎奧運會開幕式落幕，其不同于往屆開幕式的內容引發觀眾和媒體關注，多家英國媒體紛紛發文吐槽。
郵報：忘掉塞納河水的沖刷、光著身子的藍精靈、倒掛的旗幟和Lady Gaga的鴕鳥裝扮吧... 巴黎以“令人吃驚”的奧運飛行火炬和席琳-迪翁的精彩表演結束開幕式
Forget the River Seine wash-out, naked Smurf, upside down flag and Lady Gaga's ostrich act... Paris triumphs to end opening ceremony with amazing spectacle of a FLYING Olympic cauldron and extraordinarily powerful return performance by Celine Dion
每日星報：奧運會開幕式陷入混亂，組織者努力應對天氣"災難"，現場觀眾“冒煙了”
Olympics Opening Ceremony chaos as organisers battle weather 'disaster' and locals fume
電訊報：輝煌的結尾，但奧運會開幕式其他部分就像放了“啞炮”
A glorious finale but otherwise the Olympics opening ceremony was a damp squib
太陽報：讓濕漉漉的比賽開始吧：英國隊漂浮在雨中的塞納河上，2024巴黎奧運開幕式混亂且潮濕，席琳-迪翁在埃菲爾鐵塔上驚艷表演
WET THE GAMES BEGIN Drenched Team GB float down Seine in chaotic rain-soaked Paris 2024 opening ceremony as Celine Dion wows on Eiffel Tower
泰晤士報：“放了啞炮”一樣的表演
Olympic opening ceremony review: a damp squib of a show
鏡報：席琳-迪翁為精彩的開幕式畫上句號，BBC的觀眾在抱怨...
BBC viewers complain as Celine Dion brings stunning opening ceremony to a close
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