The 2024 Paris Olympics kicked off with a parade down the Seine, a torchbearer doing parkour at the Louvre and the literal beheading of Marie Antoinette, but only a few of the performances garnered attention online.
Lady Gaga performs at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
“Just watched the Challengers Hotel scene at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony,” wrote Twitter user @kasiakovacs, referring to a “sexy” (in the words of an opening ceremony commentator) scene in which three dancers in neon outfits stare longingly at each other before quickly running off to a private room — clearly something NSFW.
The tweet captured months of excitement over Luca Guadagnino’s tennis trio blockbuster, starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Feist as lovers torn apart by the fates of professional sports. With a string of Paris tennis players making appearances, it’s a timely nod — and proof that “Challenger Summer” isn’t over yet.
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But viewers didn’t get to see the action in the Paris apartment, where the dancers embraced, stared intently at the camera and slammed doors. There was no primetime three-way kiss.
The NBC hosts exhaled quietly as the image filled their screens, then closed the segment with a terse conclusion: “Oh, we weren’t invited.”
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