How to Watch the Tokyo Olympics Closing Ceremony

NBC will likely never admit it, but the Comcast-owned network must be so relieved that the Tokyo Olympics are finally over.

Ultimately lacking the Covid catastrophe or shutdown that many predicted, the Tokyo Olympics officially ended today in a near empty stadium with little more than a handful of athletes and a Japanese term for “thank you” on the jumbotron

After weathering a pandemic, a tsunami, an earthquake and blistering heat, the Tokyo Olympics are coming to a close on Sunday.

Tokyo Olympics the fourth consecutive Olympic Games that the Team USA men's team wins gold in the event. Team USA defeated Australia 97-78 in the semi-finals on Thursday, thanks in part to Kevin Durant, who recently became the all-time leading scorer of U.S. men's basketball at the Olympics, surpassing Carmelo Anthony.

Suni Lee is coming home from Tokyo to some excited fans! The gold medal-winning Olympian was greeted by a large group of admirers at the plaza in New York City ahead of her appearance on the show Thursday, and one fan could hardly hold back his tears.In a moving clip shared to Twitter, Lee greets and takes a picture with the little boy, who has a poster of the gymnast in hand.

Lady Gaga was set to perform at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games.The games, delayed since last year due to COVID-19 restrictions, began last week (July 23) and will run until August 8.New documents viewed by Bunshun have now shed light on initial plans for the opening ceremony.As part of the planned performance, Gaga was set to appear remotely wearing Mario’s signature red hat.

Nintendo pulled multiple songs and was heavily involved in previous plans for the introduction.Japanese magazine Bunshun alleges that Nintendo pulled songs from The Legend Of Zelda, Mario, Super Smash Bros.

Reuters), saying the image, "hurt the dignity and emotions of the Chinese people." "We urge NBC to recognise [sic] the serious nature of this problem and take measures to correct the error," the Chinese consulate continued, though it did not specify why it objected to the map. Reuters notes that China's state-controlled Global Times also criticized the map as seen during the Opening Ceremony.

miss her,” the president said. “I'm really proud of her.

tennis legend Naomi Osaka lighting the torch to kick off the Games, Tonga's oiled-up flagbearer, Pita Taufatofua, once again becoming a trending topic on social media and first lady Jill Biden cheering on the U.S.A.

Simone Biles took social media to share images of her and fellow athletes wearing their official Ralph Lauren-designed uniforms for the event.

making headlines in Rio in 2016 and again at the Winter Games in Pyeongchang in 2018, Pita Taufatofua brought the heat as Team Tonga took center stage during the Parade of Nations at the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics Friday.

Jill Biden is in Tokyo for the Olympics, attending the opening ceremony and meeting with other leaders from around the world as the head of the U.S. delegation.  The first lady's trip is continuing as planned, despite the dozens of COVID-19 cases linked to the games.

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Yoko Ono has reacted to her and John Lennon‘s classic, ‘Imagine’, being used during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.Kicking off today (July 23), the ceremony marked the official opening of Tokyo 2020, a year later than planned, after it was postponed due to the global coronavirus pandemic.Held at Tokyo’s new Olympic Stadium, socially distanced and masked athletes walked out and waved to empty stands – something acknowledged by Thomas Bach, president of the International