Beyoncé Introduces Crew USA at 2024 Paris Olympics

Beyoncé is giving the 2024 Olympic Video games an enormous enhance!

On Friday, July 26, the 32-time Grammy winner, 42, shocked thousands and thousands of viewers when she launched Crew USA throughout NBCUniversal’s primetime protection of the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony.

Within the roughly 2-minute and 30-second clip, Beyoncé remixed her single “YA YA” from her Cowboy Carter album with the assistance of among the finest athletes representing the U.S.

“Howdy, women,” the famous person stated. 

“Howdy, Beyoncé,” members of the ladies’s gymnastics staff — together with Jade Carey, Sunisa “Suni” Lee, Simone Biles,  Jordan Chiles and Hezly Rivera — replied.

The professional athletes have been decked out in navy blue bodysuits, prepared for competitors. Subsequent up was the males’s gymnastics staff, which incorporates Fred Richard, Brody Malone, Paul Juda, Asher Hong and Stephen Nedoroscik.

“Oui oui, Paris,” the “Jolene” artist stated, including, “We snappin.’”

The Houston native additionally wore a cowgirl hat and an announcement kaftan with the Olympic rings on the again. Beneath was a white bodysuit with “USA” written in blue and outlined in crimson throughout her chest.

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“We wanna welcome you to the 2024 Summer time Olympic video games! Ah!” Beyoncé stated because the music grew stronger. “On behalf of Crew USA, we ‘gon make it do what it do, YA YA! Put them fingers collectively!”

Caeleb Dressel, LeBron James, Katie Ledecky, Noah Lyles, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Sha’Carri Richardson and lots of extra Crew USA members made cameos within the clip. 

All of them clapped and grooved as Beyoncé continued to bop to the monitor.

“Get a take a look at America, y’all,” she stated. “These hopes and goals, these superstars that characterize us.”

As she talked, extra athletes flashed throughout the display screen, some holding the American flag.

“That delight, and that pleasure, that’s what will get me about this staff. And that’s what makes me consider on this staff. And that’s why I can’t wait to see what they pull off over these subsequent 16 days. America, give it up for Crew USA, the perfect of who we’re.”

Earlier than the clip ended, there was a video montage of various Olympic qualifiers competing in numerous sports activities earlier than they earned their place on the Paris Video games.

“What a imaginative and prescient to behold. What a staff to consider in. What an evening to rejoice,” Beyoncé concluded.

Crew USA’s Instagram account dubbed the shock introduction because the “#Beylympics.”

Earlier within the day, Paris 2024 organizers remodeled the River Seine into the world’s greatest stage as almost 90 boats carrying 1000’s of athletes from all over the world drifted previous 1000’s of spectators for the Opening Ceremony.

Tennis star and 2023 US Open winner Coco Gauff made historical past as Crew USA’s youngest flagbearer.

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