Beyonce was a surprise act on the night of the 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony.
The 32-time Grammy Award winner introduced Team USA during NBCUniversal’s coverage of the ceremony on Friday night, remixing her “Ya Ya” with several American athletes joining her for cameo.
“Hello, Beyonce,” the likes of Jade Carey, Sunisa “Suni” Lee, Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, and Hezly Rivera replied.
The men’s gymnastics team was also on show, with Fred Richard, Brody Malone, Paul Juda, Asher Hong, and Stephen Nedoroscik on display.
“Oui oui, Paris,” Beyonce went, “We snappin.’
“We wanna welcome you to the 2024 Summer Olympic games! Ah!” she continued. “On behalf of Team USA, we ‘gon make it do what it do, YA YA! Put them hands together!”
LeBron James, Caeleb Dressel, Noah Lyles, Katie Ledecky, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, and Sha’Carri Richardson were among the other American star athletes who appeared in the video.
The 42-year-old wore a cowboy hat and a white swimsuit with “USA” written in blue and outlined in red on the chest. Over that was a kaftan bearing the Olympic rings.
Check it out here:
Beyoncé for @TeamUSA . pic.twitter.com/wp1Pr3kXxu
— 21 (@21metgala) July 27, 2024
As expected, the performance generated a lot of buzz online. You can see some of the reactions below:
Beyoncé is American royalty, this was perfect 😍🇺🇸🔥🔥🔥🔥
— ladidai (@ladidaix) 💋 see linkinbyeo (@ladidaix) July 27, 2024
At her best and awesome dress 🔥
— 𝕄𝕣. 𝔹𝕖𝕖🍯🇹🇿 (@MrBeeTanz) July 27, 2024
Not Bey making me feel patriotic 😭
— GospelofPop (@gospelofpop) July 27, 2024
I LOVE HER
— beto (@kosdaiquiri) July 27, 2024
oh she looks amazing and I love when she speaks
— nijie (@boybratzzdoll) July 27, 2024
The competition’s organizers made the River Seine in Paris the world’s biggest stage, with close to 90 boats transporting thousands of athletes from around the world as thousands of spectators watched on.
The spectacle was made even better for NBC viewers, given Beyonce’s surprising appearance.
