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The Best Looks of the Paris Olympic Opening Ceremony

Paris raised the fashion stakes for the XXXIII Olympiad, and even with the rain, the result transformed the Seine into a watery runway.

By Vanessa Friedman

His audacious descents around the world inspired a generation of extreme skiers. “One mistake,” he once said, “you die.”

By Michael S. Rosenwald

Plus: new French hotels, eel bento boxes in Long Island City and more recommendations from T Magazine.

By Devorah Lev-Tov

Organizers avoided disruption by agreeing to give performers on temporary contracts a greater cut of broadcast royalties.

By Aurelien Breeden