Two gold medal winners from Team USA will carry the flag at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on August 11. Katie Ledecky, a swimmer, and 29-year-old rower Nick Mead have been selected as flagbearers for the Paris Games, as announced on Thursday, Aug. 8. Ledecky received the information from swimming colleague Bobby Finke. "In a FaceTime call aired on Thursday on the Today show, he expressed to Ledecky that he truly believes she is the best person to guide us