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Come Fan with UsTuesday, August 4, 2026

One Direction At The Closing Ceremony: An Adventure In Hair

Bill Hanstock
Bill Hanstock is a writer, author and Emmy Award-winning producer. He began writing for SB Nation in 2011.

The inexplicable boy band One Direction stopped by the 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony on Sunday to “delight” the crowd with a “song” and also to make everyone marvel because WHAT ARE THEY DOING WITH THEIR HAIR?

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Seriously, like ... what is that? It’s like a Vanilla Ice with a bowler stuck on top of it. And don’t get me started on a bespoke tailored suit with the dress shirt buttoned all the way up and no tie. Come on, One Direction. What are you even

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Oh come on, Chad Direction, have some frigging self respect. Stop that. Knock that off.

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Oh CRIPES. Come on, Jedward Direction. That’s. Ugh. How does this even happen? Did you go to SuperCuts and ask for “the upside-down Dorothy Hamill”?

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NOOOOOOOO STOP IT HAIRBAND

For ongoing coverage of the Closing Ceremony, stick with our Closing Ceremony StoryStream. For more on the Olympics, check out SB Nation’s London 2012 Olympics Hub.

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