When is one direction performing in the olympics

You had to be there. Watch McKayla Maroney express her displeasure! Best Use of One Direction: Just by putting these five cuties on stage, the Olympic organizers could do no wrong. The boys performed just as well as the previous singers—all pros who had been in the biz for decades longer.

Best Use of Athletic Talent: French gymnasts treated viewers to spontaneous backflips in the middle of the ceremony. You know. Just because they're gymnasts. See the latest US team to win gold! Best Nod to the Geeks: Crowd-control volunteers were dressed in blue hats with working light bulbs on top. The get-ups were a nod to old British police call boxes Best Retro Moment of Squeeeee! OK, so he was not accompanied by Linda Evangelista or Naomi Campbell or any of the other supermodels who made his video so great, but George Michael sang "Freedom"!

Then the models appeared live. But David Bowie left us hanging. Not cool, man. Learn what Michael Phelps plans to conquer next. Worst Pairing: Russell Brand covering mouthing? Katy Perry's ex performed "I Am the Walrus. Honorable Mention: That giant inflatable octopus where Fatboy Slim spun his decks. We didn't even know we needed to see a giant inflatable octopus.

How was this four years ago??? In honor of the Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday night, the official Olympics Twitter account threw it back to London and shared a vid of super young 1D performing at the closing ceremony — a more innocent time, one where Malik was still in the band and Harry Styles and Tomlinson still interacted with one another publicly and actually stood next to each other during performances.

One Direction, of course, sang "What Makes You Beautiful," and it was everything fans loved the most about 1D: Styles' floppy moptop hair, those baby faces, and the guys' super awkward attempts at dancing. For his part, Tomlinson was all about the throwback, retweeting the video and adding his own commentary: "Wonderful memories! To be honest, watching this video will be like getting hit in the jugular with a tidal wave of nostalgia, but it will also make you realize just how long ago was and just how much has happened in the world of One Direction since then.

When the guys performed at the London Olympics, Malik leaving the band wasn't even a thought in anyone's head. The fact that Tomlinson would become a father in four short years was unfathomable. Styles as an actor, Liam Payne's solo career, the band going on a hiatus and most likely never coming back from it And now they're all real.