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Breaking was introduced at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris as an optional (temporary) sport. Despite the United States being the birthplace of breakdancing, the sport is not set to be included at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles; on its omittance in the latter, the IOC's sports director Kit McConnell stated that "It's up to each local organizing committee to determine which ...
In the wake of Rachael Gunn a.k.a. Raygun's viral Olympic breakdancing, an official judge, her teammate, the Australian prime minister, and more have reacted.
PARIS — A 25-year-old from Japan won the first Olympic gold medal in breaking Friday night at the 2024 Paris Games.. B-Girl Ami, whose legal name is Ami Yuasa, defeated B-Girl Nicka of Lithuania ...
The ranking puzzled many people, some of whom took to social media to point out that the 37-year-old B-girl, who performs as Raygun, did not receive a single point from the Olympic judges.
Breakdancing, or "breaking," was added as an Olympic sport in Paris for the first time this year, and the U.S. has two athletes in the B-Girls competition, including Choi, who was born in ...
Liu Qingyi (simplified Chinese: 刘清漪; traditional Chinese: 劉清漪; pinyin: Liú Qīngyī; born 19 October 2005), [1] also known as 671, is a Chinese breakdancer who represented China in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, [2] and won the bronze medal in the B-Girls competition.
Ami Yuasa (湯浅 亜実, Yuasa Ami, born December 11, 1998), [1] also known mononymously as Ami, [1] is a Japanese breakdancer and Olympic gold medalist. She is the winner of the 2018 and 2023 Red Bull BC One world championship and the WDSF World Breaking Champions 2019 and 2022. She is a member of the Good Foot Crew. [2]
Cosmopolitan was on the scene at breakdancing’s *first-ever* Olympic qualifier competition this summer to get the lowdown on the category from some of its top names and judges. Read on for a ...