Canadian b-boy Phil Wizard (Philip Kim) took gold in the first Olympic men’s breaking tournament Saturday.

Canadian b-boy Phil Wizard (Philip Kim) took gold in the first Olympic men’s breaking tournament Saturday.

“I never thought I’d be here in my life,” the 27-year-old said, wiping away tears. He spent the last few sleepless nights “tossing and turning” because he was “stressed out of my mind.”

“I cried yesterday because I was so scared to do this, and, I’m just happy. I’m just happy,” he said.

Hometown favorite French b-boy Dany Dann (Danis Civil) won silver, and American b-boy Victor (Victor Montalvo) took the bronze after taking out Japanese b-boy Shigekix (Shigeyuki Nakarai). These Olympic medals may be the last for breaking, at least for some time — the dance form is not in the lineup of sports for the Los Angeles 2028 Games.

  • Cornpop@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1310·
    4 months ago

    I watched the women’s final and omg there was some serious cringe there.

    • yamanii@lemmy.worldEnglish
      62·
      4 months ago

      You can bet your ass detractors will use that aussie woman to say that it has no place in the olympics.

      • kent_ehEnglish
        61·
        4 months ago

        As is often the case, one outlier draws all the attention away from everyone else who are much more representative of the actual sport/artform/culture.