Hometown favorite French b-boy Dany Dann (Danis Civil) won silver, and American b-boy Victor (Victor Montalvo) took the bronze.

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.

    • Jtee@lemmy.worldEnglish
      111·
      3 months ago

      What about figure skating or gymnastics? They are just “performing a set of dance moves in a sequence”.

      It all takes talent and skill. Worthy of being in the Olympic Games.

      End of the day, Olympics is meant to be entertaining and Breaking sure as heck is entertaining.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      71·
      3 months ago

      You might wish to revise your dictionary.

      sport
      /spôrt/
      noun
      noun: sport; plural noun: sports

      an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.

      Sounds like a sport to me.

    • jaemo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      182·
      3 months ago

      Your pedantry is unbecoming of a 21st century person, especially considering the event is “The Olympic Games” not “The Olympic Sports”.