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.

  • Jtee@lemmy.worldEnglish
    346·
    5 months ago

    What’s wrong with this being an Olympic event? It’s incredibly athletic.

    • outdated2139@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      67·
      5 months ago

      I watched some of it and it was awesome, but I don’t think it should be an event until they have more formalized rules. It seemed like the judges just based it off vibes.

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

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

      • Jtee@lemmy.worldEnglish
        111·
        4 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·
        4 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.