Olympic Breakdancing 2024 Results: Women's Breaking Medal Winners and Highlights
Breakdancing made its debut at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with B-girl Ami of Japan winning the inaugural breaking gold medal on Friday.
Ami, whose legal name is Ami Yuasa, defeated Lithuania's B-girl Nicka (Dominika Baneviฤ) in the gold medal battle. Meanwhile, B-girl 671 of China (Liu Qingyi) took down B-girl India of the Netherlands in the bronze battle to earn a spot on the podium.
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Medal Winners
Gold: Ami Yuasa, Japan
Silver: Dominika Baneviฤ, Lithuania
Bronze: Liu Qingyi, China
Yuasa finished the round-robin tournament to begin the competition without losing a single round. She advanced beyond the quarterfinals and semifinals before she faced Baneviฤ, winning all three rounds in the final battle.
Despite falling in the gold medal battle, Baneviฤ was excited to see the sport on the Olympic stage.
"Olympics needed breaking because it's like a breath of fresh air," she said, per Noreen Nasir of the Associated Press. "Such a big amount of people saw breaking for the first time, like it's huge. And I'm happy that I was able to represent at the highest level of the art form for breaking."
The United States failed to exceed expectations in the competition, as B-girl Sunny and B-girl Logistx were both unable to advance beyond the round-robin stage. However, Logistx (Logan Edra) was still proud of her performance.
"I feel like I still shined and I feel like I still represented the dance and had some moments," she said, via Nasir. "It was such a big opportunity, it's such a big platform, and I'm really happy that we're here."
Snoop Dogg also made an appearance on Friday, entering the Place de la Concorde before the battle started.
The men's breaking competition is up next on Saturday, with the round-robin tournament beginning at 10 a.m. ET.
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