- cross-posted to:
- canada@lemmy.ca
- cross-posted to:
- canada@lemmy.ca
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.
That’s already an Olympic sport.
https://olympics.com/en/sports/summer-olympics
Not in 2024, it’ll be there in 2028 though! (OP asked what’s next 😂)
https://www.freep.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/07/29/flag-football-olympics-2024-paris-nfl-rules-los-angeles-2028/74336758007/
Same as breaking won’t be in LA in 2028. :(