Breaking made its Olympics debut on Friday in a much anticipated high-energy competition that ended with the first ever medals awarded to breakdancers.
Breaking made its Olympics debut on Friday in a much anticipated high-energy competition that ended with the first medals ever awarded to breakdancers.Japanese performer – or b-girl, as breaking performers are known – Ami Yuasa took the gold medal after three rounds, topping b-girl Nicka of Lithuania.In all, 33 breakers representing 15 countries and the Refugee Olympic Team participated in the women’s event Friday. Both American b-girls, Logistx and Sunni, were eliminated in the first round.
"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.""I feel like I still shined and I feel like I still represented the dance and had some moments," offered American Logan Edra. who performs as Logistx. "It was such a big opportunity, it’s such a big platform, and I’m really happy that we’re here.
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