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.
What do you guys think about all the cultural appropriation concerns for breaking in the Olympics?
Edit: Re-read my question (left it unedited), and it appears "all the cultural appropriation concerns" means I think that it raises said concerns. It would have been much better written as "all the people raising concerns" or "all the concerns being raised."
It's dancing. It's in the name. It's not a sport, it's a dance. I'm expecting next Olympics to have line dancing, maybe Tex Mex and a twerking event, since I guess a dance is a sport now.