After an intense day in Paris at the 2024 Olympics, Japanese breaker Ami (Ami Yuasa) emerged victorious, beating Lithuania’s Nicka (Dominika Banevič) to win gold in the first Olympic braking event. The podium was formed by Ami with gold, Nicka with silver. and 671 (Qingyi Liu, CHN) with bronze.
While Ami won the final war 3 rounds to 0, the judges’ overall votes were 16 to 11, indicating a very close war. In fact, the second round and third round were 5-4 in favor of Ami, so the margin is small.
Today’s occasion was the B-Girl (Female) competition, which started at 4:00 p. m. local time and continued until approximately 9:30 p. m. Ami and Nicka fought their way from the organization level among 16 B-girls to the finals, completing 15 grueling rest rounds throughout the day. Both showed their most productive moves in the final rounds, which is a testament to their education and skill.
Both Ami and Nicka adopt a very traditional and complete breaking style. They have few if any gaps in their repertoire, and their attitude and movement show a clear influence from the breakers of the 1970s and 1980s. Their competition also pushed the boundaries. of women’s breaking in terms of technique. This time, Ami took the lead by winning the execution and musicality criteria, showing more clarity and style in her rounds.
However, the first trio of Olympic medalists, Ami, Nicka and 671, as well as the other Olympic b-girls, will be applauded by the Parisian crowd and beyond. It is a momentous moment for the breakup to have occurred this far away, and the most productive is yet to come.
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