Breakdancing at the 2024 Paris Olympics

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Team USA b-boys and b-girls compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, aiming to bring the gold medal home to New York. Breakdancing, also known as breaking, makes its Summer Games debut, with dancers emphasizing peace, unity, and fun.

Key Points

  • Breakdancing originated in New York in the 1960s
  • International competitions since the 90s, appeared in 2018 Youth Olympics
  • 16 breakers compete, judged on musicality, vocabulary, originality, technique, and execution
  • Competition includes quarterfinals, semifinals, and a best-of-three medal round

Pros

  • Breakdancing represents peace, unity, and fun
  • Breakers aim to pay respect to the sport's roots in New York
  • International recognition and debut at the Summer Games

Cons

  • Some U.S. women breakers did not advance to the medal rounds