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<\/p>\nLogan Edra, who goes by \u201cLogistx,\u201d performs at the WDSF World Breaking Championship in 2023.<\/p>\n
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Thirty-two dancers will compete for gold this summer when breaking makes its\u00a0\u00a0Olympic<\/span><\/a>\u00a0debut at the\u00a02024 Paris Games.<\/p>\n The breakers will compete in two events \u2014 one for men with 16 B-boys and another for women with 16 B-girls. They will showcase a combination of power moves, including windmills, the 6-step, and freezes; the moves must be adapted to their personal styles and improvised to music in order to secure each judge\u2019s vote.<\/p>\n The women\u2019s competition takes place Aug. 9; the men compete on Aug. 10. Each event consists of a round-robin followed by quarterfinals, semifinals and medal battles.<\/p>\n Breaking is one of the four foundational elements of hip-hop \u2014 DJing, rapping, break-dancing and graffiti \u2014 which emerged from the Bronx borough of New York in the 1970s and became recognized as a competitive sport over the past several decades.<\/p>\n In 2020, the International Olympic Committee\u00a0added\u00a0breaking to the 2024 Summer Olympic lineup after more than 1 million viewers tuned into the sport at the 2018 Youth\u00a0\u00a0Olympics<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in Buenos Aires, according to NBC News. Breaking is the only sport making its debut at this year\u2019s Games.<\/p>\n Here are the essential elements, rules and athletes to keep an eye on in Paris.<\/p>\n When and where does the breaking competition take place at the Olympics?<\/strong><\/p>\n The breaking competitions take place at Place de la Concorde in Paris, France.<\/p>\n The women\u2019s event is scheduled for Aug. 9.<\/p>\n <\/ins><\/ins>The men\u2019s event begins on Aug. 10.<\/p>\n What are the rules?<\/strong><\/p>\n Breakers, better known as B-girls and B-boys, will battle in one-on-one competitive dance matchups. The battles are divided into best of three rounds, which are called throwdowns.<\/p>\n A throwdown begins the moment a breaker starts their performance. Each breaker is given up to 60 seconds to complete their routine with the opposing breaker responding in a throwdown.<\/p>\n Lou Demierre, who goes by \u201cLee,\u201d competes at the\u00a0\u00a0Olympic<\/span><\/a>\u00a0qualifiers in May.\u00a0Wang Zhao\/AFP via Getty Images<\/cite> <\/p>\n 16 B-girls and 16 B-boys will compete in two separate medal events.<\/p>\n Each set of 16 breakers will be divided into four groups of four participants competing in a round-robin stage. The four participants will be matched up in one-on-one battles with all the other breakers in their respective groups.<\/p>\n The two victorious breakers from each group will advance to the quarterfinal stage. These eight breakers will be seeded from 1 to 8. The lower seed will face the higher seed in one-on-one battles. A knockout format will begin and continue through the semifinals and finals stages.<\/p>\n The three elements of breaking<\/b><\/p>\n Top Rock<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Dance moves that are performed while the breaker is standing.<\/p>\n Down Rock<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 The part of the breaker\u2019s performance that is composed on the floor.<\/p>\n Freeze<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 When the breaker holds a pose in an unusual position during the middle of their performance.<\/p>\n Kim, who performs as \u201cPhil Wizard,\u201d warms up at the WDSF World Breaking Championship in 2023.\u00a0Dean Mouhtaropoulos\/Getty Images<\/cite> A panel of nine judges will score each battle and every round based on five criteria: technique, vocabulary, execution, musicality and originality.<\/p>\n Each category accounts for 20% of the final score.<\/p>\n Judges will use a digital slider to score battles. The slider will shift in real-time toward the breaker who is outperforming the opposing dancer in a specific category.<\/p>\n Penalties and disqualifications: the misbehavior button<\/strong><\/p>\n All judges have three misbehavior buttons that they may use to penalize a breaker when they act or gesture inappropriately: mild, moderate and severe. The WDSF Breaking Rules and Regulations Manual\u00a0states\u00a0the complete details, including examples.<\/p>\n or gesture. A 3% point deduction will be applied to the judge\u2019s total score of that athlete.<\/p>\n A moderate misbehavior (button 2) is a non-violent, but intentional act or gesture meant to intimidate or otherwise degrade a specific person (or people). A 6% point deduction will be applied to the athlete\u2019s total score.<\/p>\n A severe misbehavior (button 3) is an intentional act or gesture that is overtly aggressive, violent or sexual in nature. A 10% point deduction will be applied to the athlete\u2019s total score. If a majority of judges call an act severe, the offending competitor or crew will be immediately up for disqualification, pending final approval from the chair.<\/p>\n medalist Ami Yuasa, gold medalist Ayumi Fukushima and bronze medalist Riko Tsuhako \u2014 all representing Japan \u2014 at the women\u2019s breaking final on May 19, 2024.\u00a0Lintao Zhang\/Getty Images<\/cite> The breakers selected for the Games are highly decorated, having won several competitions across the sport. Some of the athletes will be competing under a universality quota place, meaning they were selected to represent nations with less established programs in specific sports.<\/p>\n The 16 B-girls (and one reserve) who qualified for the 2024 Paris\u00a0\u00a0Olympics<\/span><\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n Dominika Banevi\u010d (Lithuania)\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 \u201cNicka\u201d won the B-girls 2023 WDSF World Championships.<\/p>\n Sunny Choi (USA)\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 \u201cSunny\u201d won the 2023 WDSF Pan American Championships.<\/p>\n Fatima Zahra El-Mamouny (Morocco)\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 \u201cElmamouny\u201d won the 2023 WDSF African Championships.<\/p>\n India Sardjoe (Netherlands)\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 \u201cIndia\u201d won the 2023 WDSF European Games.<\/p>\n Liu Qingyi (China)\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 \u201c671\u201d won the 2023 WDSF Asian Games.<\/p>\n Rachael Gunn (Australia)\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 \u201cRaygun\u201d won the 2023 WDSF Oceania Breaking Championships.<\/p>\n Ami Yuasa (Japan)\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 \u201cAMI\u201d finished first at the\u00a0\u00a0Olympic<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Qualifier Series in Budapest, Hungary, and second place at the OQS in Shanghai.<\/p>\n Ayumi Fukushima, (Japan)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/b>\u201cAyumi\u201d finished first at the Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai, China, and second place at OQS in Budapest.<\/p>\n Sya Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 (France)<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cSyssy\u201d has two top-three finishes since 2022.<\/p>\n Logan Elanna Edra (USA)<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cLogistx\u201d has five top-three finishes since 2019.<\/p>\n Zeng Yingying (China)\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 \u201cYing Zi\u201d has one top-three finish since 2019.<\/p>\n Kateryna Pavlenko (Ukraine)<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cKate\u201d has one top-three finish since 2023.<\/p>\n Antilai Sandrini (Italy)\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 \u201cAnti\u201d has three top-three finishes since 2021.<\/p>\n Vanessa Cartaxo (Portugal)\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 \u201cVanessa\u201d earned an unused Universality Place spot at the Olympics.<\/p>\n Anna Ponomarenko (Ukraine)<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cStefani\u201d earned an unused Universality Place spot at the Olympics.<\/p>\n Carlota Dudek (France)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/b>\u201cSenorita Carlota\u201d earned a reserve spot at the Olympics as a member of the host country.<\/p>\n Manizha Talash (Afghanistan)<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cNicka\u201d earned a spot as a member of the IOC Refugee Olympic team.<\/p>\n The 16 B-boys who qualified:<\/strong><\/p>\n Victor Montalvo, (USA)<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cB-Boy Victor\u201d won the B-boys 2023 WDSF World Championship.<\/p>\n Bilal Mallakh, (Morocco)<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cBilly\u201d won the 2023 WDSF African Championships.<\/p>\n Danis Civil, (France)<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cDany Dann\u201d won the 2023 WDSF European Games.<\/p>\n Jeffery Dan Arpie Dunne, Australia\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 \u201cJ Attack\u201d won the 2023 WDSF Oceania Breaking Championships.<\/p>\n Phillip Kim, (Canada)<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cPhil Wizard\u201d won the 2023 WDSF Pan American Games.<\/p>\n Shigeyuki Nakarai, (Japan)\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 \u201cShigekix\u201d won the 2023 WDSF Asian Games.<\/p>\n Lee-Lou Demierre, (Netherlands)<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cLee\u201d finished first at the Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest and Shanghai.<\/p>\n Kim Hongyul, (South Korea)<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cHongten\u201d has three top-three rankings since 2023. This includes a top-three finish at the Olympic qualifier series in Budapest.<\/p>\n Hiroto Ono, (Japan) \u2013\u00a0<\/b>\u201cHiro10 \u201d has four top-three finishes since 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n Qi Xiangyu, (China)\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 \u201cLithe-ing\u201d has two top three finishes since 2021.<\/p>\n Jeffrey Louis, (USA)\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 \u201cJeffro\u201d has six top-three finishes since 2022.<\/p>\n Amir Zakirov, (Kazakhstan)<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cAmir\u201d has four top-three finishes since 2018. This includes a top-three finish at the\u00a0\u00a0Olympic<\/span><\/a>\u00a0qualifier series in Budapest.<\/p>\n Menno Van Gorp, (Netherlands)<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cMenno\u201d has three top-three finishes since 2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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