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.

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    14 months ago

    I think a lot of sports are like this just because most people are like this.

    Absolutely. Even in “combat sports” like boxing, or martial arts most of the competitors are friendly towards each other.

    I find it much more engaging than the constant trash talking that some sports seem to have normalized.

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      14 months ago

      Muhammad Ali said all those mean things about how George Foreman looked and then whooped his ass and they were still friends.