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Liam McKeone

Japan's B-Girl Ami Wins First-Ever Breaking Gold Medal

B-Girl Ami of Team Japan competes with B-Girl India of Team Netherlands (not pictured) during the Breaking B-Girls Quarterfinal 1 battle on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France | (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Breaking made its debut at the Olympics this year, and Friday brought the first-ever medal ceremony.

Japan's Ami Yuasa, named B-Girl Ami for the competition, took home gold and the honor of being the first breaker to ever earn an Olympic medal. She did so with a very entertaining routine in the final against Lithuania's Dominika Banevič, A.K.A B-Girl Nicka.

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