| Breaking – B-Girls at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 9 August 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Events | ||
| B-Boys | B-Girls | |
The B-Girls breaking competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 9 August 2024. [1] [2] [3]
Pre-seeding was based on the WDSF World Ranking as of January 1, 2024.
| Seed | Athlete | Nickname |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Liu Qingyi (CHN) | 671 |
| 2 |  Dominika Banevič (LTU) | Nicka |
| 3 |  Ami Yuasa (JPN) | Ami |
| 4 | Ayumi Fukushima (JPN) | Ayumi |
| 5 |  Anna Ponomarenko (UKR) | Stefani |
| 6 |  Antilai Sandrini (ITA) | Anti |
| 7 |  Sya Dembélé (FRA) | Syssy |
| 8 |  Sunny Choi (USA) | Sunny |
| 9 |  Vanessa Marina (POR) | Vanessa |
| 10 | Logan Edra (USA) | Logistx |
| 11 |  Fatima El-Mamouny (MAR) | Elmamouny |
| 12 | Kateryna Pavlenko (UKR) | Kate |
| 13 | Carlota Dudek (FRA) | Carlota |
| 14 | Zeng Yingying (CHN) | Ying Zi |
| 15 |  Rachael Gunn (AUS) | Raygun |
| 16 |  India Sardjoe (NED) | India |
| 17 |  Manizha Talash (EOR) | Talash |
| Rank | Breaker (seed) | Nickname | Nation | Rounds | Votes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India Sardjoe (16) | India | Netherlands | 3 | 27 | Q |
| 2 | Manizha Talash (17) | Talash | Refugee Olympic Team | DSQ | DSQ | Talash was disqualified for displaying a political slogan during her performance. She wore a cape with the words "Free Afghan Women" [4] |
| Rank | Breaker (seed) | Nickname | Nation | Rounds | Votes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India Sardjoe (16) | India | Netherlands | 6 | 48 | Q |
| 2 | Liu Qingyi (1) | 671 | China | 4 | 33 | Q |
| 3 | Sunny Choi (8) | Sunny | United States | 2 | 15 | |
| 4 | Vanessa Marina (9) | Vanessa | Portugal | 0 | 12 |
| Red Side | Score | Blue Side | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total Votes | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 671 (CHN) | 2-0 | Sunny (USA) | 8-1 | 8-1 | 16-2 | Report |
| Vanessa (POR) | 0-2 | India (NED) | 3-6 | 0-9 | 3-15 | Report |
| 671 (CHN) | 2-0 | Vanessa (POR) | 6-3 | 8-1 | 14-4 | Report |
| India (NED) | 2-0 | Sunny (USA) | 9-0 | 9-0 | 18-0 | Report |
| India (NED) | 2-0 | 671 (CHN) | 7-2 | 8-1 | 15-3 | Report |
| Vanessa (POR) | 0-2 | Sunny (USA) | 3-6 | 2-7 | 5-13 | Report |
| Rank | Breaker (seed) | Nickname | Nation | Rounds | Votes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominika Banevič (2) | Nicka | Lithuania | 5 | 42 | Q |
| 2 | Sya Dembélé (7) | Syssy | France | 4 | 33 | Q |
| 3 | Logan Edra (10) | Logistx | United States | 3 | 33 | |
| 4 | Rachael Gunn (15) | Raygun | Australia | 0 | 0 |
| Red Side | Score | Blue Side | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total Votes | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicka (LTU) | 1-1 | Syssy (FRA) | 4-5 | 7-2 | 11-7 | Report |
| Logistx (USA) | 2-0 | Raygun (AUS) | 9-0 | 9-0 | 18-0 | Report |
| Nicka (LTU) | 2-0 | Logistx (USA) | 5-4 | 8-1 | 13-5 | Report |
| Raygun (AUS) | 0-2 | Syssy (FRA) | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-18 | Report |
| Raygun (AUS) | 0-2 | Nicka (LTU) | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-18 | Report |
| Logistx (USA) | 1-1 | Syssy (FRA) | 6-3 | 4-5 | 10-8 | Report |
| Rank | Breaker (seed) | Nickname | Nation | Rounds | Votes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ami Yuasa (3) | Ami | Japan | 6 | 52 | Q |
| 2 | Zeng Yingying (14) | Ying Zi | China | 4 | 35 | Q |
| 3 | Antilai Sandrini (6) | Anti | Italy | 2 | 19 | |
| 4 | Fatima El-Mamouny (11) | Elmamouny | Morocco | 0 | 2 |
| Red Side | Score | Blue Side | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total Votes | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ami (JPN) | 2-0 | Anti (ITA) | 8-1 | 9-0 | 17-1 | Report |
| Elmamouny (MAR) | 0-2 | Ying Zi (CHN) | 0-9 | 0-9 | 0-18 | Report |
| Ami (JPN) | 2-0 | Elmamouny (MAR) | 9-0 | 9-0 | 18-0 | Report |
| Ying Zi (CHN) | 2-0 | Anti (ITA) | 8-1 | 8-1 | 16-2 | Report |
| Ying Zi (CHN) | 0-2 | Ami (JPN) | 1-8 | 0-9 | 1-17 | Report |
| Elmamouny (MAR) | 0-2 | Anti (ITA) | 0-9 | 2-7 | 2-16 | Report |
| Rank | Breaker (seed) | Nickname | Nation | Rounds | Votes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kateryna Pavlenko (12) | Kate | Ukraine | 4 | 35 | Q |
| 2 | Ayumi Fukushima (4) | Ayumi | Japan | 4 | 31 | Q |
| 3 | Anna Ponomarenko (5) | Stefani | Ukraine | 4 | 30 | |
| 4 | Carlota Dudek (13) | Carlota | France | 0 | 12 |
| Red Side | Score | Blue Side | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total Votes | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayumi (JPN) | 1-1 | Stefani (UKR) | 7-2 | 3-6 | 10-8 | Report |
| Kate (UKR) | 2-0 | Carlota (FRA) | 7-2 | 8-1 | 15-3 | Report |
| Ayumi (JPN) | 1-1 | Kate (UKR) | 1-8 | 5-4 | 6-12 | Report |
| Carlota (FRA) | 0-2 | Stefani (UKR) | 4-5 | 2-7 | 6-12 | Report |
| Carlota (FRA) | 0-2 | Ayumi (JPN) | 1-8 | 2-7 | 3-15 | Report |
| Kate (UKR) | 1-1 | Stefani (UKR) | 3-6 | 5-4 | 8-10 | Report |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal battle | |||||||||||||||
| Syssy (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Ami (JPN) | 8 | 9 | 8 | Ami (JPN) | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Ayumi (JPN) | 5 | 3 | 2 | India (NED) | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| India (NED) | 4 | 6 | 7 | Ami (JPN) | 6 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 671 (CHN) | 6 | 5 | 9 | Nicka (LTU) | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Kate (UKR) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 671 (CHN) | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Ying Zi (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | Nicka (LTU) | 7 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Nicka (LTU) | 9 | 8 | 9 | Bronze medal battle | |||||||||||||
| India (NED) | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 671 (CHN) | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete | Nickname |
|---|---|---|
 | Ami Yuasa (JPN) | Ami |
 | Dominika Banevič (LTU) | Nicka |
 | Liu Qingyi (CHN) | 671 |
| 4 | India Sardjoe (NED) | India |
| 5 | Ayumi Fukushima (JPN) | Ayumi |
| 6 | Kateryna Pavlenko (UKR) | Kate |
| 7 | Sya Dembélé (FRA) | Syssy |
| 8 | Zeng Yingying (CHN) | Ying Zi |
| 9 | Anna Ponomarenko (UKR) | Stefani |
| 10 | Logan Edra (USA) | Logistx |
| 11 | Antilai Sandrini (ITA) | Anti |
| 12 | Sunny Choi (USA) | Sunny |
| 13 | Vanessa Marina (POR) | Vanessa |
| 14 | Carlota Dudek (FRA) | Carlota |
| 15 | Fatima El-Mamouny (MAR) | Elmamouny |
| 16 | Rachael Gunn (AUS) | Raygun |
| DSQ | Manizha Talash (EOR) | Talash |
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