B-Girl Nicka, B-Boy Victor earn World Titles, book tickets to Paris 2024
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B-Girl Nicka and B-Boy Victor wrote their names into the history books this weekend, becoming the first Breakers from their respective countries – Lithuania and the United States – ever to qualify for an Olympic Games.
The 16-year-old Lithuanian and 29-year-old American booked their spots at next summer’s Olympic Games Paris 2024 by winning the WDSF World Breaking Championship 2023 in Leuven, Belgium on 24 September.
To do so, the pair had to survive a rock-solid pool of 178 Breakers from 62 countries, each of which brought some serious heat to the two-day event.
“The final was so good because I had energy. The music and crowd gave me energy,” Nicka said. “Also, it’s the final, so you have to do your best because you can win an Olympic ticket, so I was doing my best and I just let go of all the thoughts that were in my head and I was thinking ‘I have nothing to lose’ and I won.”
She added: “Ayumi is of course more experienced than me, but when you walk on the stage, you forget about everything. You forget how old you are, how much experience you have, you just go and do your best.”
Rising French star B-Girl of Syssy also had a weekend to remember, topping B-Girl Kate of Ukraine in the battle for bronze.
“I’m still in shock, man. I can’t believe I won,” Victor said after the victory. “I just ended up getting the ticket to Paris 2024. I am so happy. I did it. I came here. And I’m excited!”
B-Boy Shigekix of Japan, meanwhile, took home bronze in emphatic style, defeating B-Boy Lithe-ing of the People’s Republic of China 2-1. Shigekix saved his best for last, putting in a powerhouse performance in Round 3 that saw all nine judges score in his favour.
The event was made possible thanks to the generous support and dedication of the Belgian DanceSport Federation and the local organizing committee, Sportizon.
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