Olympic Breaking

 Australian breaker Rachael Gunn said the backlash to her much-ridiculed Olympic performance has been “devastating,” adding Thursday that she took the competition seriously and gave her best effort. The 36-year-old b-girl known as Raygun said in a video posted to social media that she wasn’t prepared for the level of negative attention she has received since judges awarded her zero points...

Rachael Gunn and the Australian Olympic Committee responded to an anonymous online petition, attacking the breaking competitor for her controversial 2024 Olympics performance.

New footage surfaced this week featuring Australian b-girl Raygun dancing in the Olympic village with some of her fellow athletes — and it has some questioning.

The sport made its Olympic debut in Paris — it might never be back — and one of the lasting images was the performance of an Australian b-girl known as Raygun who did a “kangaroo dance” and scored zero points.

Breaking is making its Olympics debut at the Paris Olympics in 2024. It has quickly become one of the most talked about sports at the Paris Olympics. But will it be back in 2028?

Japan’s Ami Yuasa won the first ever breaking gold medal in the women’s category at the Paris Olympics.

Yuasi, competing simply under the name Ami (or B-Girl Ami, in the breaking parlance), used an impressive array of dance moves to best Lithuania’s Nicka in the first-ever breaking gold medal battle.

Team USA’s Logan “Logistx” Edra reflected on her participation at the Paris Olympics and praised the incorporation of Olympic breaking in the games.

Team Australia’s Rachael Gunn isn’t just one of the world’s top breakers. She’s also a breakout star of the 2024 Paris Games after her Olympic debut.

U.S. breaker Sunny Choi, also known as B-girl Sunny, competes as the sport makes its Olympic debut in Paris.

Team USA’s Sunni Choi expressed her gratitude after representing the U.S. in the first-ever breaking event at the Paris Olympics, but showed her disappointment towards the judges.

Breaking, more commonly known as breakdancing, is making its grand debut as an Olympic sport in Paris. Breaking’s roots can be traced to the Bronx where it emerged in the 70s from Black and brown youth and has since expanded to a multi-billion dollar global industry. This dance form is known for its athleticism and is closely tied to...

Sunny Choi is ready to break herself at the 2024 Paris Olympics and represent her greater breaking community.

Team USA breakers Victor Montavlo, Sunny Choi and Jeffrey Louis spoke Wednesday on tuning out the noise and celebrating breaking culture ahead of the sport’s first-ever Olympics event. “Everyone has different stories and we all get to share in something that transcends language even,” Choi told reporters. “And so it’s something that I’m so grateful to be a part...

Breaking is debuting as a sporting event in the 2024 Paris Games as part of an effort to attract younger viewers. But outside the Olympic arena, some in Paris’ local breaking scene feel skeptical of the subculture being co-opted by officials, commercialized and put through a rigid judging structure, when the spirit of breaking has been rooted in local communities,...

Breaking — also called breakdancing — is set to debut at the 2024 Paris Olympics next month. And one of its biggest stars hails from the five boroughs. The sport, which originated in the 1970s on the streets of the Bronx, has 30 million fans. Breaking is largely popular due to its accessibility and the fact that no equipment is needed other than…

Growing up, Sunny Choi always dreamed of going to the Olympics for gymnastics. This year, Choi is heading to the Paris Games as one of Team USA’s first-ever breakers with the help of her performance coach, Carl Paoli.

How is breaking scored? Here’s a breakdown of the rules for the sport debuting at the 2024 Paris Olympics.