Team USA triumphed during breaking’s first year as an Olympic sport, as Amercian b-body Victor took home the bronze medal.
On Saturday, Aug. 10, Victor (whose full name is Victor Montalvo) won the battle for bronze 3-0 against Japan’s Shigekix at La Concorde in Paris, according to a press release from Team USA.
The 30-year-old’s win comes just after he lost to France’s Dany Dann in the semifinal round, while Canada’s Phil Wizard beat out Shigekix. Montalvo initially finished at the top of group A, according to Team USA, and took out Amir of Kazakhstan 3-0 in the quarterfinal knockout round.
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Phil Wizard, whose real name is Philip Kim, ultimately took home the gold medal for Canada, and France’s Dany Dann won silver.
The Paris Olympics’ breaking competitions on Friday and Saturday saw 16 b-boys and 16 b-girls — the colloquial term for a breaker, or breakdancer — …