Not sure how this is judged, but seemed like a bad decision to my untrained eye.
ive never watched breaking, but idk bout the 3-0 score
Can someone explain to me how the hell Ami won that? Nicka had the more complex and well executed routines in each.
So close between her and Nicka but I’m glad Ami won
so.. as a Lithuanian i am biased but I thought that Nika did more complex stuff. 🤣
As a armchair, self proclaim internet expert in breaking, Nicka got robbed.
Ami’s footwork was near perfect, Nicka’s powermoves were incredible, it really could’ve gone either way.
I thought Nicka was the best throughout the tournament, even had the Nicka post ready to go with a fun fact and everything. but I do think that Ami won this ultimately. I scrambled to get an Ami picture last second lol
I’m just glad they stopped playing safe in the QFs
Ami impressed me from early on, but for an untrained eye seemed liked both India and Nicka did better in their battles. I have to assume Ami did very well on the technical side. Well done Japan!
From what I see it looks like it was really close, with Ami better at first round and Nicka getting better at the end (and that’s how I felt when watching). But what are the percentages in the tables? Is it something the judges just decide however they want?
I personally liked Nicka’s style and routine more, but I’m not surprised at all Ami won, she earned it. The whole event was a lot more fun than I expected.
Was rooting for Nicka and India. I am disappoint.
Semi-final and final for breaking was incredibly fun to watch. It’s been nothing but entertaining and I can’t wait for tomorrow’s B-Boys.
🥂🥂🥂 she was excellent! Yay, Ami!!!!
Anyone saying Nicka got robbed better have watched breaking before today.
I absolutely loved watching breaking for the first time! Ami had such refinement, so happy for her! Everyone was fab
Redditors armchair-experting on a sport they didn’t even know existed yesterday and will likely forget by tomorrow be like…
anyway! congrats to Ami, you could tell she was class from the very first match and a cut above the rest. (coming from someone who actually watched like 4hrs from the group stages and not just the final) I loved Nicka’s attitude at the end too, very sporting of her.
Raygun robbed!
Interesting that they use “stage names” instead of their real names in the Olympics. I don’t care either way, just that it’s interesting
Great to see AMI take the win! Staying up was worth it. Now I can go to bed feeling good! (It’s 5 AM here in Japan) NICKA was amazing too—I’m really excited to see what the future holds for her! 😆
It’s obviously hard, but is it really an Olympic sport? Not being controversial. Genuinely interested in what people think
It was close. Could have gone either way. Look at the votes instead of the rounds.
I would have voted for Nicka because I preferred her kinda abstract style influenced shapes and flows, but Ami’s traditional style breaking with modern touches is hard to beat. They both repped and I love how even casual observers are able to compare and contrast the two styles.
Judges tend to lean toward traditional breaking. Some will say it’s the “essence” or “real” breaking but that’s a totally separate discourse. I’m just happy the energy picked up after qualifiers and people were engaged. Men’s comp tomorrow will be hype
Damn, majority of comments thinking Nicka won. I thought she *might* take it, but Ami was incredible too, and was much more insync with the music by my eye. I know people usually voice their displeasure more readily than their praise, but surprised how dominant it is that this result was wrong.
And possibly last gold medal for breakdancing.
Raygun seething
Isn’t she japanese
Shes my fucking hero
Hey Aussies…why was your girl in cricket kit?
She and Nicka absolutely rocked in the gold medal match. It was pretty close.
There was a stark contrast between the top like 8 competitors, the rest of the competition and Raygun. The top 8 were awesome. The rest were ok but not that impressive. And Raygun…. Well she was there.
I hear there’s controversy within the breaking culture about it being an Olympic sports. I know breakers don’t like that world dancesport governs the sport. And I think they feel the Olympics could sanitize the culture too much. Which I can understand.
But I wonder if this has lead to a lot of talent just not participating. Cause I was hoping the field would be deeper than this.
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Not sure how this is judged, but seemed like a bad decision to my untrained eye.
ive never watched breaking, but idk bout the 3-0 score
Can someone explain to me how the hell Ami won that? Nicka had the more complex and well executed routines in each.
So close between her and Nicka but I’m glad Ami won
so.. as a Lithuanian i am biased but I thought that Nika did more complex stuff. 🤣
As a armchair, self proclaim internet expert in breaking, Nicka got robbed.
Ami’s footwork was near perfect, Nicka’s powermoves were incredible, it really could’ve gone either way.
I thought Nicka was the best throughout the tournament, even had the Nicka post ready to go with a fun fact and everything. but I do think that Ami won this ultimately. I scrambled to get an Ami picture last second lol
I’m just glad they stopped playing safe in the QFs
Ami impressed me from early on, but for an untrained eye seemed liked both India and Nicka did better in their battles. I have to assume Ami did very well on the technical side. Well done Japan!
Could someone explain the scoring?
https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/breaking/b-girls/fnl-000100–
From what I see it looks like it was really close, with Ami better at first round and Nicka getting better at the end (and that’s how I felt when watching). But what are the percentages in the tables? Is it something the judges just decide however they want?
I personally liked Nicka’s style and routine more, but I’m not surprised at all Ami won, she earned it. The whole event was a lot more fun than I expected.
Was rooting for Nicka and India. I am disappoint.
Semi-final and final for breaking was incredibly fun to watch. It’s been nothing but entertaining and I can’t wait for tomorrow’s B-Boys.
🥂🥂🥂 she was excellent! Yay, Ami!!!!
Anyone saying Nicka got robbed better have watched breaking before today.
I absolutely loved watching breaking for the first time! Ami had such refinement, so happy for her! Everyone was fab
Redditors armchair-experting on a sport they didn’t even know existed yesterday and will likely forget by tomorrow be like…
anyway! congrats to Ami, you could tell she was class from the very first match and a cut above the rest. (coming from someone who actually watched like 4hrs from the group stages and not just the final) I loved Nicka’s attitude at the end too, very sporting of her.
Raygun robbed!
Interesting that they use “stage names” instead of their real names in the Olympics. I don’t care either way, just that it’s interesting
Great to see AMI take the win! Staying up was worth it. Now I can go to bed feeling good! (It’s 5 AM here in Japan) NICKA was amazing too—I’m really excited to see what the future holds for her! 😆
[Raygun ❤️❤️](https://i.redd.it/9u7jdycfynhd1.gif)
It’s obviously hard, but is it really an Olympic sport? Not being controversial. Genuinely interested in what people think
It was close. Could have gone either way. Look at the votes instead of the rounds.
I would have voted for Nicka because I preferred her kinda abstract style influenced shapes and flows, but Ami’s traditional style breaking with modern touches is hard to beat. They both repped and I love how even casual observers are able to compare and contrast the two styles.
Judges tend to lean toward traditional breaking. Some will say it’s the “essence” or “real” breaking but that’s a totally separate discourse. I’m just happy the energy picked up after qualifiers and people were engaged. Men’s comp tomorrow will be hype
Damn, majority of comments thinking Nicka won. I thought she *might* take it, but Ami was incredible too, and was much more insync with the music by my eye. I know people usually voice their displeasure more readily than their praise, but surprised how dominant it is that this result was wrong.
And possibly last gold medal for breakdancing.
Raygun seething
Isn’t she japanese
Shes my fucking hero
Hey Aussies…why was your girl in cricket kit?
She and Nicka absolutely rocked in the gold medal match. It was pretty close.
There was a stark contrast between the top like 8 competitors, the rest of the competition and Raygun. The top 8 were awesome. The rest were ok but not that impressive. And Raygun…. Well she was there.
I hear there’s controversy within the breaking culture about it being an Olympic sports. I know breakers don’t like that world dancesport governs the sport. And I think they feel the Olympics could sanitize the culture too much. Which I can understand.
But I wonder if this has lead to a lot of talent just not participating. Cause I was hoping the field would be deeper than this.
Hopefully the men’s side has deeper competition
The description in the OP is incorrect.
Ami is 25 years old and Japanese.
Japan is the world champion at Hip-hop.
She’s Japanese, not Lithuanian.
Why is it called breaking and not break dancing