Breaking News from the Olympics: B-Girls Advance from Knockout Rounds to Semifinals

PARIS — Breaking, more widely known as breakdancing, is making its Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Games. The event kicks off with the B-Girls, with medals set to be awarded by the end of today.

The competition began with a round-robin format, featuring four groups of four breakers each. Every participant competed in two rounds against each of the other three in their group. The top two B-Girls from each group, based on the number of wins, progressed to the quarterfinals. (Unfortunately, USA's Sunny Choi and Logan Edra did not advance to the knockout stages.) The quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals follow a traditional bracket system with three rounds each.

Stay tuned to USA TODAY Sports for live updates and highlights as the action unfolds.

Breaking Bracket and Semifinal Results

As the sun set over La Concorde, the competition narrowed dow
n to the final four B-Girls. B-Girl Ami from Japan and B-Girl Nicka from Lithuania advanced to the semifinals after impressive quarterfinal victories. They continued their strong performances in the semis, where they faced B-Girl India from the Netherlands and B-Girl 671 from China, respectively. Here are the results of the B-Girls semifinals, each consisting of three rounds:

- Japan's Ami defeated the Netherlands' India, 2-1

- Lithuania's Nicka triumphed over China's 671, 2-0

Breaking Knockout Battles Set

The gold-medal bracket for the B-Girls in breaking is officially determined. China and Japan each have two B-Girls in the eight-person final scheduled for later tonight, while France, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Ukraine each have one representative.

B-Girl Ami from Japan and B-Girl India from the Netherlands were the only breakers to win all six of their rounds during the round-robin stage. B-Girl Nicka from Lithuania also performed exceptionally well, securing five out of six victories.