USA Dance Breaking for Gold USA, the official Breaking Division of USA Dance, announced that B-Girl Logan “Logistix” Edra and B-Boy Jeffrey “Jeffro” Louis have officially qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games!!
“Incredible news and congratulations to these two athletes who traveled the long and hard road to get here,” commented USA Dance Senior Vice President Todd Kirrane. “This makes #TeamUSA USA Dance, Inc USA Dance Breaking For Gold USA one of only two countries to fill all possible quota positions for #Paris2024 Breaking.”
Logistix and Jeffro, along with B-girl Sunny “Sunny” Choi and B-boy Victor “Victor” Montalvo, will unite to form an impressive team representing the United States. They will also join over 500 other United States athletes in the quest for a place on the podium and a gold medal, showcasing the spirit of the red, white, and blue.
“Incredible news! Go USA Dance Breaking Team!” said USA Dance President Ken Richards. “I will see you in Paris!”
The Summer Olympics will be held July 26 – August 11 in Paris, France, and will include 32 sports and 329 medal events. Many of us will be glued to our television sets from the opening ceremony (a 6 km parade of more than 160 boats carrying athletes down the River Seine) to the closing ceremonies at Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, France.
The Women Breaking Qualifications is scheduled to air at 4 p.m. (Paris Time) on August 9, followed by the Final at 8:00 p.m. The Men’s Breaking Qualification is scheduled to air at 4 p.m. (Paris Time) on August 10, followed by the Final at 8:00 p.m. [Note: Paris is six hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.]
Do you want to learn more about the sport before you watch the Olympics? Breaking rules, moves, format, and judging criteria are explained on the Official Olympic Website.
Basia Krupa provides a lot of interesting information on judging Breaking in “Investigating For Truth.”
Also, check out Kelly Clarkson’s interview with Victor and Sunny, and read more about our Breaking athletes in “Summer Olympics, Are you ready?”
Are you reading American Dancer? You should!
