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Instead of broken records, Olympics dealing with broken medalsMILAN, Italy -- Whether gold, silver or bronze, there is one thing Milano Cortina Winter Olympics medals have in common: They can break.,Games organizers on Monday said they have launched an investigation into a spate of mishaps that have left Olympic medalists, including American downhill skiing ch...

Olympic breaking: Refugee DQ'd, Japan's Ami wins goldPARIS -- Afghan-born Manizha Talash, a member of the refugee Olympic team at the Paris Games, was disqualified after displaying the words "Free Afghan Women" on her cape during her breaking routine in the competition's pre-qualifiers on Friday.,Talash, a 21-year-old who lives in Spain, wore a light ...

If The Olympics Want Breaking To Succeed, They Have To Get The Music Right<em></em>Last month, Paris 2024 organizers voted to include breaking in the 2024 Summer Games. If the IOC votes next year to make it official, breaking will be in the program for 2024 Olympics....

2024 Olympics Set To Become Much Cooler With Inclusion Of Breaking

After its successful trial run at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires this past October, Paris 2024 organizers have decided to put breaking into the program for the Summer Games. In addition to breaking, Paris 2024 voted to add skateboarding, climbing, and surfing to the program. (The last ...

Can Breaking Become An Olympic Sport And Still Keep Its Soul?

If you missed the debut of breaking as an event at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina last week, you missed another first—the crowning of a gold medalist named Bumblebee. The other medalists were also mononymous. The silver medalist was Martin from France. And in third place the...

Check Out This Dancer Who Is A Kindergarten Teacher By Day and B-Girl At Night

Ayumi Fukushima is one of the best b-girls in the world. The 33-year-old from Kyoto, Japan, recently won the 2v2 (with B-boy Thesis) at Outbreak Europe, a major breaking event. She is also the first woman to be invited to competed in the 1v1 battle at Battle of the Year. And she is one of the coache...

The Youth Olympic Games Is Crowdsourcing For Breaking Competitors<em></em>

In 2018, the Youth Olympic Games will feature a breaking competition. And selection for this new competition, at least the early round, will be done through social media....

At Least Four People Shot Near Los Angeles Polling Place [Updating]

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s office, at least four people were shot near a polling place in Azusa, California. Captain Jeff Scroggins told the Los Angeles Times that police were dealing with a “heavily armed” shooter and the Azusa PD warned citizens to stay away from the area. Local...