Phil ‘Wizard’ Kim on winning the 1st Olympic breaking gold medal | Paris Tonight
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- Vancouver B-Boy Phil ‘Wizard’ Kim explains competing in the first ever Olympic breaking competition. The gold medalist talks about how far breaking has advanced globally after being included in Paris 2024.
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I wasn't too familiar with breakdancing prior to the Olympics but Phil Wizard's dances showed great athleticism and creativity! He also comes across as a super nice and humble guy; a class act. Much respect to the athletes that competed and congratulations to him for bringing home the gold to Canada!
He deserves it. He's well respected in our community.
What a classy, positive, mature, well spoken, self aware dude. Love this guy! ❤ 👏 👏 👏
He is a perfect representation for breaking. He's humble in victory and has all the creative moves.
My jaw dropped when he hit that freeze in the gold medal match.
Me too!
Amazing! If the IOC were smart, this event would be a staple. Phil, you made many Canadians smile and feel proud today!
I'm American, and I was just as proud❣️ 🤩
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What a sincere individual. So open about his struggle with insecurity. If an Olympian can feel nerves maybe it's okay that I do as well 😅
Also, i love this interviewer!
Totally agree with all of this! I really appreciate how candid he was. He's charismatic and an excellent performer (with a gold medal to his name now!) but he's not afraid to show that he's still human. Phil Wizard's awesome. Let's hope we see a lot more of him and of breaking soon.
Ariel Helwani had been interviewing althetes and commentating on sports for such a long time. Love his segments about MMA in general and the UFC. He always seems to do his research and generally is interested in the people he's interviewing as well. And Phil Wizard seems like such a talented and humble man. Love this so much!!
As a Korean Canadian bboy who was active 15-20 years ago, I'm happy for Phil Wizard and wanna congratulate all the bboys and bgirls represented. Having said that, judging has been always the big issue in this game. If we want breaking to be in the future olympic games, the whole judging system and process including regional prelim, appointing judges, running committees will have to be super fair, transparent and approved by the dancers & bboy communities themselves.
The judging has been scrutinized for the last 6 years. The judging system has progressed immensely leading up to this event. I commend Bboy Nemisis for his work with the Olympic board.
So glad you interviewed him. Its amazing...his demeanor is so pleasant and nice and his breaking was like a creative assassin. It gives insight that the best in the world are very intelligent, down to earth super nice guys. the sportsmanship and camaraderie between the breakers was amazing to watch. Its like they were all supportive of each other. Just beautiful to observe. I hope they run it again in 2028. I watched bits and pieces of the olympics. But for Breaking, I tuned in from beginning to the end and then I watched the replays. lol
His performance was very fun to watch👍
Phil Wizard is an awesome bboy and person! Very happy for him!
If they are taking out breaking in the next Olympics because its not a sport and not athletic, watch again! Its very physical, lots of training put into it. If you take this out because its subjective scoring, then you have to remove all the other events where subjective scoring is used like diving, arthistic swimming, gymnastics, figure skating and street/skate boarding. These are all subjective scoring. Remove the pommel horse, and that is breaking. You want kids to actively participate in sports, then keep breaking in Olympic games. Period! To all the breaking stars and followers of the sport, petition the IOC, deluge them with petition starting now and don't stop until IOC makes breaking an official Olympics sport. Congratulations, Phil Wizard for being the first Olympic gold medalist in your sport.
wow he's really well spoken
Need to be! Thats if you want to get sponsorships and things like that to keep doing what you love.
not only that, but he's very uplifting. You can see him in all the other bboy events, and he's always like this. One of my favorite breakers
What a classy guy! Go Canada!
Phil deserves it as a standout among all B-boys. His creativeness and athleticism is second to none. it takes him 15 years of hard work and persistency to achieve his level of excellence. Throughout these interviews, he is organized, know full well what he is doing, very true to himself and remains humble after all. Also congratulate B-Girl Ami for her gold metal performance, as her hubby is a Canadian too, for which he happens to be a close friend of Phil.
I'm glad to see this interview, I was researching breaking. Because of the humble maturity of Phill I'll be watching out for this sport.
you should bro , there’s a-lot of bboy that are powerful but they didn’t get a chance to be at the olympics..you should watch more bboy video .search red bull bc one event
Bring Breaking back in 2028! Got the most views out of any event
This can’t be true. I mean it would be awesome if it were, but what’s your source for this?
@@mensrea1251yeah boi! I don’t know if they’ve published official numbers, but if you compare the median viewer count on the NBC Sports channel, most events are sitting at 50-75k. Both breaking finals have over 1.3 million views (and rising), with other breaking vids averaging in the hundreds of thousands. That indicates healthy interest to me! Hopefully the TV ratings are equally impressive and send a message to the big wigs that the people want more breaking.
To be fair, that’s far less than the 6+ million views for the basketball finals highlight reel, but it’s still up there overall.
@@mensrea1251 This could be true, after the fact, given "Raygun's" performance making the rounds on the interwebs. I've heard they've already scrapped breakdancing for the 2028 Summer Olympics in LA, which seems odd, as I assume there's a decent breakdancing culture in LA...
@@Fox_Trot777 I'm pretty sure its still up in the Air. Its just not decided yet on so everyone's scrapped it.
It was already decided before the olmypicd happened. @@Sam-Icy
An articulate speaker and humble. Good role model.
Congrats Phil, you were incredible!!
Breaking is foundational to the whole concept of “urban sport and competition”. Skateboarding, BMX, breaking, they all belong. I really hope they find a way to bring breaking back to the Olympics in the future. Leaving it out of LA2028 of all events is a huge mistake and a lost opportunity. USA what are you doing?!
this. this a very, very, very deep and insightful statement. 🙏🏽
Wish they'd bring it back for another Olympics.
They won’t?
they might if enough people ask for it
Brave to come out and complete for the first time at the Olympics. Congratulations!!!! Your parents are so sweet.
1st and only gold medal for breaking. That is a generational heirloom.
You are so awesome, Wizard, you breaking the world, i’m so proud of Team Canada. 🇨🇦👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Phil “Wizard” 🥇🥇🥇🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍🫶🫶🫶
I was kind of clowning the sport & wondering how it could possibly end up on the Olympic stage. Wound up here & to be honest, this guys is a class act & incredibly talented.
Best wishes & energy to the sport & all of the people who partake.
You are pioneers.
🔥Breaking needs to come back to Olympics! It's the most interesting to watch!
This event was sick. It's gotta come back!
Phil, you are the first and only gold Olympic medalist for breaking. Congratulations 🥳
His performance was fun to watch. My kids and I really enjoyed it. Thank you!
Congratulations to all the b-girls and b-boys their performances were spectacular!😊😊😊😊
Much respect to Phil Wizard..Congratulations u deserve it
We are proud of you bro 🇨🇦 🍁 You killed it!
SO proud the Canadian won! I love breakdancing and it really does belong in the Olympics. Congrats to a terrific guy.
Of all the sports I've participated in: football, soccer, basketball and gymnastics, breaking is by far the most difficult. What an honor as a 41 yr old whose been breaking since H.S. to see it at the Olympics. Congrats Phil and screw all the haters, they're nothing but a bunch of couch potatoes who only do beer curls.
Word as a fellow 41 year old bboy. Love breaking and Phil represents the culture incredibly well.
beer curling next olympics
There's so much to breaking that first time watchers don't get to understand right off that bat. Hope everyone gives it a shot. It's my favorite hobby hands down. Feet up. Rotating fast! gj to Phil for being an awesome guy and the first olympic gold bboy!
❤This video!! CONGRATULATIONS TO PHIL his breaking performance was amazing!!😊😊😊😊I watched the breaking with great anticipation. I hope it will continue in the olympics.❤😊😊😊😊😊
Thanks for the interview, I’m happy someone as well spoken as Phil Wizard won!
Saw your dance Monday night. Was unfortunately working when it happened. Phil deserved that gold!
I don't know anything about break dancing, nor am I questioning Phil Wizard's capabilities.
I do think though, because this is the debut for Olympics break dancing that we still haven't seen the best yet to come.
Have alot of high hopes for this genre's future in the Olympics.
Looked absolutely amazing and the amount of athleticism shown is insane!
I have literally no core strength and today, I was shown what core strength truly can become!
It's not like break dancing was invented last year. 1st time for the Olympics but not the first time these people have competed internationally. These people are the best in the world in what they do.
what an amazing bragging rights he has for the rest of his life to claim the gold
Social media posts about how bad Raygun was made me curious about the right way to breakdance. I’ve never watched a breakdancing competition before, and I was amazed by how awesome it is when I saw the performances of Danny B, Hong 10, Phil Wizard, and other bboys. I spent hours today watching Red Bull BC One competitions. Thanks to Raygun for unintentionally introducing breakdancing to me :) I believe breakdancing definitely deserves to be a part of olympic games. I believe breakdancing definitely deserves to be a part of olympic games.
Ami Yuasa was first Olympic gold medal in breaking. Phil is first in Men's.
Asians are dominating the sport: Phil Wizard, Hong 10, Shigekix, Issin, 671, and Ami are some of the best in the world.
Crazy performance!!! Well deserved gold 🥇🥇
we were able to get curling into the olympics - we can do this! :D congrats to Phil Wizard, canadians are so proud and would have been, win or lose! representing with class, like a true canadian.
Loved the breakdancing...it needs to return.
Congrats to phill, canada really does have a lot of talented people. We in seattle are always compete with bboys from canada.
Lets Go 🔥🔥🔥
Im just impressed theres a CBC video without the comments disabled. Wouldnt want people expressing how they actually feel, would you?
What a great interview, and Phil is such a classy, well spoken young man. I enjoyed watching breaking sooo much in the Olympics, and am sad it won’t be picked up in 2028. The athleticism these men and women displayed was awe-inspiring and I hope that the Olympic committee (or whoever makes that decision) will reconsider. It was truly a treat to watch and I am so happy for Phil, Dany Dann, and Victor! You guys made history! 🏅👏🏻👏🏻
자랑스럽다 필 위저드!!
My favourite athelete in the Olympics for sure! Wizard is such a badass!!!
his style is just so fluid and unique. it's hard to judge other breakers against him
Congrats Phil, you did great and earned it. The birthplace of breakdancing should bring this event back, come on USA…
even though he is Canadian i feel like we Koreans won breaking. It's probably the last Olympics where we have this event.
I loved his performance, and he played off Dany Dann so well.
WoW! He is the complete Olympic package!👍
I now know why they called you wizard, you make magic happen! Congratulations, love your breaking, gold you deserves! 🏅🏆🙏🙏👌👍🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Respect Aeriel, Breaking is amazing!
Massive Congratulations Phil ❤️
I didn't know this was a thing until i saw this guy wow me! Well done Wizard!
His breaking is nutz 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
As a long time breaking fan, Phil definitely deserved the gold. Shigekix vs Phil was the real finals and shige deserved a medal, I'll just leave it at that.
btw I love how they said "Fake it till you make it". Ariel definitely can relate to that.
WHAT a genuine guy!
Been following boxing, breaking and MMA for a long time. Never thought Id see these two together 😂
Man cool cat. Respect Phil Wizard for putting Canada on top in the breaking world.
And Raygun is helping Australia stay at the bottom of the world.
@@toolbaggers hahahhaha absolutely she was so cringe
congratulations on the Gold
Bring breaking back in 2028!
Alot of Canadians winning gold or a medel this year it's crazy
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Ironic how 10months ago there's a cbc interview that favored Phil to win gold.
You have no idea about the meaning of the word "ironic."
he is so sweet ❤
Amazing Phil ❤🎉
phil deserved 100%. the right person won it. but there were many bad decisions from the judges. Decisions were badly biased against certain bboys. judging is way to subjective and irregular.
It’d be cool actually being able to find the gold match on TH-cam
A great ambassador for the culture and I'm glad Ariel gave him his time to shine. The people should know that the majority of these athletes FREESTYLE their sets on the spot.
Bring breaking back in 2028!!!🎉
Was waiting for Ariel to talk about fighting
Where can I see him dance in the Olympics? No videos
He’s good
Shigekix and Hiro10 are both fast and dynamic breakdancers, truly awe-inspiring. They should have won over both Victor and Phil Wizard.
🎉🎉🎉 go Phil!
Phil the Legend
Does anyone know where I can find a recording of this performance? I’ve tried but every video I find says it’s unavailable or private.
I disagree that breaking "does not belong". Those who say so are incapable of understanding the athletic capacity of these athletes. They need to open their eyes and watch skilled breaking. These breakers can lift their bodyweight in awkward positions and have excellent strength and control.
Btuh, I cried too and in another life I’d be breaking as well.
I would love to hear the journey to get tot his moment
dude looked cooler than a cucumber at his intro into the gold medal rounds, tho lol great actor haha
LOL, at the end: "Enjoy all the sweets that come with being a gold medalist" I could hear the ambiguous meaning there 😅
what do you think he referred to?
I mean if they can have synchronised swimming then why not break dancing?
he puts a positive "spin" on stuff, see the pun?
I predicted as soon as they said breakdancing was going to be in the Olympics that an Asian was going to win! I've seen a lot of competitions and they are the best I've seen. Much respect to them. As for hatred towards Raygun I don't think so, it's more like laughable because it looked more like a art dance than breakdance??
I can't believe LA Olympics isn't hosting Breaking event. The city of Breakin' 2 Electric Boogaloo
That Australia girl should have beat you , she was so much more better
The next Olympics is in LA, it has to be back for those games. If not the IOC are really out of touch.
for a moment I thought Phil Wizard joined the UFC!
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2:04 "When you are competing against the highest level..." Meanwhile G-girl category Australia.........
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if skateboarding and bmx is an event but breaking isn't then the olympics really is just for show
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Great athleticism, cool moves but somehow think it should be on a reality show like So You Think You Can Dance...
SYTYCD is too shallow