Philip Kim (breakdancer)
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| Birth name | Philip Kim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 25, 1997[1] Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Breaking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Philip Kim (born January 25, 1997),[2] also known as Phil Wizard, is a Canadian artist who specializes in breaking. He is the men's 2024 Summer Olympic gold medal winner and 2022 World champion in the discipline.[3][4] He came in second place at the Red Bull BC One World Final 2023.[citation needed]
Early life
[edit]Kim was born to Korean parents in Toronto, Canada. He attended Magee Secondary School in Vancouver, where he frequently excused himself from classes to go to the bathroom to try new moves and practice in the hallway.[5] He briefly attended university before dropping out to pursue breaking full time.[6]
Career
[edit]Kim's love of breaking began in 2009, when he saw the Now or Never (N.O.N.) crew performing street shows in downtown Vancouver.[7][6] His stage name was given to him by accident: after consistently being introduced as ‘Phil from the Wizards crew’ people eventually began to shorten it to 'Phil Wizard'.[8] He has since admitted that the name would not have been his first choice.[8]
In 2015, Phil Wizard entered the inaugural Canadian Red Bull BC One national championship with a chance to qualify for the North American competition, which led to the World Championship. However, he lost to Fléau of Montreal in the final round of the Toronto competition.[9]
Kim won the gold medal at the 2022 WDSF World Breaking Championships in Seoul, South Korea, beating out more than 250 competitors for his world title.[10][11][8] In 2023, Kim won gold at the WDSF Pan American Breaking Championship in Santiago, Chile followed by silver at the 2023 WDSF World Breaking Championship.[12][13]
In August 2023, Kim was named to Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team.[14]
Kim won gold in the inaugural 2024 Olympic Breakdancing competition.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Kim lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletes:Philip Kim". www.toyotatimes.jp. Toyota Times. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR. "Phillip Kim｜ GLOBAL TEAM TOYOTA ATHLETES | SPORTS | TOYOTA TIMES". TOYOTATIMES (in Japanese). Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ "Philip Kim". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. August 25, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ "DANY DANN vs PHIL WIZARD Results". olympics.com. August 10, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/vancouver-dancer-kid-olympic-dream
- ^ a b "Phil Wizard's memorable journey to becoming a full-time b-boy". Red Bull. June 3, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ a b "Phil Wizard". Red Bull. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ a b c Kelly, Cathy (August 8, 2023). "Life's good for Phil Wizard, who gets all the breaks". Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Fléau takes the Red Bull BC One Canada Cypher". redbull.com. March 14, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ Durant, Jay (November 1, 2022). "B.C. breakdancer wins world championship, sets eyes on 2024 Olympic debut". Global News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ Gillespie, Kerry (March 19, 2023). "How breakdancing's big Olympic break changed the game for one Canadian world champion". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Phil Wizard, Luma reign supreme at inaugural Pan Am Championship". www.worlddancesport.org/. World DanceSport Federation (WDSF). May 31, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ McGoldrick, Hayley (September 24, 2023). "Phil Wizard finishes second at World Breaking Championships". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Four Team Canada athletes set to make history in breaking's Pan American Games debut at Santiago 2023" (Press release). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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