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Breaking’s Key Player Is a D.J. From Brooklyn

Stephen Fleg will help provide the soundtrack for a new sport’s Olympic debut. He gets to pick the songs, and the competitors have no idea what he’ll play.

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Reporting from Paris

  • Aug. 9, 2024

Stephen Fleg has been training much of his life for his Olympic moment.

Except he hasn’t. Well, not really.

Like many Olympic athletes, Fleg, known as DJ Fleg, has devoted years to perfecting his craft. But he is not an athlete in pursuit of a medal.