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The B-boys and B-girls of breaking put a new spin on the Summer Games.

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Breaking announced itself as an Olympic sport in Paris, making a memorable debut powered by a backbeat. Time will tell if the sport — really more of an art form — will become an Olympic staple, but it didn’t lack for exposure at these Games.

A breaker spinning on her head with her tongue out.
Credit...Chang W. Lee/The New York Times
Phil Kim, in a white tracksuit and pink beanie, sliding on one knee with his right arm raised.
Credit...Gabriela Bhaskar for The New York Times

The competition came to a conclusion on Saturday with the men’s event in which Phil Kim of Canada, above, known as Wizard, took the gold medal.