Australia's first Olympic breaker is also the only competitor in the field with a PhD. So strap-in, class is in session. We're about to break down the mystery and majesty that is gold medal breaking.
Australia's first Olympic breaker is a PhD-qualified university lecturer whose male counterpart is a high school student 20 years her junior.
Breakers are separated into groups of four for a round-robin style phase where competitors face-off in one-on-one battles.It then goes ahead to knock-out rounds for the quarterfinals, semifinals and eventually the gold medal match. Younger bodies have it easier learning and perfecting "power moves", the more acrobatic elements of breaking that often demand speed, strength and momentum, Gunn concedes.
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