Florida-based Victor Montalvo -- known to the breaking community as simply "Victor" -- made history on Saturday afternoon when he became the first-ever U.S. medalist, taking bronze in a sport making its debut on the Olympic roster at the 2024 Paris Games.
Already a two-time men's individual world champion, Victor wrote his name in the quadrennial record books with a third-place performance in which he "battled" and defeated Japan's "Shigekix," 3-0.
Scoring in breaking is based on five categories -- musicality, vocabulary, originality, technique and execution -- with each counting for 20 percent.
Victor's wife, who competes as "Kate," reached the quarterfinals in the women's competition on Friday. Victor defeated two of three opponents in round-robin competition, then advanced with a quarterfinal win over Kazakhstan's "Amir" before losing in the semifinal to France's "Dany Dann."
Another American, 29-year-old Jeffrey Louis of Houston -- competing as "Jeffro" -- reached the quarterfinals after also going 2-1 in his round-robin group. He was beaten there by Dany Dann.
Jeffro was seventh at the world championships in 2022 and second at the Pan American championships in 2023. He has a degree in sports kiniesiology from the University of Houston and developed "FitBreak," a fitness program that combines breakdance movements with traditional exercises.
