Floridian Victor Montalvo made historical past by successful his second world title in breaking and changing into the primary American to qualify for an Olympics within the sport.

Montalvo, a 29-year-old from Kissimmee, gained worlds in Leuven, Belgium, the place one Olympic spot per gender was accessible.

He defeated Canadian Phil Kim, who goes by the stage identify Phil Wizard, in Sunday’s ultimate.

In breaking, athletes compete in one-on-one battles on a dance ground, taking alternate turns that final roughly one minute and are scored by a panel of judges. Breakers have no idea what songs will probably be performed upfront, and so they should improvise to the beat of the DJ’s tracks.

Breaking debuted on the Youth Olympics in 2018 and was provisionally added for the 2024 Paris Games in June 2019, then confirmed in December 2020. So far, it’s strictly on the 2024 Olympic program and never on the everlasting Olympic program, although it may nonetheless be added for the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

Montalvo additionally gained the 2021 Worlds. Last yr, he added titles on the World Games — an Olympic-like multi-sport competitors that was held in Birmingham, Alabama — and the Red Bull BC One in New York City.

He is a descendant of dual breakers — his father and uncle — who have been performing in Mexico lengthy earlier than they taught a younger Montalvo to spin on his again.

What units Montalvo other than different b-boys, he stated final yr, is his command of judge-favored foundations of breaking: “toprock” strikes, footwork, “downrock” strikes completed nearer to the ground, “power” strikes exhibiting acrobatics and energy, together with the basic “headspins,” “windmills” and “freeze” poses.

“I feel like the foundations are the most important thing,” he stated. “I see a lot of dancers doing big moves, but then they don’t have those small details. They don’t know how to get out of those big moves. It’s important to create a story, and the foundations are like creating a story.”

Dominika Banevič of Lithuania, 16, gained the ladies’s world title over 40-year-old Ayumi Fukushima of Japan.

The high American girl was Logan Edra, aka Logistx, who was eradicated within the quarterfinals.

A nation can qualify as much as two breakers per gender for the Paris Games. There will probably be extra qualifying alternatives over the following 9 months.

NBC Olympic analysis and The Associated Press contributed to this report.