Dominika Banevič
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Medal record
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Dominika Banevič (Polish: Dominika Baniewicz; born 8 June 2007), also known as B-Girl Nicka, is a Lithuanian breakdancer of Polish ethnicity who won the 2023 European Championships title.[1]
Banevič is a student at the Polish-language John Paul II Gymnasium in Vilnius.[2] She started practicing break dancing in September 2015.[2] At the age of 16, she became world champion in Leuven in 2023.[3][4][5] In 2023, Banevič won the Lithuanian national championships for the 4th time.[6] Banevič represented Lithuania in break dancing at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics,[7] and won the silver medal.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Adamowicz, Honorata (26 September 2023). "Polka z Litwy Dominika Baniewicz została mistrzynią świata w breakdance – Kurier Wileński". kurierwilenski.lt (in Polish). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Uczennica wileńskiego gimnazjum ze złotym medalem w zawodach Undisputed Masters w Tokio". Kresy24.pl - Wschodnia Gazeta Codzienna (in Polish). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Dominika Banevič – Europos breiko čempionė". 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Išdalinti Lietuvos breiko ir hiphopo čempionato medaliai". sportas.lt.
- ^ "B-boy Menno, B-girl Nicka Claim Gold at European Breaking Championship". www.worlddancesport.org. 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Dominika Banevič ketvirtą kartą tapo Lietuvos breiko čempione". 28 May 2023.
- ^ Ruseckas, Martynas (8 August 2024). "Meet Dominika Banevič, teenage breaking superstar who wants to 'write history' in the Olympics' newest sport". CNN. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Breaking Results". Olympics.com.
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