Hailed as a “legendary b-boy,” Kim Hong-yeol (Hong10) described breaking as a “mixture of sport and art” as he made his debut at the Hangzhou Asian Games.Kim won the silver medal in the men’s final of the event on Sunday afternoon at the Archer Canal Sports Park Gymnasium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, after falling to Shigeyuki Nakarai (Shigekix, Japan) with a round score of 1-2 (4-5 3-6 6-3).Breaking, which will become an Olympic sport at the Paris 2024 Games, was introduced at the Asian Games for the first time.The ‘first silver medalist’ Kim Hong-yeol and Nakarai were narrowly beaten, with the first round score at 4-5, but one more vote from the judges could have changed the outcome.”If I had gotten one more vote, I would have won the gold medal,” said Kim Hong-yeol to reporters in the joint press area after the match. The more I think about it, the more disappointed I am.”Nakarai, known by his stage name “Shigekix,” was a strong favorite to win the tournament. Born in 2002, he is 17 years younger than Kim Hong-yeol, who was born in 1985. He is ranked No. 2 by the World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF). “It’s actually hard to compete (on the world stage) even at this age,” Kim said, “I have a lot of aches and pains. “It’s not a problem to compete with younger kids, but it’s a different matter to perform against them,” he said .”It’s something I’ve been struggling with since I started dancing as a kid, and it’s always a question of, ‘How can I beat my opponent,'” he said, noting that as he’s gotten older, his opponents have become younger. Kim, who began competing internationally as a b-boy in 2001 at the age of 16, has been at the top of his game for 22 years, earning the respect of the breaking world. He is a two-time winner (2006, 2013) of the Red Bull B.C. One Finals, considered the most prestigious international competition. He is the first Korean to win the event. He is also the first Korean to win twice .Kim Hong-yeol, who has rewritten the history of Korean breaking several times, is proud that the tournament proved the competitiveness of breaking as a sport. However, he also emphasized that the essence of breaking, artistry, should not be lost. While many of his opponents in the competition consisted of high-level power moves (spins), Kim often used freezes, which are momentary pauses in motion. Utilizing a static freeze in the midst of fast-paced music requires skillful timing to amplify the effect. Kim sees the whole process of personalizing his dance as an art form .”I’m actually curious to see how the public will react to breaking through this competition,” he said, adding, “My goal is to have both sports and art.” “There are many stories about whether it’s a sport or an art, but in the end, it’s a mix of the two,” he explained. Kim Hong-yeol said that compared to younger athletes who are flying around ‘flawlessly’, 카지노사이트their output is lower.