Dominika Banevič
Lithuanian breakdancer
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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] In 2024, she won silver at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.[2] She is one of the highest profile international b-girls, and represents as a Red Bull BC One All Star.[3]
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Medal record
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Nicka is known as an all-round breaker, whose style combines musicality, power moves and footwork, and aims to have a unique style and self-expression.[4] Nicka also focuses on nutrition and psychology as part of the preparation for athletic competition.
Career
Banevič is a student at the Polish-language John Paul II Gymnasium in Vilnius.[5] She started practicing break dancing in September 2015.[5] In 2021, she took part in the Polish School Youth Sports Games in Łomża.[6] At the age of 16, she became world champion in Leuven in 2023.[7][8][9] In 2023, Banevič won the Lithuanian national championships for the 4th time.[10]
Banevič represented Lithuania in break dancing at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics,[11] and won the silver medal in a tightly contested final against Japanese bgirl Ami Yuasa.[12] Nicka qualified from a group including home favourite Syssy, and former BC One champion Logistx and defeated both Chinese entrants Ying Zi and 671 in the finals. Upon returning to Lithuania, Česlav Okinčic, the former president of the Lithuanian Golf Federation, presented Dominika with a new electric car on behalf of the golf community and all nationalities of Vilnius.[13]
