How to Watch Olympic Break Dancing Online for Free

Some of the best breakdancers in the world are set to pop and lock at the Olympics — but it’s not the first time that the sport has taken the stage at the international games. As AP previously reported, Lionel Richie brought over 100 B-boys (including a 16-year-old Cuba Gooding Jr.) and B-girls during his closing ceremony show at the 1984 games in Los Angeles.

At a Glance: How to Watch Olympic Breaking Online

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• Stream online Peacock

Stream Olympic Breaking on Peacock

Athletes from over a dozen countries will break for the gold, including China, France, Japan, the Netherlands, South Korea, Ukraine and the United States. Many fans will have their eyes on Team USA’s Victor Montalvo (B-boy Victor), Logan Edra (B-girl Logistx), Sunny Choi (B-girl Sunny) and Jeffrey Louis (B-boy Jeffro).

Judges will assess the breakers’ execution, technique, vocabulary, originality and musicality. In short, they’ll decide if the athletes are keeping up with the beat with precision, creativity, variety and complexity in movement.

Want to keep up with all of the flare and footwork? Keep reading for more on when and how to stream breakdancing at the Paris Olympics with and without cable, including for free.

Olympics 2024: How to Watch Breaking Online

The easiest way to watch all the women’s and men’s breaking events at the Paris Olympics is by streaming them at Peacock. If you missed watching the competitions live, you can also stream them on demand at Peacock’s Olympics hub.

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If you want to stream Olympic breaking online with a cable subscription, you can watch events airing on NBC, E! and Telemundo using DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling and other live TV streaming services. Cable subscribers can also watch the games by logging into NBC.com, NBCOlympics.com, NBCSports.com or the NBC Sports app with their TV provider credentials, including traditional and streaming services such as DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling, Verizon, Xfinity and others.

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Olympics 2024: How to Watch Breaking on TV

Cable subscribers can watch women’s and men’s Olympic breakdancing on E!, Telemundo and their local NBC channel, which will air the sport during primetime coverage. See the full broadcast and streaming schedule for breaking below, and get more details on the primetime lineup at NBCOlympics.com.

Friday, Aug. 9

• Women’s qualification — E!, Peacock (7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET)

• Women’s final — E!, Peacock (11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET on E!), NBC (5 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET)

Saturday, Aug. 10

• Men’s qualification — Peacock (7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET), E! (7:30 a.m. PT/10:30 a.m. ET), Telemundo (10:30 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET)

• Men’s final — E!, Peacock (11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET), NBC (5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET)

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