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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.
Banevič is a student at the Polish-language John Paul II Gymnasium in Vilnius. She started practicing break dancing in September 2015. In 2021, she took part in the Polish School Youth Sports Games in Łomża. At the age of 16, she became world champion in Leuven in 2023. In 2023, Banevič won the Lithuanian national championships for the 4th time. Banevič represented Lithuania in break dancing at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, and won the silver medal. 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.
References
- 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.
- ^ "Uczennica wileńskiego gimnazjum ze złotym medalem w zawodach Undisputed Masters w Tokio". Kresy24.pl - Wschodnia Gazeta Codzienna (in Polish). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- "Z Łomży po srebrny medal do Paryża! Uroczysta inauguracja XXIV Polonijnych Igrzysk Młodzieży [VIDEO i FOTO]". myLomza.pl (in Polish). 18 August 2024. Retrieved 23 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.
- S.A, Telewizja Polska. "Bgirl Nicka wróciła do Wilna: Sprawdziliśmy, kto i dlaczego podarował jej samochód". wilno.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
External links
- Dominika Banevič (B-Girl Nicka) at the World DanceSport Federation
- Nicka at Olympics.com
- Nicka (Dominika Banevic) at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Dominika Banevič-Bgirl Nicka at the Lietuvos tautinis olimpinis komitetas (in Lithuanian)
- b-girl Nicka on Instagram
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