Dominika Banevič

Lithuanian breakdancer

Dominika Banevič

Banevič in 2023

Personal information

Born

(2007-06-08) 8 June 2007 (age 17)
Vilnius, Lithuania

Medal record

Representing Lithuania

Women's breakdancing
Olympic Games
	2024 Paris	B-Girls
World Championships
	2023 Leuven	B-Girls
European Championships
	2023 Almeria	B-Girls
European Games
	2023 Kraków–Małopolska	B-Girls

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] In 2021, she took part in the Polish School Youth Sports Games in Łomża.^[3] At the age of 16, she became world champion in Leuven in 2023.^[4]^[5]^[6] In 2023, Banevič won the Lithuanian national championships for the 4th time.^[7] Banevič represented Lithuania in break dancing at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics,^[8] and won the silver medal.^[9] 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.^[10]

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.
^ ^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.
^ "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.