Experience was on display in this battle between Shigekix and Phil Wizard, as was personality and a ton of swag. These are the top two seeds of the contest, after all.

When push came to shove, though, the judges sided with Phil Wizard.

Shigekix will battle Victor for the bronze.

Shigekix's musicality was so on point, it almost seemed impossible that he was freestyling to a song he didn't know was coming.

And Phil Wizard's responses were so full of power, his next competitor better bring it if they want to win.

In this matchup between a U.S. breaker and Frenchman Dany Dann, the French prevailed, once again.

Team USA is officially out of the final, but Victor will compete in the bronze medal battle for a chance at third.

La Concorde went wild ahead of the semifinal battle, different versions of red, white and blue (or blue, white and red, if you will) flashed across the crowd.

With every one of Dany Dann's gravity-defying tricks, the home crowd lost their minds like they have been for their clear favorite all day. Ahead of his final throw-down, Dany Dann mimed crowning himself the winner. Maybe he's psychic.

But Victor proved why he's the reigning world champion — executing difficult freezes and putting together cohesive throw-downs throughout the battle. Eagle-eyed fans could see small details he includes that set Victor's moves apart from the rest.

American Shelby McEwan and New Zealand's Hamish Kerr are in a jump-off to decide who will take the gold.

For a moment, there was a question in the air of whether we would see a tied gold medal, as in Tokyo 2020, but both athletes seemed intent on settling it the old-fashioned way, confirmed by the stadium announcer.

The bar will stay at the top height, and if neither gets it, they will tick it down until someone does.

Battle 1: Dany Dann (France) vs. Victor (USA)

Battle 2: Shigekix (Japan) vs. Phil Wizard (Canada)

These are some of the top breakers in the world. Both Victor and Phil Wizard are world champions, and Shigekix is ranked as the top seed of this competition. Dany Dann's loving home crowd is definitely helping him move through the battles today.

Phil Wizard surely used some sorcery in that battle. Did you see that head spin? On the beat?

The judges thought so, too, awarding Phil Wizard a decisive 3-0 win in this last quarterfinal battle.

Three-quarters through the quarterfinal and Shigekix prevails to the semifinal, besting Menno for the day.

Both competitors showed off what it truly means to freestyle in this battle.

The DJs switched up the tracks before the final throw-down, where Shigekix took turns sticking out his tongue and pointing at Menno multiple times.

Faith Kipyegon took gold for Kenya in the women's 1500m race, crossing the finish line at 3:51.29.

Australian Jessica Hull came in at 3:52.56 to take the silver, and Great Britain's Georgia Bell third with 3:52.61.

The Americans in the race, Nikki Hiltz and Elle St. Pierre didn't podium, coming in back to back at seventh and eighth, respectively.

"If you're betting against Victor, you're betting against history," one of the announcers said as this battle between the reigning world champ and Kazakhstan's Amir kicked off.

The judges agreed decisively: Team USA is going to the semifinal

If you've been following breaking in Paris, you'll notice that breakers only performed two throw downs per battle in the round-robin, but in the knockout stage, they each perform three.

The extra round can really throw some competitors off their game. With such a short time to prove they're each worthy of a medal, each athlete throws their most intense and powerful tricks while trying to show off personality and musicality. Doing that three times in a row is exhausting.