Philip Kim (breakdancer)

Philip Kim (born January 25, 1997), also known as Phil Wizard, is a Vancouver based artist who specializes in Breaking. He is also a Team Canada Olympic athlete for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Early life
Kim was born to Korean parents in Toronto, Canada. He attended Magee Secondary School in Vancouver, where he frequently excused himself from classes to go to the bathroom to try new moves and practice in the hallway. He briefly attended university before dropping out to pursue breaking full time.

Career
Kim's love of breaking began in 2009, when he saw the Now or Never (N.O.N.) crew performing street shows in downtown Vancouver. His stage name was given to him by accident: after consistently being introduced as ‘Phil from the Wizards crew’ people eventually began to shorten it to 'Phil Wizard'. He has since admitted that the name would not have been his first choice.

Kim won the gold medal at the 2022 WDSF World Breaking Championships in Seoul, South Korea, beating out more than 250 competitors for his world title. In 2023, Kim won gold at the WDSF Pan American Breaking Championship in Santiago, Chile followed by silver at the 2023 WDSF World Breaking Championship.

In August 2023, Kim was named to Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team.

Personal life
Kim lives on the West Coast in Vancouver, British Columbia.