Logan Edra
{{Short description|American breakdancer (born 2003)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Logan Edra
| image = Logan Edra BreakBox with SpencerX.jpg
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| caption = Edra breakdances in 2020
| nickname = B-Girl Logistx
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|5|8}}
| birth_place = Chula Vista, California, U.S.
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| height = 5 ft 1 in
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| country = {{USA}}
| sport = Breaking
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{{MedalSport|Breaking}}
{{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Red Bull BC One World Final}}
{{Medal|Winner|2021 Gdańsk|B-Girls}}
{{Medal|Runnerup|2022 New York City|B-Girls}}
{{MedalCompetition|WDSF Pan American Championship}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Santiago|B-Girls}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Urban Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2019 Budapest|B-Girls}}
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Logan Elanna Edra (born May 8, 2003), known by her nickname B-Girl Logistx (pronounced "logistics"),{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/-logistx_1955587 |title=Logistx |work=Paris 2024 Olympics |access-date=August 11, 2024 |quote=PASSPORT NAME: Logan Edra}} is an American breakdancer. She qualified for the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics, featuring the debut of breakdancing at the Olympics.
Biography
Edra was born on May 8, 2003, in Chula Vista, California, and has Filipino ancestry.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/paris-2024-olympic-breakdancer-logan-edra-age-parents |website=NBC.com |title=Now Olympic Bound, American B-Girl Logan Edra Is Breaking the Mold for Team USA |date=July 14, 2024 |author=Woodin, Andrew}} She took ballet classes when young, but was unable to continue due to costs associated with classes.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/logan-edra-meet-athlete |publisher=NBC Olympics |title=Logan Edra: Meet the athlete |author=Gomes, Maya |date=July 17, 2024}} When she was age seven, her father suggested trying out hip hop dance classes; Edra said that "I told my dad I didn't want to try it, that I was scared, but he wanted me to try it." She said he responded by tricking her into attending the classes, telling her that she was going to be attending art classes instead. According to NBC: "She quickly became hooked, inspired by her B-girl teacher and the feeling of bliss that hip-hop brought her. Hip-hop classes quickly turned to breakdancing classes, and her career continued from there."
Edra was nicknamed "Logistx" by her father at age 10, and went on a strict schedule to develop as a dancer, which included gymnastics classes.{{Cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/olympic-qualifier-series-breaking-logistx-logan-edra-healing-dance-interview |website=Olympics.com |title=Break to heal: How B-Girl Logistx found inner peace through dance |author=Smirnova, Lena |date=June 21, 2024}} She began competing in breaking competitions and won the Silverback Open B-Girl tournament in Philadelphia in 2018.{{Cite web |url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/artist/logistx |publisher=Red Bull |title=Logistx}} In 2020, she traveled to Singapore and won the Junior 7 to Smoke breaking competition. Around that time, she moved to South Florida, where she later opened a dance studio. She competed at the Red Bull BC One World Final in 2021 and won the title, becoming both the youngest winner and the first American winner in the women's category.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/01/sport/logan-edra-logistx-breakdancing-olympics-spt-intl/index.html |publisher=CNN |title=Meet the trailblazing 18-year-old breaking sensation setting her sights on Olympic glory |author=Bantock, Jack |date=December 1, 2021}} Edra later won a bronze medal at the WDSF 2023 Pan American Championship and was selected for the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series; her performance there led her to be chosen to compete for the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics, the first time breakdancing was featured at the games.{{Cite web |url=https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/07/17/logan-edra-logistx-breaking-paris-olympics-2024 |website=Axios.com |title=San Diego native Logistx is breaking into Paris Olympics |author=Millington, Maxwell; Murphy, Kate}} She will be participating in the upcoming World of Street Woman Fighter this upcoming May 27, 2025 under the crew, Motiv.
References
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External links
- {{WDSF profile|Logan-Elanna-Edra-2bae29c9-2038-4c06-ab20-aa88012337ab|Logan Elanna Edra (B-Girl Logistx)}}
- {{Olympics.com|logistx|Logistx}}
- {{Team USA|new_id=logan-edra|name=Logan Edra}}
- {{Instagram}}
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Category:American breakdancers
Category:American female dancers
Category:Olympic breakdancers for the United States
Category:Breakdancers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:American sportspeople of Filipino descent