Sergei Chernyshev

Life and career Sergei Chernyshev's father, also named Sergei Chernyshev, was one of the first organizers of breakdancing in Voronezh in 1990s. From the age of four the younger Chernyshev was doing gymnastics. In 2009 his parents opened a dance studio "Infinity" in Voronezh, and Chernyshev switched to breakdancing that year, at the age of nine. Chernyshev continues to train there, with his father as coach.

Sergei Chernyshev participated in two seasons of the dancing competition show "Tantsy" on the Russian television channel TNT.

Chernyshev competes in breakdancing competitions under the moniker 'Bumblebee', named after Bumblebee, a robot superhero in the Transformers franchise.

At the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, dancesport made its first appearance as a part of the games' competition program, with medals being contested in breakdancing. Sergei Chernyshev, competing as Bumblebee, won the individual gold medal in the B-Boys competition. Chernyshev was the flag bearer for the Russian national team at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

Chernyshev is a student of the construction faculty of Voronezh State Technical University (VGTU).

Chernyshev plans to continue competing in breakdancing at least until the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where breakdancing will for the first time feature as a part of the competition program.