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An Aussie's audacity to dance badly

Was Raygun's originality just terrible, heroic or an act of cultural appropriation?

Salon

Viral Australian breakdancer responds to critics of her Olympics performance

She made quite the impression

Marie Claire

Unseen Footage Of Bullied Aussie Breaker Has Fans Asking, “Where Was This In The Competition?”

Unseen footage of Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn, aka Raygun, showed a side of her that fans never saw at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The post Unseen Footage Of Bullied Aussie Breaker Has Fans Asking, “Where Was This In The Competition?” first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Raygun the Australian breakdancer gets a Tonight Show parody courtesy of Rachel Dratch

Raygun is everywhere.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Olympic Breakdancer Raygun Parodied on ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon'

Raygun showed up on Jimmy Fallon.

Sports Illustrated

Adele pauses Munich concert to rave about viral Olympics breakdancer: ‘I can’t work out if it was a joke’

Singer said B-Girl Raygun’s performance was ‘the best thing that’s happened in the Olympics the entire time’

The Independent UK

Raygun the Australian breakdancer got an Olympic hero’s welcome and delivered an even better routine

Raygun continues to be the best.

USA Today Sports Media Group

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Adele Praises Viral Breakdancer Raygun From Paris Olympics Performance

Adele praises breakdancer Raygun for her unique style at the Paris Olympics, sparking global interest.

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The good, the bad and the hilarious from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

These Olympics were so much fun.

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Australian Breakdancer’s Academic Background Exposed Amid Controversial Olympic Routine

“I am 100% certain what she is doing here, in wearing the Australia kit even, is trying to make some subversive point she can later write journal articles about.” The post Australian Breakdancer’s Academic Background Exposed Amid Controversial Olympic Routine first appeared on Bored Panda.

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What will Raygun do next? I foresee a very lucrative career

Australians love an underdog. Eric the Eel, Stephen Bradbury, Eddie the Eagle. It bodes well for Raygun’s post-Paris Olympics future

The Guardian - AU

Raygun breaks out kangaroo hop as Olympics end while athletes and politicians hit back at ‘haters’

Fellow Olympians cheer breaker Rachael Gunn as she joyfully re-enacts some of her viral moves on the streets of Paris

The Guardian - AU

Merci, Paris! Thanks for hosting the greatest Olympics

Paris has hosted an unforgettable Olympic Games, the City of Light delivering a dazzling and uplifting follow-up to COVID-hit Tokyo 2020.

AAP

Breaking community defends b-girl Raygun and is hopeful for return to Olympic program

The sport made its Olympic debut in Paris — it might never be back — and one of the lasting images was the performance of an Australian b-girl known as Raygun who did a “kangaroo dance” and scored zero points

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Salon

Australian Olympic breakdancer trolled

Rachael Gunn, competing under the name Raygun, says she wanted to make her mark "in a different way"

USA Today Sports Media Group

Imane Khelif addressed the baseless controversy surrounding her gender after winning Olympic boxing gold

Imane Khelif has addressed the baseless controversy surrounding her gender.

The Guardian - AU

‘Really disappointing’: Australia’s chef de mission hits out at trolling of breaker Rachael Gunn

Chef de mission Anna Meares issued an impassioned defence of under-fire breaking competitor Rachael Gunn

Sports Illustrated

Viral Olympic B-Girl Raygun Offers Blunt Quote About Not Scoring a Single Vote in Breaking

Rachael Gunn didn't come close to earning a spot on the podium in breaking, but she's a gold medalist in the category of Olympic memes.

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Australia's Olympic chief takes aim at Raygun's critics

Australia's chef de mission Anna Meares has hit out at critics of the nation's breakdancer Rachael Gunn, saying it's typical of historic misogynistic abuse.

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Morgan Pressel may have dropped an F-bomb on the air during Olympic golf coverage

It sure sounded like an F-bomb.

The Independent UK

Raygun hits back at online hate as breaking moves at the Olympics go viral

The Australian became an instant meme on social media but said she wanted to be ‘new, creative and different’

The Independent UK

Internet goes wild for 36-year-old Australian Olympic breaker: ‘She cooked hard here’

A series of clips of the 36-year-old athlete - also known as Raygun - went viral on social media

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s first Olympic breaker ‘Raygun’ vows to keep being herself amid online jibes

Rachael Gunn fails to score as breaking makes Games debut at Paris 2024, while Japan’s Ami Yuasa claims gold in the B-Girl event

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Who is Raygun, the Australian breakdancer taking over the internet at the Paris Olympics?

Olympic breakdancing has found its new face.

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Australian Olympic break dancer Raygun gave the internet a perfect new meme with her viral performance

Raygun is an icon.

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