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Raygun Retires From Breaking After 'Upsetting' Olympic Backlash

Australian breakdancer Rachael "Raygun" Gunn has announced her retirement from competition, citing a "really upsetting" backlash following her performance at the Paris Olympics.

International Business Times

Raygun’s revenge: Lampooned Aussie breakdancer tops world rankings

Raygun secured top spot after bagging the most points in the past year, finishing ahead of Japanese B-girl Riko.

Al Jazeera

SI:AM | Why Viral Olympics Flop ‘Raygun’ Earned World No. 1 Ranking in Breaking

Her ranking raised plenty of eyebrows, but there’s an explanation.

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Raygun retains top spot in breaking rankings despite Olympic ridicule

The Australian b-girl failed to score any points at Paris 2024

The Independent UK

Raygun's Revenge: Lampooned Aussie Breakdancer Tops World Rankings

Australian Olympic breakdancer "Raygun" has been ridiculed, written off, and now crowned number one in the world, the sport's governing body confirmed Wednesday.

International Business Times

Raygun Just Got Ranked As The World’s Top B-Girl By This Official Breaking Federation

Rachael 'Raygun' Gunn has been ranked the world's number one b-girl by an official breaking body, the World DanceSport Federation.

Pedestrian.tv

Australian Olympic Committee hits out at criticism of controversial breaker Rachael Gunn

The Australian Olympic Committee has criticized an anonymous online petition attacking controversial Paris Games breaking competitor Rachael Gunn, saying the petition was “vexatious, misleading and bullying.”

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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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Breaking makes its joyful, exuberant and entertaining Olympic debut

Breaking’s gala opening in Place de la Concorde saw full stands, an overflowing media section and queue of the Games’ assorted dignitaries

The Guardian - UK

Breaking took decades to make it from New York’s streets to the Paris Olympics. Despite a big sporting debut, its future still hangs in the balance

“Having that Olympic stamp for any sport changes the game of play,” an expert told Fortune. But what will breaking's Olympic future look like?

Fortune

Break it down: Dancers begin charting path to Paris Olympics

The journey to the 2024 Olympic Games is well underway for dozens of b-boys and b-girls around the globe who hope to secure a spot to compete when breaking, the now-international dance art, makes its athletic debut on the world's stage

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