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Raygun the Australian breakdancer delivers heartbreaking Instagram statement over ‘devastating’ hate she received

It's time to stop the hate.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 15, 2024

Raygun says hate 'devastating' as AOC condemns petition

Rachael Gunn calls for end to harassment as Australian Olympic Committee defends breakdancer against petition claiming she manipulated Olympic qualifying.

AAP · Aug 15, 2024

How Paris 2024 became the most memed Olympics ever

Paris 2024 might go down in history as the most memed sporting event ever. Traditionally, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has focused on broadcast media such as free-to-air television as its primary medium, with rights holders paying big bucks.

The Conversation · Aug 14, 2024

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Raygun is now Australia’s most famous dancer. What does she reveal about our own attitudes towards dance?

The inclusion of breaking in the 2024 Olympic Games certainly raised eyebrows. And now, Australian competitor Rachael Gunn (known as “Raygun”) is one of the most famous Olympians from any nation – as well as Australia’s most famous dancer.

The Conversation · Aug 13, 2024

'She's my hero': Raygun inspires Canberra breakers after going viral

There's more to the sport than jokes about an Australian Olympian.

The Canberra Times · Aug 13, 2024

Jimmy Fallon brutally mocks Australian breakdancer Raygun on The Tonight Show

Australia’s B-Girl Raygun stole the show at the first breaking competition at the Olympics

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024

An Aussie's audacity to dance badly

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

Salon · Aug 13, 2024

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Viral Australian breakdancer responds to critics of her Olympics performance

She made quite the impression

Marie Claire · Aug 13, 2024

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.

Bored Panda · Aug 13, 2024

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

Raygun is everywhere.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 13, 2024

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

Raygun showed up on Jimmy Fallon.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 13, 2024

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 · Aug 12, 2024

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 · Aug 12, 2024

Adele Praises Viral Breakdancer Raygun From Paris Olympics Performance

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

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

These Olympics were so much fun.

Bored Panda · Aug 12, 2024

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.

The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2024

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 · Aug 12, 2024

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

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AAP · Aug 12, 2024

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.

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2024

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

Salon · Aug 10, 2024

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 · Aug 10, 2024

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 · Aug 10, 2024

‘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 · Aug 10, 2024

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.

AAP · Aug 10, 2024

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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