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Raygun: Rachael Gunn retires from breaking after Olympic backlash

Rachael Gunn said the level of scrutiny around her performance made it difficult to keep competing.

www.bbc.co.uk

"I was going to keep competing, for sure, but that seems really difficult for me to do now.

“I think the level of scrutiny that’s going to be there, and people will be filming it, and it will go online."

Probably for the best, it was one of the more distracting parts of that Olympics.

 

[AJUMP23]

I guess we breakin her.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Damn. With her moves, she could've easily kept going long into old age and with no discernable difference.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Always leave them wanting more huh

 

[bitbydeath]

Breaking dancing, now breaking hearts.

 

[ReBurn]

It's a sad day. The world has lost a treasure.

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

Retired about 6 months too late

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Breaking dancing, now breaking hearts.

Onlyfans in 3....2....1

 

[XXL]

 

[HAYA8U5A]

Did she ever truly begin to be able to retire from it?

 

[diffusionx]

really weird how this nonsense became the image of the olympics for a lot of people

 

[Burning Blade]

Short rant here. I’m 44. Back in the early to late 90s I used to break. It used to mean a lot to me. I quit sports right as I became a teenager and started drinking and smoking and being a general delinquent. My only outlet at that time was the music (80s electro) and BBoy shit. Probably what kept me out of more trouble. Obviously I’m old as shit now and don’t breakdance anymore. I was pretty fucking excited this time for the Olympics, just for old time sake. I’ve seen countless BBoys and gals doing some incredible shit I couldn’t have even dreamed of 30 years ago. The fact that this chick got a spot and basically took a fucking shit on the whole thing is pretty remarkable, actually. Anyways what a fucking farce.

 

[FunkMiller]

I look forward to voting for her in the next election.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

From her disaster performance, she never got famous with endorsements or being paid for appearances or anything did she?

I hope not.

She was so bad, my first thought is she trolled everyone looking for a way to get famous and make some quick money even though she had no chance at a medal.

The fact that this chick got a spot and basically took a fucking shit on the whole thing is pretty remarkable, actually. Anyways what a fucking farce.

I only remember what I read and supposedly her performance was good enough to qualify from her region. Who knows. Maybe it's true. But I would had thought there's got to be some people better than her from Aussie. Maybe not.

 

[chokotoureiki]

I won't lie, she's pretty cute though.

Breaking dancing, now breaking hearts.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

Short rant here. I’m 44. Back in the early to late 90s I used to break. It used to mean a lot to me. I quit sports right as I became a teenager and started drinking and smoking and being a general delinquent. My only outlet at that time was the music (80s electro) and BBoy shit. Probably what kept me out of more trouble. Obviously I’m old as shit now and don’t breakdance anymore. I was pretty fucking excited this time for the Olympics, just for old time sake. I’ve seen countless BBoys and gals doing some incredible shit I couldn’t have even dreamed of 30 years ago. The fact that this chick got a spot and basically took a fucking shit on the whole thing is pretty remarkable, actually. Anyways what a fucking farce.

i watched some videos of other competitors who had real skills and despite not knowing anything about the sport I was impressed and engaged. I'm just fucking sad for them for the reason you are: they finally get a chance to showcase their art to the world and this australian takes a huge dump all over it and i don't know the word in english, in spanish it's "hazmereir" means it became a thing to make people laugh at but in a bad way.

Genuinely feel sad for the other competitors...

 

[wipeout364]

Who was really asking for breakdancing to become an Olympic sport? Maybe Raygun was just making a statement on our societies endless desire to rank and rate and not accept art for what it is.

 

[Pegasus Actual]

Breaking dancing, now breaking hearts.

Aww yeah nothing is hotter than that bowling alley slut look

 

[DeafTourette]

Who was really asking for breakdancing to become an Olympic sport? Maybe Raygun was just making a statement on our societies endless desire to rank and rate and not accept art for what it is.

It's a truly athletic activity... Neither of us could do what the actual competitors (not Raygun) did.

And it was an exhibition... Not a permanent part of the Olympics.

 

[PSYGN]

Putting the brake in dance. We weren't ready for her moves.

 

[TheGrat1]

i watched some videos of other competitors who had real skills and despite not knowing anything about the sport I was impressed and engaged. I'm just fucking sad for them for the reason you are: they finally get a chance to showcase their art to the world and this australian takes a huge dump all over it and i don't know the word in english, in spanish it's "hazmereir" means it became a thing to make people laugh at but in a bad way.

Genuinely feel sad for the other competitors...

"Laughing stock", someone or something that attempts to be taken seriously but is instead mocked for it's incompetence, would be a good translation.

 

[Mistake]

At least her crummy dancing gave her a great ass. Probably why her husband didn't say anything. In too deep

 

[Days like these...]

When I was kid we used to call people like her posers. I'm glad she got all the ridicule she deserved.

 

[YCoCg]

The sporting world has lost an Angel, Siri, play "It's like that" by Run-D.M.C.

 

[Futaleufu]

Her movements reminds me of a dog that had distemper

 

[mansoor1980]

 

[SJRB]

"I was planning on competing but now people will actually pay attention to what I do and maybe even post my routine online and I can't have that because that will make me look awful"

Man, what self-own.

 

[Big Baller]

What's her onlyfans

 

[Z O N E]

I mean, she took a spot for someone with actual talent that could've won a medal for his/her country, so I have no sympathy for her.

 

[Lukaku's First Touch]

She'd make a shitton on only fans.

 

[clarky]

From her disaster performance, she never got famous with endorsements or being paid for appearances or anything did she?

I hope not.

She was so bad, my first thought is she trolled everyone looking for a way to get famous and make some quick money even though she had no chance at a medal.


I only remember what I read and supposedly her performance was good enough to qualify from her region. Who knows. Maybe it's true. But I would had thought there's got to be some people better than her from Aussie. Maybe not.

Shes the number one female break dancer in the world, or was.

Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn tops latest world breaking rankings despite Olympic flop

Australian breaker Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn holds the top spot in her sport’s latest world rankings despite Olympic performances that led to online ridicule and abuse

www.theguardian.com

 

[Tams]

Shes the number one female break dancer in the world, or was.

Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn tops latest world breaking rankings despite Olympic flop

Australian breaker Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn holds the top spot in her sport’s latest world rankings despite Olympic performances that led to online ridicule and abuse

www.theguardian.com

"The World DanceSport Federation said the ranking methodology is based on each athlete’s top four performances within the past 12 months – but excludes Olympic events including the Paris Games and Olympic qualifier series events in Shanghai and Budapest.

Additionally, no ranking events were held between December 2023 and the Olympics – to allow athletes to focus on qualification."

 

[clarky]

"The World DanceSport Federation said the ranking methodology is based on each athlete’s top four performances within the past 12 months – but excludes Olympic events including the Paris Games and Olympic qualifier series events in Shanghai and Budapest.

Additionally, no ranking events were held between December 2023 and the Olympics – to allow athletes to focus on qualification."

And? Was she not rated at number one?

 

[lmimmfn]

Mr Miyagi would be impressed

 

[AJUMP23]

me thinking about this

 

[winjer]

Australia had not seen such public humiliation, since they lost the great emu war.

 

[XXL]

me thinking about this

 

[U n i o n 0015]

I'm still not sure that she isn't doing an Andy Kaufmann-esque bit and now she's just saying she's done with it.

 

[AJUMP23]

Australia had not seen such public humiliation, since they lost the great emu war.

Their swim team talked a lot of smack this summer and underperformed.

 

[LordOfChaos]

Did she really ever have a job in breaking though

 

[winjer]

Their swim team talked a lot of smack this summer and underperformed.

But no one cared about that. The news and memes were all about Raygun.
Her performance was so epically bad, it will go down in Olympic history.

 

[lughnasadh123]

Pray there's a Raygun 2: Electric Boogaloo.

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

Whatever happened to this?

 

[Days like these...]

I'm still not sure that she isn't doing an Andy Kaufmann-esque bit and now she's just saying she's done with it.

You're giving her too much credit that would require self awareness and she obviously has zilch. I think a clam on the seafloor is more self aware than her.
What I don't understand is why a middle aged Australian academic would even attempt to seek street cred by being a "breaker".

Cultural appropriation at its worst.

 

[6502]

This is what happens when people are too polite to be honest. If it was me I would rather someone was "cruel to be kind" before I ever entered a national let alone world stage.

You see similar with awful singers on talent shows etc... Friends and family did her no favours.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

When you get someone taking part in the Olympics that looks like me trying to get out of bed in the morning and have everyone fawn over them like they're the second coming

There's hope for us all

 

[GymWolf]

 

[GymWolf]

Whatever happened to this?

She declared bankrupt 3 hours after the challenge was posted.

 

[jufonuk]

Breaking dancing, now breaking hearts.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Well, the sex would be interesting

As in~