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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.

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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

An Aussie's audacity to dance badly

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

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

Raygun showed up on Jimmy Fallon.

Sports Illustrated

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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Afternoon Update: Raygun breaks out kangaroo hop; Wieambilla massacre was ‘suicide by cop’; and horses prove their intelligence

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

The Guardian - AU

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

Breaking Judge Explains Why Rachael Gunn Scored Zero Points In Her Controversial Olympic Debut

“Unfortunately for her, the other B-girls were better.”

Pedestrian.tv

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

The Independent UK

Anthony Albanese Defends Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn’s Breaking Performance At The Olympic Games

"The Olympics is about people participating in sport... Raygun had a crack."

Pedestrian.tv

Leaders dance to aid of under-fire Olympian 'Raygun'

The prime minister has commended Australian breakdancer Rachael "Raygun" Gunn for having "a crack" after her eyebrow-raising performance at the Paris Olympics.

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The Guardian - AU

Paris 2024 Olympics: what you missed overnight in Australia on day 15 of the Games

Jessica Hull’s silver medal highlights the penultimate day in Paris after the Stingers also secure silver following defeat in the women’s water polo final

Salon

Australian Olympic breakdancer trolled

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

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.

The Independent UK

Cringy moves and a white b-girl's durag prompt questions about Olympic breaking's authenticity

From the Australian b-girl with the meme-worthy “kangaroo” dance move to the silver-medal winning Lithuanian in a durag, breaking’s Olympic debut had a few moments that raised questions from viewers about whether the essence of the hip-hop art form was captured at the Paris Games

Pedestrian.tv

Rachael Gunn Has Called Out The Haters Of Her Breaking Performance At The Olympics

Professor and Olympian Rachael 'Raygun' Gun has responded to negative comments about her Olympics Breaking event performance.

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

AAP

Breaking delivers a mixed bag as it makes Olympic debut

Breaking has made its first - and likely last - Olympic appearance with Australia's entry Rachael Gunn no match for her international rivals.

Pedestrian.tv

Rachael Gunn Is About To Light Up The Dancefloor At The Olympics’ First-Ever Breaking Comp

Olympic breaker and trailblazer Rachael 'Raygun' Gunn has been named as the PEDESTRIAN TELEVISION Awards' Sports Star Of The Year.

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