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The household of the Australian breakdancer who went viral for her efficiency on the Paris Olympics final week slammed the judges for giving her zero factors.
Rachael Gunn, the b-girl often known as Raygun, tried to wow the viewers with a “kangaroo dance,” amongst different strikes. However, the judges gave the impression to be lower than enthused.
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Australian Rachael Gunn, often known as Raygun, competes within the Women’s Breaking dance Round robin of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Concorde in Paris on Aug. 9, 2024. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP through Getty Images)
“It was a pretty stacked competition and the judges were clearly looking for a certain style of breaking which is not Rachael’s,” Andrew Free, Gunn’s father-in-law, wrote on Facebook, through Fox Sports Australia. “Although they are supposed to mark five different aspects with each having the same weighting, in my obviously biased opinion they did not reward originality and musicality so she was up against it.
“The fundamental factor is she represented Australia and breaking on the Olympics with braveness and dignity. It comes naturally for a few of them, not a lot for Rachael. It is a part of the tradition.”
Gunn brushed off the criticism in an interview with ESPN.
Fans cheer for Raygun from Team Australia during the Women’s Breaking at La Concorde during the Paris 2024 Olympics on Aug. 9, 2024. (Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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“I used to be by no means going to beat these ladies on what they do finest: their energy strikes,” Gunn said of those competitors in her group. “What I deliver is creativity.”
Gunn said all of her moves were original and that she was trying to be as creative as possible.
“Creativity is absolutely essential to me. I’m going on the market and I present my artistry. Sometimes it speaks to the judges, and typically it would not. I do my factor, and it represents artwork. That is what it’s about,” Gunn added.
The head judge for the breaking competition, Martin Gilian, also defended Gunn.
Raygun of Australia during the Breaking, B-Girls Round Robin at La Concorde on the 14th day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Paris on Friday Aug. 9, 2024. (John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images)
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“Breaking is all about originality and bringing one thing new to the desk and representing your nation or area,” he said. “This is strictly what Raygun was doing. She acquired impressed by her environment, which on this case, for instance, was a kangaroo.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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