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Breaking debuted on the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday, and one B-girl has gone completely viral on social media for her efficiency — however not in the best way she seemingly would’ve hoped for.
Australia’s Rachel Gunn, who’s competing beneath the title “RayGun,” turned an prompt “meme” on X after her head-scratching efficiency within the round-robin stage of the ladies’s breaking competitors.
Raygun competes at La Concorde on August 9, 2024, in Paris, France. (Harry Langer/DeFodi Images through Getty Images)
Gunn, 36, didn’t match the talent stage of her opponents and in doing so was swept in all of her battles with out ever incomes a single level.
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“I was never going to beat these girls on what they do best — their power moves,” Gunn mentioned after. “What I bring is creativity.”
But it was her “creativity” that left viewers questioning how she certified.
Raygun of Team Australia competes within the ladies’s spherical robin – group B on day fourteen of the Paris Olympic Games. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
“I kinda feel bad for RayGun, the Aussie [breaker] — but that routine was hilariously ridiculous,” one particular person wrote on X. “Something like this always happens at the Olympics.”
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According to her Olympics bio, Gunn is a college lecturer at Macquarie University with a Ph.D. in cultural research. “Dance” is listed as considered one of her analysis pursuits.
Gunn certified for the Paris Olympics after successful the QMS Oceania Championships in Sydney, Australia, and was named the top-ranked b-girl by the Australian Breaking Association in 2020 and 2021.
Gunn additionally appeared to catch some warmth on-line about her styling selection.
B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia reacts in the course of the B-Girls Round Robin – Group B on August 9, 2024, in Paris, France. (Elsa/Getty Images)
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According to the New York Post, the International Olympic Committee allowed rivals to put on their customized uniform, which needed to be submitted earlier than competitors. Gunn was the one athlete who wore a tracksuit representing her nation.
“Looking forward to the same level of scrutiny on what the boys wear tomorrow,” she fired again on her Instagram Friday.
The males’s competitors started on Saturday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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