{"id":747,"date":"2024-08-10T15:37:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T15:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/?p=747"},"modified":"2024-08-10T17:22:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T17:22:03","slug":"australian-breakdancer-goes-viral-for-head-scratching-performance-at-paris-olympics-hilariously-ridiculous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/australian-breakdancer-goes-viral-for-head-scratching-performance-at-paris-olympics-hilariously-ridiculous\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian breakdancer goes viral for head-scratching efficiency at Paris Olympics: &#8216;Hilariously ridiculous&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\">\n<p>Join Fox News for entry to this content material<\/p>\n<p>Plus particular entry to pick out articles and different premium content material together with your account &#8211; freed from cost.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal tablet-desktop\">By coming into your e mail and pushing proceed, you might be agreeing to Fox News&#8217; Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which incorporates our Notice of Financial Incentive.\n    <\/div>\n<p><span>Please enter a sound e mail handle.<\/span><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-gating-footer\">Having hassle? Click right here.<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Breaking debuted on the <u>2024 Paris Olympics<\/u> on Friday, and one B-girl has gone completely viral on social media for her efficiency \u2014 however not in the best way she seemingly would\u2019ve hoped for.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Australia\u2019s Rachel Gunn, who&#8217;s competing beneath the title &#8220;RayGun,&#8221; turned an prompt &#8220;meme&#8221; on X after her head-scratching efficiency within the round-robin stage of the <u>ladies\u2019s breaking competitors.<\/u><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/raygun-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/raygun-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/raygun-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/raygun-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/raygun-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/raygun-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/raygun-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/raygun-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/raygun-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Raygun dancing\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Raygun competes at La Concorde on August 9, 2024, in Paris, France.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Harry Langer\/DeFodi Images through Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gunn, 36, didn&#8217;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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FRESHNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was never going to beat these girls on what they do best \u2014 their power moves,&#8221; Gunn mentioned after. &#8220;What I bring is creativity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But it was her &#8220;creativity&#8221; that left viewers questioning how she certified.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/raygun-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/raygun-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/raygun-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/raygun-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/raygun-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/raygun-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/raygun-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/raygun-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/raygun-3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Raygun dances\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Raygun of Team Australia competes within the ladies&#8217;s spherical robin &#8211; group B on day fourteen of the Paris Olympic Games.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I kinda feel bad for RayGun, the Aussie [breaker] \u2014 but that routine was hilariously ridiculous,&#8221; one particular person wrote on X. &#8220;Something like this always happens at the Olympics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>US OLYMPIAN WHO QUIT SIX-FIGURE MARKETING JOB TO PURSUE BREAKDANCING KNOCKED OUT IN ROUND-ROBIN; WHAT&#8217;S NEXT?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to her Olympics bio, Gunn is a college lecturer at Macquarie University with a Ph.D. in cultural research. &#8220;Dance&#8221; is listed as considered one of her analysis pursuits.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gunn additionally appeared to catch some warmth on-line about her styling selection.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/raygun.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/raygun.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/raygun.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/raygun.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/raygun.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/raygun.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/raygun.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/raygun.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/raygun.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Raygun battles\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia reacts in the course of the B-Girls Round Robin &#8211; Group B on August 9, 2024, in Paris, France.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Elsa\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FRESH NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the <u>New York Post,<\/u> 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Looking forward to the same level of scrutiny on what the boys wear tomorrow,&#8221; she fired again on her Instagram Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The males\u2019s competitors started on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><u> sports coverage on X<\/u><\/strong><\/a><strong>, and subscribe to<\/strong><strong><u> the Fox News Sports Huddle publication<\/u><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/australian-breakdancer-goes-viral-head-scratching-performance-paris-olympics-hilariously-ridiculous\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Join Fox News for entry to this content material Plus particular entry to pick out articles and different premium content material together with your account &#8211; freed from cost. 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