Australia B-girl is likely wishing for a redo after she went viral on social media for her head-scratching performance in the breaking debut at the Paris Olympics.
Breaking debuted at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday, and one B-girl has gone absolutely viral on social media for her performance — but not in the way she likely would’ve hoped for. Australia’s Rachel Gunn, who is competing under the name 'RayGun,' became an instant 'meme' on X after her head-scratching performance in the round-robin stage of the women’s breaking competition.
' US OLYMPIAN WHO QUIT SIX-FIGURE MARKETING JOB TO PURSUE BREAKDANCING KNOCKED OUT IN ROUND-ROBIN; WHAT'S NEXT? According to her Olympics bio, Gunn is a university lecturer at Macquarie University with a Ph.D. in cultural studies. 'Dance' is listed as one of her research interests. Gunn qualified for the Paris Olympics after winning the QMS Oceania Championships in Sydney, Australia, and was named the top-ranked b-girl by the Australian Breaking Association in 2020 and 2021.
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