Raygun's breakdancing performance drew criticism on social media.
Breakdancing made its Olympics debut on Friday with the B-girls event, and the main talking point was the performance of Australia n competitor Rachael Gunn, known as Raygun.Raygun pulled of moves including a kangaroo hop, but unfortunately for her she didn't score a single point in any of her three battles at la Concorde.
"We stay with her. We have five criteria in the comparative judging system. Just her level was maybe not as high as the other competitors."Again, we're using a comparative judging system. Her competitors were just better but it doesn't mean that she did really bad. She did her best."MGbility felt that Raygun's routine - which included a kangaroo hop and a move called the sprinkler - reflected Australia as a nation."She won the Oceania qualifier officially.
"She got inspired by her surroundings, which in this case, for example, was you know – kangaroo. The animal.
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