Rachael Gunn didn't come close to earning a spot on the podium in breaking, but she's a gold medalist in the category of Olympic memes.
in the history of the Olympic Games on Friday, one dancer stood out among the rest—and not in a way that would earn her a spot on the podium.
Rachael Gunn, a 36-year-old Australian professor who goes by "Raygun" in the breaking world, became an Olympic legend for her unique look and rather underwhelming dance moves on the international stage. Wearing an Australian hat and warm-up jump suit, Raygun lost her three round-robin dance battles 18–0, 18–0 and 18–0 to bow out of the Olympics without earning a vote from the panel of nine judges, who were“Look, I came into the event kind of expecting that I wouldn't get a vote,” Gunn told Yahoo Sports reporter
The internet lost its mind almost immediately after Gunn braced the dance floor for the competition. While her competitors featured dance moves expected of an international breakdancing battle—picture themovie franchise—Gunn broke out moves that had her awkwardly scooting around the floor and even moving like a kangaroo, the national animal of her home country.
I want Raygun, the 36 year old Australian breakdancer possessed by the spirit of Julia Stiles in Save the Last Dance, to know that I am now her biggest fan and she should never stop doing whatever it is she’s trying to do“Look, everyone's got a different style in breaking,” Gunn told Yahoo Sports. "My style is not as suited to these events. You can see the dynamics, and a lot of really quick footwork, and power moves, and freezes, and things like that.
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