Australia’s Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn says sorry to breakdancing community for Olympic backlash
The 37-year-old – whose performance was ridiculed and parodied, and scored zero points in Paris – says she ‘cannot control how people react’
Australia’s “Raygun” has apologised for the backlash that her widely ridiculed Paris Olympics performance brought to the broader breakdancing community.
Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, whose routine featured a move that mimicked a kangaroo hopping, made the comments in an interview with Australia’s Channel 10 to be broadcast on Wednesday.
In a snippet of the exchange, Gunn was asked if she was the best woman breakdancer in Australia.
“I think my record speaks to that,” the 37-year-old Sydney university lecturer said.
Gunn lost all three of her matchups against rival dancers and her performance was parodied worldwide, including by late-night US television host Jimmy Fallon.
Commentators have questioned how she qualified for the Games, with some of her more fierce critics back home calling her a national embarrassment.
