Australian B-Girl Raygun 'devastated' by online hate after Olympic performance

15.08.2024 - 16:31 cbc.ca

Rachael Gunn, also known as B-Girl Raygun, spoke out Thursday after several whirlwind days of memes, accusations and conspiracy theories surrounding her performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

In a video post on Instagram, Gunn thanked her supporters but said the hate she has received online "has, frankly, been pretty devastating." "I went out there and I had fun.

I did take it very seriously. I worked my butt off preparing for the Olympics, and I gave my all, truly," she said. Gunn's Olympic performance went viral for all the wrong reasons.

Memes mocking the Australian dancer's breaking moves at the Games have flooded the internet since she lost all three of her round-robin battles by a combined score of 54-0, in a performance remembered for her "kangaroo hop" and other moves that perplexed audiences.

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Australian B-Girl Raygun 'devastated' by online hate after Olympic performance

Rachael Gunn, also known as B-Girl Raygun, spoke out Thursday after several whirlwind days of memes, accusations and conspiracy theories surrounding her performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Rachael "Raygun" Gunn, an Australian woman breakdancer at Paris Olympics 2024, has become a subject of intense social media chatter over her performance at the Games. She was ridiculed on the internet for her unique Paris Olympics routine, triggering memes and jokes from fans all across the globe. Raygun's breaking performance, featuring one move compared to a kangaroo hopping, lost all three of her match-ups against rival dancers, or B-Girls. After receving a lot of backlash, Gunn has now hit back at her critics and asked the media to stop harassing her and her loved ones in a video she posted on social media.