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Australian breakdancer goes viral for head-scratching performance at Paris Olympics: 'Hilariously ridiculous'

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. 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.

Raygun competes at La Concorde on August 9, 2024, in Paris, France.  (Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images) Gunn, 36, failed to match the skill level of her opponents and in doing so was swept in all of her battles without ever earning a single point.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "I was never going to beat these girls on what they do best — their power moves," Gunn said after. "What I bring is creativity." But it was her "creativity" that left viewers questioning how she qualified.

Raygun of Team Australia competes in the women's round robin - group B on day fourteen of the Paris Olympic Games.  (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) "I kinda feel bad for RayGun, the Aussie [breaker] — but that routine was hilariously ridiculous," one person wrote on X. "Something like this always happens at the Olympics." 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.

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