Australian Breakdancer Trolled After Paris Olympics 2024 Performance. Her Reply Is Viral

11.08.2024 - 19:13 sports.ndtv.com

An Australian woman breakdancer ridiculed on social media for her unique Paris Olympics routine has hit back at her critics.

Rachael "Raygun" Gunn's breaking performance, featuring one move compared to a kangaroo hopping, lost all three of her match-ups against rival dancers, or B-Girls.

Her moves unleashed a string of social media memes and unfavourable comparisons, including one on X of Homer Simpson rolling around the floor.

Gunn, a 36-year-old Sydney university lecturer, was also criticised by some for wearing her green-and-gold team uniform, shunning the urban streetwear favoured by others. "Looking forward to the same level of scrutiny on what the bboys wear tomorrow," the Australian replied on Instagram late on Friday night in Paris.

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