Olympic viewers say 'she's my hero' as Australian breaking athlete causes a stir

Videos of the Olympics' newest sport have taken over social media as viewers shared hilarious reactions to the breakdancing contest.

In the same square where Marie Antoinette was sent to the guillotine two-and-a-quarter centuries ago, the world’s top 32 B-girls executed their moves in a series of face-offs against a backdrop of tracks curated by the competition’s resident DJs, Plash One and Fleg.

It was an unusual day by anyone's standards - Snoop Dogg officially opened the competition to the sound of his classic Drop It Like It’s Hot. Almost five hours later, Ami, from Saitama in Japan, beat Nicka of Lithuania to be crowned the sport’s first – and possibly only – Olympic B-girl champion.

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But it was Australian competitor Raygun (real name Rachael Gunn) who caused a stir online, with her performance being reposted far and wide.

"My dog when he’s trying to dry himself off on my carpet," one user captioned a video of Raygunn rolling around on the floor.

"What my nephew does after telling all of us to “watch this”," wrote one, while someone else said: "'Rraygun' from Australia is my Olympic hero actually."

And another X user wrote: "Raygun is my #Olympics hero. Bringing absolute peak Aussie energy to #breakdancing, and just having an absolute ball" while many others simply write: "Raygun is my hero."

Gunn is a 36-year-old academic from Sydney who is more than twice the age of most of her competitors. She was expected to exit at the group stage, but is nevertheless determined to help pave the way towards a long-standing legacy.

“I’m super excited to be a part of bringing breaking to the world,” she