2024 Summer Olympics News Controversial Australian Olympic Breaker Rachael Gunn Retires From Competition

Australian breaker Rachael Gunn says ridicule of her Olympic performance has been ‘devastating’

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian breaker Rachael Gunn said the backlash to her much-ridiculed Olympic performance has been “devastating,” adding Thursday that she took the competition seriously and gave her ... Read More

Raygun quits competitive breakdancing after Paris Olympics backlash

Raygun is hanging up the breaking shoes, at least competitively. Rachael Gunn, also known as "Raygun" on the breaking stage, announced she is quitting competitive breakdancing following the negative ... Read More

New, better Raygun moves? Video surfaces of Olympic breaker and social media is divided

New footage surfaced this week featuring Australian b-girl Raygun dancing in the Olympic village with some of her fellow athletes -- and it has some questioning her competitive performance that has ... Read More

A breaking hero emerges: Meet Australia's Raygun

As Dr. Rachel Gunn, she's a 36-year-old lecturer at Macquarie University in Australia. She holds a PhD in cultural science. She researches and lectures on the cultural politics of breaking. As Raygun, ... Read More

‘Raygun: The Musical’ won’t use the name of the notorious Australian breaker

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australian ... Read More

Raygun retires from breakdancing after Paris Olympics backlash

Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn is retiring from competitive breaking following the harsh reaction to her performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Gunn, also known as “B-girl Raygun”, shot to ... Read More