No athlete at the 2024 Paris Olympics captured the imaginations of the internet quite like Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn, a.k.a. "Raygun." No matter how you feel about her performance or how she was treated online, she was the breakout star of breaking's Olympics debut.
On Monday night during Jimmy Fallon's monologue he was joined by Rachel Dratch, his former co-star on Saturday Night Live. Dratch was dressed as Raygun and spoke only with her moves.
Gunn, who holds a Ph.D. in cultural studies, has seen a groundswell of support in the past few days and stands by her performance according to ESPN.
"All of my moves are original," she told reporters. "Creativity is really important to me. I go out there, and I show my artistry. Sometimes it speaks to the judges, and sometimes it doesn't. I do my thing, and it represents art. That is what it is about."
With the Olympics now over, Raygun feels destined to fade from our memories. Breaking will not be an event at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles as the IOC instead went with flag football, baseball, softball, cricket, lacrosse and squash.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Olympic Breakdancer Raygun Parodied on ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon'.
