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Karina Babenok

Australian Breakdancer’s Academic Background Exposed Amid Controversial Olympic Routine

Dr. Rachael Gunn, better known as Raygun, whose performance at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games breaking event went viral, stirred quite a controversy. While her zero-score routines amused viewers, others pointed to her questionable academic background. As it turns out, Dr. Gunn knew exactly what she was doing.

Australian breakdancer Rachael — whose b-girl name is Raygun — lost all three round-robin battles 18-0, 18-0, 18-0 against the USA, France, and Lithuania during the sport’s debut on Friday night (August 9), with her unique style of breaking since going viral on social media, News.com.au reported on Saturday (August 10).

From her ridiculous ground-twitching moves to her Australian Olympic tracksuit, the 36-year-old was both ruthlessly mocked and praised, as a person on X (formerly known as Twitter) wrote: “If this Raygun lady turns out to be a comedian who somehow blagged her way through qualifiers and all the way to the Olympics, and was bad on purpose, it will be one of the greatest bits ever achieved.”

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