Breakdancers defend Aussie Raygun following Paris Olympics backlash | Yahoo Australia

The Aussie breakdancer didn’t score a single point in her three battles and has been widely criticised, even becoming an international meme. But amid the backlash, her fellow breakdancers have spoken out to show their support.

The head judge of the breaking competition in Paris said “Breaking is all about originality and bringing something new to the table and representing your country or region. This is exactly what Raygun was doing.”

Fellow Aussie breakdancer Jeff ‘J-Attack’ Dunne said, “All I know is she represented hard, she has been the leading breaker in Australia for the women and I acknowledge her and respect her 100%.”

Speaking after her performance, Gunn said “What I wanted to do was come out here and do something new and different and creative - that’s my strength, my creativity… I was never going to beat these girls on what they do best, the dynamic and the power moves, so I wanted to move differently, be artistic and creative because how many chances do you get in a lifetime to do that on an international stage. I was always the underdog and wanted to make my mark in a different way.”

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[timothykwoh]

Of all the people that were chosen, why can't they pick an actual talented person who is struggling to make a dollar on the streets of Sydney, and who can break-dance 100 times better than this joker?

[frankperconte]

It's not about the zero points. It's about being ridiculously ridiculous

[outback]

Her husband being the coach had nothing to do with it😂

[onlinedigitalprinting]

yall never understand an originality of an arts...dont be harsh

[marlowemayhem]

You made your mark with ZERO points! 🤣

[ellathebeagle]

Why cant i find the original full video and just thousands of derps making slideshow videos with commentary over it??

[lopezmario]

Who else cant stop watching this? Seen it like 30 times. 😂😂😂

[amafirenze-viuh]

Imagine an artistic gymnast saying "I'm never gonna beat Simone Biles so I brought to the game my artistic innovative moves".

[jessicathomas]

She definitely made her mark in a different way, no one will ever forget this performance, even if it is for the LOLs.

[Bamboozlenoodle]

It's like sending someone for a swimming competition and then see them paddling like a drowning dog to finish last and then to explain: "Oh no way I can compete with these actual swimmers, but I deserve the recognition for deliberately not doing an actual crawl and try to be the fastest."

[mervzd]

Nobody's talking about that young boy J-Attack representing Australia for the b-boys. He did a good job. Overshadowed by Raygun.

[rozenzoon]

Can’t defend this shit, for real, even if I wanted to

[struisck]

I would be so ashamed that I would never dare to walk outside again

[holdupsomethingaintright]

I can respect her confidence in going up to the stage but other than that there is nothing much to say. REMEMBER, confidence makes you trust yourself but self-awareness gives you a list of what you CAN trust about yourself. Those two go hand in hand.

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

You know this is a VIDEO platform, right? Still shots of breakdancing?

[mieshacanb]

I need THAT KIND of confidence she needs to write a book on how to get there WTF! That sasquash move was original lol but her confidence unbeatable 😂😂😂😂

[thebenefactor]

Hear that sound? It's millions of Greeks breaking plates, but not because they're celebrating.

[chackykrsma]

"Yahoo Australia" is not bringing the actual video, but instead they bring pictures & text & poor gosip talks to the table? I´m disappointed.

[lorenisabeth]

I feel like shes trying to show all the Karen's out there that cultural appropriation is not real.

[mareksturma]

Complete disgrace of breakdancing. Making it look it's a clown thing.