Australian breakdancer 'Raygun' quits competitive stage after Olympics backlash

Breakdancer Rachael "Raygun" Gunn's signature kangaroo bounce won't be seen again on a competitive stage after the Australian declared she could not bring herself to battle any longer following the backlash and mocking over her Paris Olympic performance. #parisolympics #raygun #breakdancing

[chowmarina]

Upsetting for her?? It was more upsetting to those who watched her.

[O.G.MISFIT]

You need a career before "retiring" 😂

[Rorex]

When your "performance" is so bad they remove the event from the Olympics, you should end your public "performances".

[gamathis]

How do you retire when you didn't even START. Embarrassment.

[WavyYuhDig]

Her husband is the head of some deciding committee and she got him to reject other candidates and to go with her instead. That’s the only reason she was there. Terrible women

[StormFive]

You call her "Athlete" - maybe journalism isn’t for you

[MindyOb]

She trolled so hard. Gold comedic performance. Da Ali G level

[bleezo]

Damn ray gun single handedly stopped break dancing from happening for to years in the Olympics

[august]

So she danced so bad she singlehandedly made the Olympics not continue with breakdancing for 2 games?!

[Donotdi]

Her dance performance was an unforgettable moment, marking a historic event in sports. It wasn't just a setback for one individual or country, but a loss for the entire breaking community, as the discipline was officially excluded from the Olympic program. This decision went beyond a single failure; it represented a challenge for the sport itself in its journey to be recognized and celebrated on the world stage.

[Reina.Nijinsky]

No! OMG! That is a huge loss for the breaking community & the community at large! 🤪

[danrook]

That s why there will be no break dancing in 2028 olympics, thanks ray gun

[tontolado]

My idle retired, now I’ll never become a professional breakdancer :(

[dons]

Shout out to kangaroos letting this happen

[EvolQ]

That confidence is unmistakable, she really believes she has skills

[MegaWarriors]

Raygun the Aussie legend . History will remember u girl 😂

[CraigularjJoeWoodworks]

Ownership would make this all go away, but she denies cheating to get to the Olympics and denies knowing she wasn’t break dancing. It would have gone away if she just admitted those 2 things

[sookie]

Best break dancers are in New York City. This woman ain’t squat.

[bourenwth]

you can't retire from what you've never done

[SY-tzjp]

U can’t retire from not having a legit job. U were fired. By the world