{"id":33040,"date":"2024-08-15T18:04:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T18:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radiantmedia.io\/?p=33040"},"modified":"2024-08-15T18:52:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T18:52:11","slug":"rayguns-olympics-flop-the-scandal-behind-the-breakdancer-charged-with-misconduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ec2-34-197-49-85.compute-1.amazonaws.com\/?p=33040","title":{"rendered":"Raygun’s Olympics Flop: The Scandal Behind The Breakdancer Charged With Misconduct"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Athletes are returning home with their loved ones after the Paris 2024 Olympics, but no one attracted more attention than Rachael Gunn, sometimes known as “Raygun.” <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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The 36-year-old Australian breakdancer competed in the first-ever breakdancing competition at the Olympics this year, along with a few of her contemporaries. It was a watershed event for the culture, coming from the streets of New York City decades ago and onto the international scene. It was a sight to behold for Olympic fans all around the world, but Raygun stole the spotlight for all the wrong reasons\u2014and now she’s being blamed for breakdancing’s removal from the Los Angeles Olympics roster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On August 9, Gunn demonstrated her moves in the B-Girl bout, and she quickly went viral. Viewers flooded social media with video and questions, particularly after Gunn scored no points and finished last. Not only were pundits perplexed as to how Raygun made it to the Olympics, but breakdancers and those engaged in the culture were as well. Then, rumors and suspicion about Raygun cheating her way into the Paris Olympics spread over the internet. This elevated the university lecturer to infamy, but her country\u2014and the Australian breaking organization AUSBreak\u2014have rallied to her support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gunn’s resum\u00e9 alone demonstrates her passion for breakdancing. She holds a doctorate in media, music, cultural studies, and communications from Macquarie University, where she is currently a professor. Raygun has written extensively about the art and history of breaking and Hip Hop, but it was her husband and coach, Samuel Free, who first exposed her to the culture. He, too, is a breakdancer, and the two are well-known in their country’s small but developing breaking community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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