Australia’s ‘Raygun’ Retires

Controversial Australian breakdancer Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has announced her retirement from competition on a breakfast radio show, claiming the backlash that has followed her appearance at the Paris Olympics has taken a toll.
Her performance at the 2024 Games—in which she failed to score a single point, and did not progress past the first round of the competition—made her a worldwide sensation, inspiring countless memes and parody performances mimicking her routines, which included a “kangaroo hop” and “the sprinkler.”
But in Australia, it provoked widespread outrage over what was perceived as a national embarrassment and criticism of the selection process that saw the university lecturer selected for the Olympics ahead of other candidates….

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