Olympic star Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn has revealed she believes the ‘camera angles’ of her controversial performance in Paris let her down.
The embattled breakdancer, 36, from New South Wales, Australia, who became an overnight sensation for her quirky routine at the Paris 2024 Olympics, opened up about what went wrong on Good Morning Britain this morning.
Her unique moves, which included kangaroo hopping and floor sliding, didn’t serve her well in the competition and faced an avalanche of ridicule when she became a global meme.
However, the dancer stated that the Olympic Games need to “better communicate break dancing to the non-break dancing public” in order for the dance to reappear in the games.
She said: “Maybe some of the camera angles weren’t the most flattering for me, the break should be seen in this little circle, looking down, and some of those camera angles were up, sideways, sideways. front, it was a lot”. .’
Olympic star Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn, New South Wales, Australia, revealed she thinks the ‘camera angles’ of her controversial performance in Paris let her down on Good Morning Britain
However, Rachael claimed that the judges and other breakdancers at the Paris Olympics didn’t think her performance was “that strange”.
He added: “There are different approaches to breakdancing, and I don’t think all of those different approaches were on display at the Olympics, but there are some fantastic, totally different styles, specialties and creativity in breakdancing culture that I hope people get into.” to know”. see more of to support your local breaking scenes around the world.
“One of the positives that came out of this is that people felt inspired to dance and gained the confidence to be themselves, and that makes me very happy.”
Raygun admitted that she still hasn’t seen her now infamous performance because she doesn’t like watching herself.
Following accusations that he had “mocked” breakdancing, he revealed that “the public scrutiny was a lot to deal with” but he won’t let it stop him from dancing.
About his performance that went viral around the world, he said that he is “still processing it because it was a lot.”
Raygun added: “I can’t believe how global it’s become, meeting people from all over the world and them telling me I’m a household name in their country, that’s just crazy.”
“It’s something I’m still getting used to and adjusting to and, to be honest, I don’t think I’ll be able to fully process it.” ‘
The embattled breakdancer, 36, who became an overnight sensation for her quirky routine at the Paris 2024 Olympics, opened up about what went wrong on Good Morning Britain this morning.
Her unique moves, which included kangaroo hopping and floor sliding, didn’t serve her well in the competition and faced an avalanche of ridicule when she became a global meme.
However, the dancer stated that the Olympic Games need to “better communicate break dancing to the non-break dancing public” in order for the dance to reappear in the games.
He said it was “totally surreal” to see Adele say it was “the best thing that ever happened at the Olympics.”
“I never expected it, it wasn’t on my bingo card for 2024, going viral, best Halloween costume in the whole world, totally wild.”
Clearing up a misunderstanding about his future in breakdancing, he clarified that he will not retire from the sport, however he has no intention of competing in the Olympic Games again.
She said: “Withdrawn is a very strong word, and it’s not a word I’ve ever used, but it’s a word I’ve held on to.”
“This is a moment where we see how different breaking is from other sports, it’s also a culture, it’s an art form, it’s a lifestyle, and you don’t retreat from the culture.
“So even though I’m no longer competing in those competitions, I’ll probably still participate in community jams and I’ll always still dance, but my focus has certainly changed.”
It came after she revealed to 2DayFM radio hosts Jimmy and Nath on Wednesday afternoon that she had made the decision to stop competing in the Olympics following the “disturbing” abuse she had received.
However, Rachael claimed that the judges and other breakdancers at the Paris Olympics didn’t think her performance was “that strange”.
Raygun admitted that she still hasn’t seen her now infamous performance because she doesn’t like watching herself.
Following accusations that he had “mocked” breakdancing, he revealed that “the public scrutiny was a lot to deal with” but he won’t let it stop him from dancing.
She has since opened up about the “disturbing” level of online abuse she received after the Olympics.
Raygun has clarified that he will not be retiring from breakdancing on Channel 10’s The Project on Thursday night.
The Australian then clarified her thoughts during an appearance on Channel 10’s The Project on Thursday night. The 37-year-old said: “Raygun is not retiring!”
The university professor later added: ‘(I) never said the word jubilee!’
“It’s gotten a lot of attention,” the Australian breaking star told Channel 10 in yesterday’s announcement. ‘I was on 2DayFM and I was talking about competing and I don’t really see myself competing anymore.
“And then (it was) global news – ‘Raygun retires’ – and it got a little out of hand.”
“But in terms of elite competitions and the Olympic Games, which by the way, breaking will not be in the Olympic Games, but in the next one, today it has become something really big.”
‘I’ve been getting really lovely messages from people, thank you so much… But I’m still going!
I’m not the one retiring, guys! It’s Ray Hadley! He’s the one who retreats!’ he added, speaking to Australian radio star Hadley, who announced her retirement on Thursday.
Raygun has kept a fairly low profile since the Games, but in recent weeks he has been seen enjoying dinner with Boy George and Richard Branson, being photographed on the cover of Stellar magazine, and appearing in several radio and television interviews.
When asked if life was back to normal, he told The Project: ‘What is this normality you talk about?
“I just said I’m going to stop competing and I’ve made global headlines again, so I’m not sure what normal is anymore.”
On Wednesday, radio hosts Jimmy and Nath of 2DayFM asked Raygun if he would compete in the Olympics again in the future.
She gave an immediate answer: ‘No!’ before adding: “I’m sure I was going to continue competing (in future Olympics), but I find it very difficult to do so now.”
Speaking about the abuse she had received online, she told 2DayFM: “It’s been really upsetting.” I just didn’t have any control over how people saw me or who I was.’
While some have directed horrific abuse at the B-girl online, many have hailed Raygun as an Australian cult hero. Music sensation Adele even stopped a performance to praise the breakdancer.
Speaking to The Project, Raygun reflected on some of the interactions he’s had with people online and in person. He claimed that people were generally “lovely” in person, but couldn’t say the same about other people online.
“In person, yes (they are positive),” Raygun said. ‘The energy in person is always very different from the energy online. I think that’s typical of the online space.
‘It really appeals to different types of things that people can say. People have a lot more guts to say things online than they do in person.