Breaking's Olympic Debut: Australia's Rachael "Raygun" Gunn Shines Despite Criticism | Paris 2024

Witness the historic debut of breaking, also known as breakdancing, at the 2024 Paris Olympics! 🌟 In this video, we dive into the electrifying moments that brought this urban sport to the world stage, featuring Australia’s Rachael "Raygun" Gunn. Despite facing criticism and losing her pool matches, Gunn stood out with her unique style and pride in representing Australia in the green and gold.
🎥 Highlights:
Japan’s B-Girl Ami wins the inaugural women’s gold, marking a milestone for breaking at the Olympics.
Rachael Gunn, a 36-year-old B-Girl from Australia, defends her artistic approach and choice of Olympic uniform, which sparked intense debate.
Insight into the challenges and triumphs of breaking as it battles for a spot in future Olympic Games.
Special appearances by hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg and other breaking stars from around the world.
#Breaking #Olympics #Paris2024 #Raygun #RachaelGunn #Bgirl #BreakingOlympics #HipHop #Dance #SnoopDogg #Japan #Australia #Ami #OlympicDebut #Sports #ArtisticExpression #TeamAustralia

[@grownman1017]

Can anyone show the freaking video??

[@Cudjibombz]

we are on the same road brother , tell me if you find it lolol

[@stickncarrot1073]

Same here. Was it that bad, that they don't want to show it? lol

[@lock514]

Breaking b girl group b aus vs fra

[@gbastos3864]

SIM!! QUE DIFÍCIL! SÓ QUERO ASSISTIR A MALDITA APRESENTAÇÃO!

[@Axemantitan]

There are some shorts that show part of it. I haven't found the full thing yet.

[@youreskimofriend2327]

Could the media please stop the desperate gaslighting? we saw what we saw and it was pathetic. no she didn't "shine". she wasn't "courageous". she wasn't "creative". she embarrassed herself and her country but worst of all she took the place of some other much more talented, determined, serious athlete.

[@mizzury54]

Lol, calling breakers " serious athletes ".

[@EnglishVibes331]

Wondering if the statement "She holds a PhD in "Breakdancing" was the start of the gaslighting.

[@hidekeladers9850]

That is always what the media does. Think that people are stupid

[@PRIMETATTOOS]

@@mizzury54 I really don’t find the “B Girl/B Boy” style very impressive or entertaining, but most of the other styles are awesome, and take serious training and athletic ability. It sucks that a lot of people who don’t know any better, are seeing this lady’s ridiculous attempt as a representation of break dancing. She may have ruined the breakdancing Olympic debut and its place in the next one.

[@producedby3am344]

@@PRIMETATTOOSshe did

[@davidmulholland2307]

She didn't just lose, she got 0. 0. 0. She didn't shine.

[@pastina000]

She wants a Re-Count !!

[@davidmulholland2307]

@@pastina000 it will still be zero. it was bad. she basically crawled around on the floor. she studied gender politics? yikes!

[@SHINGIKAMI]

Oh , she did shine. Going down in history as someone who got 0 points at what might be a one time olympic event. People will be talking about it.😆😆😆

[@adamcheung2914]

This is not ‘break dance’ This is ‘BROKE’ dance

[@mcrchickenluvr]

No they got the broke part right. As in broke ass dancing.

[@enigmaoriginal2665]

Any athlete gets criticized when they perform badly. Badly is an understatement. Cant handle criticism don't go on TV.

[@MH-zg5yw]

Funny thing is that break dancing isn't a sport

[@barryfrancis7421]

I think that the point is that she shouldn't have been there, let alone representing her country. Her embarrassing nonsense has overshadowed the achievements of the real Aussie athletes in other sports.

[@ImVikz]

Bro can we just see video without someone commentating it 😭

[@psysprouts]

Sincere apologies from Australia for this abomination.

[@coloradoco12]

No worries mate, we love y’all

[@viix3815]

Her or the dancing?

[@palerider2020]

As a person from Melbourne Victoria AUSTRALIA....sorry for Inflicting her on you all

[@thecaribbeanbelle6733]

She holds a PhD is breaking dancing 😳 wow this is embarrassing and an insult to HipHop. I don’t care what she holds and say she can’t break dance. Break dancing tells a story just like any other form of dancing, it’s known for representing your crew, your block and it was used in place of fighting to diss the competitor and gain street credibility. She was making excuses as to why she was soooo bad. She ruined a spot for someone who would’ve taken it seriously and respect to represent their country just like back in the 1980’s when they break danced to represent their neighborhood.

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

Truth she also took a spot of a deserving competitor from any other country including her own.

[@MsTempestj]

@thecaribbeanbelle6733 - No one could have said it better. Your statement is spot on. Coming from NYC, I can honestly say I've seen far better performances on NYC subway platforms and in the train itself. Do not mock this art form of dancing! If you cannot dance this style, it's okay not to participate. I wonder who the hell she beat to participate on the global level.

[@thecaribbeanbelle6733]

@@MsTempestj Brooklyn NY in house!! And I’m a 80’s kid so I remember Break dancing was everywhere. From Michael Jackson music videos to movies like “Beat Street” and yes the subways and the streets. It was also about style, what you were wearing etc.

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

@@MsTempestj people who do the do the style justice are amazing, it’s like a cross of gymnastics, and core strength training. You definitely have to be in Shape and have skill to do it properly.

[@Lovelyprincess75]

Yes I just saw this and was totally taken back by her PhD in breaking. I'm wondering how she performs in Hip Hop

[@eldesgraciado6690]

That performance was100% pure garba6e.

[@barbo1106]

She clearly got what she was going for-notoriety. Everyone is talking about her. Attention is marketable.

[@ICTS22]

Why is the Australian media and government so angery about the criticism of this "breakdancer?"

[@CodedOne]

​@ICTS22 the Australian news I watched made fun of her too?

[@marcosstyle9033]

“i do my thing and that represents art” … point taken! It is not a sport, it is art … go to a museum, not olympics …

[@BookofJob3XVII]

Olympics is where the world's best go to compete for gold, not to show creativity. Thats for a talent show.

[@gtbproductions1]

A PHD in breakdancing??? REALLY???? That will earn her great wealth.

[@DanielSmith-qk5fs]

I realize she is Australian, however, these are the people that benefit most from Biden’s student loan cancellation

[@merhona3472]

You broke me. 🤣😆😅😂

[@gtbproductions1]

@@merhona3472 😝

[@QuietStorm55]

​@@DanielSmith-qk5fs Stop bringing politics into everything 🙄

[@AustinMiller-dp9xy]

Obviously she was born into great wealth... Who else other than a trust fund baby would major in such a thing and earn a PhD in it

[@bebe1399]

There are no young people watching her & saying, “Wow-that could be me someday!” BUT I GUARANTEE there are some OLD PEOPLE WATCHING & SAYING, “That could be me someday-DOING MY ELAINE DANCE FROM SEINFELD!”

[@targetrun]

This is like when some little ass kids says hey watch this

[@jessicam5712]

No more trophies for showing up, people need to stop praising her for trying.

[@shaunpierce4174]

Please stop saying it's a sport. It is NOT a sport.

[@royandescartes]

The fact they paid for her to fly there is crazzzyyy 🤣🤣😂😂

[@pastina000]

The worst part is that we have to bring her back !!

[@wowlily1245]

She got paid vacation in Paris hahahaha

[@romerivera4504]

Those who can't do, Teach. And she gotta PHD, go figure.

[@kevinedwards6093]

No one actually shows the video of how bad she did…😢

[@JWard-sp7wt]

YT censorship

[@MySkinnydip]

It’s really bad if you can’t find it on YT!

[@abel7053]

They don’t want you to see the truth. They want you to believe their narrative.

[@MsTina86]

Right! I been lookin for it.

[@teejayparsons9979]

I know now they don’t want us to watch but it was on national television and now it’s completely erased on the internet is it’s sad…

[@juanlebron6180]

It wasn’t breakdancing that she did it was nonsense and the real breakdancers truly worked hard for the spot. It was like a slap in the face to breakdancers

[@jlsdust]

Stop giving participation trophies. There was a time when we praised real talent and excellency. Now is more important people's feelings and call brave and inspiring mediocrity.

[@kelsonl6084]

….what participation trophy did she get? lol you aren’t making sense

[@medalion1390]

Participation trophy?? lol, do you even know what the Olympics is?

[@fixeuskeane]

Exactly as what eminem said on his houdini song 😂

[@zplapplap]

Not only did she not get a “participation trophy”, she received no points. 😂

[@SvSdv4740]

To give participation trophy is figurative language 🙄 Figurative means not literal, not an actual trophy. This person's point was very clear.

[@scorpio9653]

It seems like a mockery to me. If someone was trying to sabotage the entry of a new sport or dance

[@Naynay-em1ow]

Stop yaking and show the video 2:30

[@erin-laura]

A PhD in breakdancing? That's not a thing. Look, be creative all you want but don't call it breakdancing, call it interpretive dance or some other new fangled thing. If I make a spinach salad and get creative with oranges, chicken, peanut butter and lego blocks....it's not a spinach salad anymore....it's something....but not a spinach salad. Australia should be ashamed for passing her through to represent them like this. SMH

[@justanotherguy469]

Today, a thing is, simply because I call it that. Well, just because you call a fork a spoon, does not mean you can drink soup with it.

[@erin-laura]

@@justanotherguy469 Bingo! Here's your soup fork. 😆

[@justanotherguy469]

@@erin-laura LoL!

[@elzordack4589]

Why can't just say she's bad?

[@johnjobber2219]

She is beyond bad

[@justanotherguy469]

Because she is LIVING HER TRUTH, and she is STUNNING and BRAVE, on her JOURNEY to REIMAGINE WHAT HAS BEEN UNBURDENED, BY WHAT HAS BEEN. Spoken with the eloquence of a Kamal Toe H.

[@Carrie_13]

As an Australian, I'm embarrassed to see this! WTF, it's NOT a sport in the first place but what the Aussie contestant did.................. smh 🙄🙄

[@themightycrixus1131]

How the hell is this an Olympic Sport?!

[@Resnichkin]

Ridiculous

[@azeemshabazz4105]

If you would let the ogs of break dancing compete. Not yt who have no idea

[@themightycrixus1131]

@@azeemshabazz4105 i know breakdancing can actually be good but its not an olympic sport in my book haha

[@againstinsanity3713]

There's a lot more athleticism and coordination involved in actual breakdancing than in some Olympic "sports" like curling, archery, shooting, etc. Raygun trolled the Olympics big time and even got it removed.

[@themightycrixus1131]

@@againstinsanity3713 i agree but this is a sport for the streets. And for fun. Shouldnt be for fame or money

[@bdgannon1473]

This so-called PhD took a Gunn to breakdancing as an Olympic event. Take a bow, Rachael.

[@wpeters4361]

This was staggeringly bad and embarrassing. If Australia is actually lauding her performance...shame on them.

[@andriasc]

She breaks breaking

[@NoiZeTribe4Life]

It odd tht everywhere ya look no one has the actual full routine?🤔

[@JWard-sp7wt]

Censorship at it's finest

[@mysidianrabite7826]

@@JWard-sp7wt It's strictly copyrighted material. Not that hard to understand.

[@JWard-sp7wt]

@@mysidianrabite7826 that would be believable. Except, none of the other clips from the Olympics get stripped from the internet except for the controversial ones.

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

@@JWard-sp7wtyup

[@justanotherguy469]

@@mysidianrabite7826 Is it? How can a public event, be copyrighted?

[@lisadirocco7090]

she trolled the whole world. not the venue for this. thanks for stopping olympic breakin’ before it even began. great job RaYgUn

[@markskayff]

I think it was that right?

[@lisadirocco7090]

@@markskayff i sincerely hope it was. either that or she’s gone off the deep end because she’s supposed to be an expert in dance theory.

[@ktmamales408]

Her creativity was off the charts! Her movements were reminiscent of a child throwing a tantrum..... joke ;) peace to all

[@MoreBud-Angel]

She's the only legitimate force in true underground Hip Hop and Trap.

[@justanotherguy469]

Because she is LIVING HER TRUTH, and she is STUNNING and BRAVE, on her JOURNEY to REIMAGINE WHAT HAS BEEN UNBURDENED, BY WHAT HAS BEEN. Spoken with the eloquence of a Kamal Toe H.

[@patriotinsurgent1421]

She does breakdance better than me, but I am a fat middle age white guy, so that isn't saying much.

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

They messed up, she was supposed to be performing in the Special Olympics.

[@iceshakle]

More like the para Olympics.

[@lindsayfraser7633]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@micahrichards4787]

Maybe she wanted a free trip to Paris. 😉

[@jesss7858]

Her performance was a joke 😂😂😂😂

[@mileyboy4929]

Thanks Australia!!! It was supposed to be the moment for Break Dancing Debut in Olympics!!

[@genoinjian7729]

So the Olympics have become American Idol 😂

[@drnkazian3551]

I swear i thought this was amy phoeler from snl first time i saw it

[@meanmomma4500]

Oh I wish SNL was doing new episodes, they’d KILL this 😂

[@Princess.09436]

I tried to watch the video, and it doesn't show up anymore 😅😅

[@thommyrubin1866]

First thing that comes to my mind is. She has to be a woke feminist and also a vegan. She is not a breakdancer.

[@iceshakle]

Rithing on the floor like a 3-year-old is not a sport FFS.

[@easyon12]

People should stop referring to break dancers as B Boys and B girls. That is as wrong as the fool Raygun doing her "break dancing" routine. In the '70s and '80s B boys and Fly Girls were us young teenagers who loved and was immersed in the hip hop culture ie rap music, magazine articles, fashion, swag, and dance etc . Break dancers were a wonderful part of hip hop culture however they were called Break Dancers NOT B-boys. A break dancer could be a B Boy but a B boy if he couldn't break dance was not called a break dancer. Famous Run Dmc lyric: "STANDING on the corner in B Boy STANCE, rock on the mic make the girls wanna dance." Break dancing promoters and writer should get it right.

[@fixeuskeane]

This is what eminem was talking about in houdini. Just because u participated u earn a trophy 😂😂😂

[@bobi8476]

I am embarrassed for her because she does not have the sense to be embarrassed for herself. I can't believe they call this trash a sport.

[@matthewfaulkner4323]

It was so bad that alot of people, with alot more talent, are wondering how she even made it to the Olympics. I found the full video on Reddit.

[@d3xmeister]

I’m sorry, but that’s not breakdance. It’s an insult to breakdancers

[@benjaminphillips9499]

When the 2028 Summer Olympics occur. Have a camera crew go down to the boardwalk and piers and record actual break dancers performing.

[@user-bx3hf5xp4k]

thank god they are dropping this for LA

[@jmik5057]

She made our soccer team the Matildas look good ....555

[@wvguy7238]

I love watching real breakdancers. Way more than gymnastics. And the scratching we listen to while they do it sounds cool as hell too.

[@dawnweston9382]

This is a compassionate and intelligent way of looking at it.

[@ed209inCA]

I thought break dancing died in the late 80s after "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo" showed everyone how goofy this form of "dancing" was. Why is someone trying to bring it back??

[@Football-ny2iy]

PhD in break dancing? Either the school isn’t accredited or she slept during class.

[@justanotherguy469]

Who would do the accreditation? Crazy Legs, Kiuriaki, Mr. Wave? The Aktivator?

[@ricardodavila9000]

She looks like a soccer mom, and allegedly breakdanced like one.

[@myalightseeker]

As a soccer mom, I agree with this comment 😂

[@junebugsmithington]

Nothing wrong with the kit, the performance was the problem. Be creative but break, and if you can’t break, go home.

[@WilliamJackson609.]

Why can’t I find the real video. It’s like the mims took over the real video.

[@bebe1399]

Yes-RaeGun-CLEARLY…all your dance moves are original-we can see that. That doesn’t mean you should do them in public…just sayin’…

[@leonardrangel8806]

Did she not look at other women break dance videos to fully understand what she's up against and be honest with herself that her age, talent, skills, and physical strength are highly questionable?

[@RonP-k2w]

Unique perspective? passion and creativity? I don't think many people cared that she wore a track suit. This woman has a PHD in dance? I didn't see alot of athleticism demonstrated by poor Raygun, nor originality. I feel bad for this woman if this is legitimate. Big IF

[@pablonoriega7923]

"Passion" and "creativity" are not the things that get you medals or at least no the things that make you deserve a medal. She had no skills nor talent and she performed terribly, she deserves the points she got i.e 0

[@Jmullins-mi4em]

Oh, it was original. She has a PHD in break dancing. Her parents must be so proud. Their is no way they will do this again. I thought she was having a seizure at one point. Ill say one thing, she will not be forgotten. "Ray Gun" can never live that down. I'm sure she had fun but at what cost? Embarrassing herself? Embarrassing her country? Embarrassing the Olympics? Embarrassing humans in general? 😂😅

[@Dzeroed]

But it looks terrible

[@justanotherguy469]

Not if you REIMAGINE it through the lens of the eyes of someone, who has been UNBURDENED BY WHAT HAS BEEN, while on her STUNNING and BRAVE JOURNEY to LIVE HER TRUTH. Spoken with the eloquence of a true Kamal Toe H.

[@redmouse1967]

I don’t have a problem with breaking in the Olympics, but she made a mockery of it.

[@rubenwatkins2090]

Why are you on this girl? She might not be that great, but the judges for the Australian Olympics team picked her. They’re the ones who chose her, write about these crappie judges. I could see them choosing a high jumper for the team. “Let’s see, one can jump 6feet and the other can barely jump 6 inches. Yeah, 6 inches is higher, send that person”.

[@lmargaret6342]

I am embarrassed for her. Her score tells the truth "0." Just awful.

[@evadburns]

This is the DEFINITION of a DEI hire, sorry participant.

[@SvendBosanvovski]

Excellent and very fair coverage of Raygun's performance.

[@gregorybathurst7171]

She holds a PHD in WHAT ? This ain't no Olympic sport dump it please.

[@user-xv2hp9ld4b]

dawg I'm trying to find her goofy ah video of her dancing

[@alanmorris7669]

Nobody wants to play her unedited dance routine because it's too embarrassing for them.

[@StevenDarvill-nv4ez]

Such Grace.

[@rickymnono]

The Olympics is not the venue to be different. You should be the best on the sport you compete in and not be different.

[@AsteroidB6120]

Why is this an Olympics sport? Thank goodness it's not in the upcoming LA Olympics

[@norman-gregory]

Footage is being either deleted or not shown, on many channels. This already is an admission of "something don't seem right". Raygun = shooting blanks.

[@MLBaker]

A PhD in break dancing? What?????! To see breaking as a sport is crazy. Never thought I would ever see something birthed in my younger years become a global sport😳

[@justanotherguy469]

Next, watching paint dry.

[@nodiggity8497]

She didn't belong at the Olympics. This wasn't about "art" this was the fricken Olympics! It's talent that matters! That women was a complete joke!

[@josephsanchez5684]

I seen paint dry better than raygun

[@RickAndersen-c5u]

The Olympics 2024 is nothing but a 5 ringed circus

[@DavidUSA2525]

The fact that dancing is now an Olympics sport is ridicules, it might have athletic moves but it’s an art form not a sport.

[@jasoncummings9436]

culturally significant sport GMAFB

[@andsoitgoes1142]

What the hell? A PHD in breakdancing?…and then, you suck at it? I want to go back to when the world made sense.

[@ACE1932DIECAST]

They have scrubbed the internet of this video of the break dancing there were 3 heats i watched on the old box wish we still had vcrs to tape this shit

[@justanotherguy469]

We do, the minute you see a good video, DOWNLOAD IT! Before they take it down.

[@Viewitnow2011]

I think Dr. Breakdancer should get a gold metal in the special olympics.

[@shawn_texasshawn_texas9746]

You cannot talk bad about a rich person that's in power or they will cancel you

[@ewillingham71]

She was nothing more than a mockery of break dancing.

[@ownrhythm6536]

The most innovative artists are always mired in controversy when they take an art form to a new place. Notice how everyone is talking about these moves. Now that breakdancing is at the olympics, breakers just have to accept that cheesy white people are going to put own creative their own spin on the culture. Evolution involves adaptations, not all will be beneficial, like the waddles on a goat, or wisdom teeth, but I believe that people will be doing the Kangaroo for years to come.

[@joshlock4627]

Ray Gunn and her hubby attended Paris in the tax payers dime Give back the cash 💰 ray Gunn . As a tax payer , I’ve submitted to my local member

[@Lol3-q2v]

Trying to make her out to be some kind of hero when her husband was the sponsor and there 1,000 * better contestants from her country

[@paulgerrard9227]

Magda Zubanski going scrag dancing would have been better to see

[@vang1990]

I cant find the full video

[@williamsvoiceovers]

The AI voice is brutal. And how about sharing the actual video instead of screenshots?

[@Lightning1998JBD]

Honestly not dissing any of the skill anyones shown as these (Gun excluded) are very talented people breakdancing and any dancing just really isn’t a sport and shouldn’t be in the Olympics

[@lmnop340]

OMG, this is some of the funniest shit I have ever seen. Gold Medal in Douchebaggery. Go Raygun, go raygun. What a clown.

[@shawn_texasshawn_texas9746]

Her husband was an Australian judge that got her there

[@djdrisco123]

I'm convinced this dance never happened. You can't find it anywhere.

[@desert-walker]

Well, I finally got to see it. I think it’s more of an artsy thing but it’s not actual real breakdancing. She’s trying to push some art kangaroo stuff in there. It will never go anywhere.