Raygun's Olympic Controversy Explained

For better or worse, Australian breakdancer, Raygun has taken the world by storm after her colourful and imaginative performance at the Paris Olympics on the weekend.
So how on Earth did we get here, and is she ok?
Samson Smith from Justice Crew joins us.
#Olympics #RachaelGunn #Breakdancing

[@GrumblyGrowlers]

I heard kangaroos refuse to jump anymore after seeing this performance.

[@ssdfgardiner1233]

🤣

[@PuriPura-c7c]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@sciencewins8798]

Brilliant 😂

[@willnewby5204]

Macquarie will probably issue her a PhD in kangarooism now.

[@Izopen82]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@frankxah4866]

The 0 points by the judges speaks volumes. Dont sugar coat it.

[@merncat3384]

Oh duh, I just heard it in the video. Wow

[@naturalisedhker7953]

Exactly, he didn’t say she was bad but he said we should “Focus on the good dancers”. Just say she’s bad.

[@Redcouriercat]

That score was still to high

[@tylerdurden5122]

@@Redcouriercatif the scoring system went into negatives, that’s where she’d be!! 😂

[@kongvue5160]

At least the judges were honest. 😆

[@IsSalty]

“I aspire to have her level of confidence” is such a great compliment but simultaneously the biggest burn I’ve heard

[@HipinyourHop]

well there's confidence and then there's arrogance. she should have just said "look at me, I have a PHD!" and left, would have been less embarrassing.

[@oldblack15]

Despite a lack of olympic worldclass set of skills.

[@divinejusticefeelsgood]

That's not confidence. That's illusion.

[@akbrooks70]

Passive Aggression at its finest

[@IL7319]

there is a fine line between confidence and delusion

[@Hanablueberry]

The interview guy forgot to bring honesty with him

[@AgentSmith1982]

He was trying to be nice.

[@wardchute851]

Being nice is being honest and now after seeing that we can blame her for break dancing not to be included in the next Olympics.

[@carissaf6909]

@@wardchute851 they weren't going to have it anyway. Nothing to do with her .

[@rizzzzod]

“I just never thought I’d be going to the Olympics” No one did Raygun. No one did.

[@edp3202]

Adieu.......adieu 😔😐

[@julieparker1954]

hahaha im dying. every comment omg

[@DistrustHumanz]

What is more sad? There are 14 constestants that she beat out just to get to that point, and all thought they were going the Olympics. That is just how bad this situation really is.

[@ljdattilo]

A complete mockery of

[@rodrigolara6733]

😂

[@micheleking3160]

I refused to believe there was nobody in Australia that could have represented the country better

[@DeLaRafi.]

Truth hurts sometime but if it goes to Olympic, I think that is the best they got.

[@IL7319]

@@DeLaRafi. No, that is not the best they got, in a couple of weeks they will have in Australia the qualifiers for the Red Bull world championship and there you will see the actual best performers, many of them were misinformed about the Olympic qualifiers, many of the top competitors in Australia have denounced many irregularities with the qualifying process.

[@adamrou12345]

I mean Australia is hardly a place known for its vibrant urban dance culture. This is probably the best they had.

[@michaelcalland801]

@@DeLaRafi. not true & this is a growing scandal…..

[@Mibleck]

The IOC gave the organization of Olympic qualification in the nations own hands. In this case it fell into the hands of dancesport Australia which specify in ballroom, so they reached out to Rachel gun which they thought was an Expert in breaking. She adviced to partner up with the Australian breaking federation which surprise surprise is founded by Rachel Gunn and her husband and which has 20 members in total - they organized the qualification for australias entry team in breaking and surprise surprise again Rachel was chosen (her husband was one of the judges who made the call) So yeah there most definitely were better option for the Olympic breaking team but the deliberately choose to send themselves.

[@gina4350]

She score 0 points in 3 rounds 👏👏 it's a record no one breaks before

[@Aree_TD_]

She did, she’s actually an anomaly.

[@TubersAndPotatoes]

Maybe she was trying to do another PhD on the subject on how to get zero points

[@ceeemm1901]

Sort of like that show "Pointless"

[@jaeshasway]

And probably never will again. 😂😂😂

[@Aree_TD_]

@@TubersAndPotatoes 😂

[@StocktonCrushedd]

Judges were very kind not to give her a negative score.

[@joypang5458]

😂

[@Unbearable.Unbearable]

They should have, for her antics before her own performance when watching her competitor and pretending to yawn.

[@lelemgo]

😂😂😂😂

[@SanDiegoOfficial]

He says people dont understand as spectators, guess the judges dont either because she received 0 points.

[@loalishturner5806]

That part!

[@FactsoverFeelings94027]

As a former bboy who is now in his mid 40s and was dancing in the late 90s and early millenial, she is basically slightly past beginners level and no where near Olympic level to represent an entire nation.

[@MiniScudstorm]

His true thoughts slipped and he said around 5:10 "They should be focusing on the good talent, they should be focusing on those that actually won".

[@RafaelSequera]

if it wasnt for her, i would never find out that break dance was an olimpic sport... You guys should thank her! she is a GENIUS!, break dance is gaining interes by the general public thanks to her!

[@usernameluis305]

​@@RafaelSequera it also caused it to not be included in the next Olympics, so hooray?

[@luvkayakn]

“It’s not always about winning” in your living room. In the Olympics it’s 100% about winning and that’s why we expect to see the best of the best in the competition.

[@MrSeanMDolan]

There’s only one winner so what about everyone else?

[@TheRealManOok]

The best a phd can do in woke studies

[@EH_888]

@@MrSeanMDolanshe got absolute no points

[@stephaniehills8521]

Yea , next time they should send there best KANGAROO

[@luvkayakn]

@@stephaniehills8521 a kangaroo would have better moves

[@jerrycaughman6324]

She dances as well as someone with a PhD in dance culture would dance.

[@quietatse]

This 😅

[@angiealphabet5259]

The shade of this comment is spot on 👌🤣

[@ReFLexX_ii]

Hell nahhhh😂😂😂

[@hendrikleroux3879]

Comment of the year! 😂

[@MagicNomadic]

best comment YET!!

[@saltybrackishfresh]

The last girl from the audience they interviewed was genuinely better than her😭😭

[@tatjana7008]

imagine how many talented people lost their chance in Olympics only because of her

[@kalyansapsd1]

She cannot beat Rayguns greatness…Raygun single-handedly got breaking off the Olympics and brought down a whole country which stood 4th overall😂😂😂

[@wardchute851]

​@@kalyansapsd1😂😂😂 what a legend

[@carissaf6909]

@@tatjana7008 you know twice as many boys entered the trial than girls. It's pretty obvious no one could be bothered entering. Oh real Olympic material.

[@carissaf6909]

@@kalyansapsd1 well it's obvious no one here cares about any of the medal winners, but other people outside your bubble do. They don't use Raygun as an excuse to not know who any of the medal winners are.

[@farzinfarzin7059]

She singlehandedly removed the breakdancing from the next Olympics. A huge achievement 👏

[@Handcraftedcc]

They already weren't planning on including it in LA, nothing to do with her...

[@brunoir283]

it hasn't been removed. it was clear from the start that it wouldn't be featured in LA before the paris games began. HOWEVER. she probably put the nail in the coffin for later games.

[@raisgempak534]

Breakdance better with team not 1vs1. Is like monkey when it come 1 people only 😂

[@tajmahanidadetroit6481]

damn shame

[@maliusmaximus1428]

That's actually pretty good

[@pocketfudgy]

Goofy dancing aside, she wasn’t doing herself any favors by dressing up as a zoo keeper.

[@multioptioned]

Works for Robert Irwin 😂😂😂

[@Uhcip]

Both Australian breakers were dressed like Cricket players

[@cjade5394]

​@@multioptionedwas he in the men's category??

[@Holidaeey]

That’s what I was thinking. She’s actually an attractive girl but that outfit didn’t do her any favors…

[@leonakinglion3210]

​@@HolidaeeyShe was pretty but I seen way better

[@Velta_Nox]

As a deaf, it’s like watching a fake sign language interpreter.

[@multioptioned]

Could Kramer really sign on Seinfeld episode? 😂

[@pauls1ngh]

Now I’m wondering what noises a deaf person makes whilst having sex. My mind is just.. anyways. It’s Sunday. I’m off to church.

[@nm.h.7358]

Best comment

[@marionm5311]

Lorl😂

[@johnydee5843]

😂

[@ddrlear]

There’s a reason she never thought she’d be going to the olympics. It’s called intuition. She should listen to it more often.

[@JayJay-qu4nw]

Lmao i see what you did there...a womens intuition is a common saying 😂

[@MrNncon]

Cfos just wanting cash. Same reason they jumped into the firench version of woke openings that's what people fail to see woke is perfect it can't ever be exploited

[@27jezus]

nicely said mate

[@ZafrodHasselfrau1999]

Everyone now trying to gaslight us into believing this was a good and credible performance, not on my watch media!!

[@Balloonbot]

Are you joking? Who's "everyone"? She's been a huge joke for the last week

[@TheMarqman]

Her and her husband cheated and should be be in jail. She was terrible and she knows it

[@texchu8331]

You can tell that guy is trying really hard to talk around it, but when he says he wants the focus to be on the talented dancers and how good they are, the flip side is he's saying she's not. Also, that guy is right that the meme footage isn't the true picture. If you look at longer footage, it's clear she simply lacks the technical ability (speed, flexibility, and strength) to do many of the moves.

[@OttBryce]

@@TheMarqmanagreed. Scammers

[@BruceBot123]

​@@Balloonbotthe issue here is this media propaganda in particular.

[@StubbyLegz]

“I know breakdancing a little bit different than what I saw” is the politest negative opinion I’ve seen yet

[@paintedwolf44]

😂 yes that was the best

[@mrseals8586]

😂😂😂

[@yasminx16]

Yeah really elegant and kind way of saying it was completely rubbish

[@TheDigitalThreat]

He kinda has to as you know if he states outright "It was rubbish" he is instantly transformed into being labeled a misogynist~

[@StubbyLegz]

@@TheDigitalThreat it was a woman saying it.

[@Tbs904]

Having someone do that bad then try to come on tv and tell EVERYONE else they don’t understand is incredible. We watched her performances. She got 0 points. Criticism is more than fair in this instance

[@miinfl7143]

The gaslighting has been wild

[@Steve42098]

Well she's a PHD so I'd trust her word over your "intuition"

[@Tbs904]

@@Steve42098she got zero points. I’ll trust the judges over her “studies”

[@user-rk1dk1gr9c]

“I never thought I would go to the Olympics” Well, people still would never.

[@jasonsummers7129]

I’m calling it. Raygun will be a top Halloween costume this year. Timing is perfect.

[@SeaTurtle33]

This is a great idea 😂Ill be sure you credit you when Im asked about my costume lol

[@__...Sunshine...__]

You joke, but I literally teased my kid saying I would do this and go to his school to show off my cool breakdancing skills this Halloween. (BTW, I have no skills. But in fairness, neither does she.)

[@keikei3301]

💯

[@leddivah]

@greenconcrete-z8m bahaha truuuue

[@BBQHotPocket]

The costume would need a zero score sign from judges to make sense

[@JPB-wy5cl]

If a country sent a swim team to the Olympics that couldn't swim they would be ridiculed. So, if you send a break dancer that can't break dance, expect the same treatment.

[@nikitaw1982]

They make history. Lots of poor black countrys send a guy who can barely swim. This is not that though, aus is a first world country with actual half decent break dancers.

[@michaelmarama-de4gx]

Ya mate😂

[@YatsuRL]

The thing is she can dance. She has dance before and won things. Idk what she was trying to do here tho. Maybe just get her 15 minutes of fame or something

[@alexoller22]

@@nikitaw1982 I remember what you're talking about but I think it only happened once.

[@bestdjaf7499]

I participated in competitions for the school. Of course I was embarrassed, but you have to go, what you have to do. The paradox is that they chose her. They could have sent a "trans" athlete. At least it wouldn't be as embarrassing. * Just send a little girl. It would be cute.

[@jasonlow8715]

For once i salute the judges for being honest, fair and impartial.

[@chapalini]

As a breaker 40 years in the game . If the entire judging panel doesn't consist of hard core old-school breaker as well as the commentators.. I agree pull out of the Olympics.

[@Unbearable.Unbearable]

But no salute to the judges brought into Australia (at taxpayer expense no doubt) to judge the Oceania selection trial for the Olympics, and who selected Raygun out of a small talent pool of 20. They should have concluded that none of the contestants meet the minimum standard for Olympic competition. Go home.

[@aimeeandDito]

Break dancing for 12 years....... Nah i believe shes been reading about it for 12 years.

[@__...Sunshine...__]

New affirmation: Carry yourself with the irrational overconfidence of an Australian breakdancer.

[@ssdfgardiner1233]

Poor thing, though. You can tell from this video how upsetting this has been to her. Don't get me wrong--I'm all over the place laughing about her performance, and I've found my next Halloween costume idea already. I just hope she can see the humor that everyone else saw, take some time off with support from friends and family, and figure out how to use this to move forward in a positive and realistic direction. This might be bad for her academic career, but maybe she'll get her own TV show where she travels the world exploring how breaking evolved in different countries and using her Ph.D. to educate the world on its importance as an art form.

[@douglasharley2440]

​@ssdfgardiner1233 lol, she brought this on her own self, and deserves every bit of it. she shouldn't have been so foolish as to expose herself to mockery by attempting something she is not anywhere near being able to actually do.

[@donnaroberts4565]

@@ssdfgardiner1233 I don't think anyone would watch her opinion on breaking in the back shed let alone the world. Someone should have stopped her from going to the Olympics & making a fool out of Australia. There is more talent at the local outback community centre.

[@chomosuke0720]

​@@ssdfgardiner1233 Poor thing? This reeks of nepotism Australia did not deserve to be ridiculed like that because there were enough people in places of authority to decide she was fit for the Olympics. Shame on her and her enablers.

[@b.b.9024]

​@@ssdfgardiner1233the Halloween costume idea just cracked me up!! 😆😅🤣 While I feel sorry for the poor woman she has only herself to blame, what on earth was she thinking!!

[@laurad324]

Having a PhD in dance culture doesn’t mean one can actually dance . 😂

[@federicafioretti3097]

Exactly!

[@nulnoh219]

Theory vs Practice.

[@kabutoyakushi6144]

should have stayed on the theory side

[@Caz-z1x]

She’s one of the those who can’t dance teach.

[@KunalMazumdar]

True. A food critic may know the taste of great foods, but he/she never know how to prepare it.

[@dpastor6631]

The Olympics isn't about "showing your creativity". It's about world class, amazing talent, skill and ability in a SPORT.

[@lindacosma2064]

And break dancing IS NOT a sport. That's her point

[@mikeabel7577]

​@@lindacosma2064I disagree. Good break dancers are incredible athletes. It's as much of a sport as figure skating is. Does it belong in the Olympics? Absolutely not. Can it be a sport? I think it can.

[@AveN7ers]

@@lindacosma2064 Let's be real. There's many non-sports in Olympics already: ribbon dancing, water dancing, ice dancing, horse dancing.

[@mollydelacy9007]

@AveN7ers If u actually knew the dedication that these ppl go thru to be good enough to go to the Olympics for example Synchronize swimming or water dancing as u called it. Let's see if u could hold ur breathe under water as u lift ur team mate out of the water and still be in synch with everyone else and still have the musicality on top of that. The ones that actually have real talent have given up everything for that one passion I think is incredible. I think that an athlete is anyone who can put in the hardwork, time, and have to perform in ways most normal average person can't do is what makes a true sportsman. Also riding horses isn't just sitting on top of a horse. One has to have strong legs and core plus balance. U would know what it feels like after riding a horse for hours and how sore ur body feels afterwards.They also have to be able to have trust between the person and horse as well.

[@treatb09]

Breakdancing isnt a sport. Its borderline gymnastics. Its borderline double bars. In how it could be judged. But mostly, its just people spinning around on the ground and you have no idea how to judge it.

[@YouTubeoooooooooo]

This guy is really holding back from saying what he really thinks 😂

[@bluediamond325]

Why are news networks trying to put a positive spin on her performance? And who says that the Olympics isn't about winning? It is literally the Olympics.

[@adrianjuniorForever]

Politically corect destroyed World society

[@blaxwlablaxvla3241]

I don't know other news networks, but this one fell for her, had her on set prior to the Olympics and seemed to believe she was actually ok as a breaker. I guess they're trying to disguise their own embarrassment.

[@LopezZeta]

Because women are the most fragile beings on earth, which is why you have to constantly lift them up, because they're not actually equal - we all have to make pretend in the modern world. We don't live in reality anymore, we live in the world of feelings

[@berkeliumk]

"Its not about winning, its about sending a message"

[@Sir_Zombie1ted]

@bluediamond325 Absolutely. People pour their blood and sweat into this, and a goofball pops outta nowhere and... this. She should never get into breakdancing ever, her performance is typically some contemporary art shxt good for non-competitive dance not a battle.

[@turanasan5368]

Imagine failing an exam in uni, and you are over the moon, your classmates are clapping in joy because it's all about participation

[@user-bt3ov1lj8z]

Imagine getting a mechanic to cut your hair 😂

[@turanasan5368]

​@@user-bt3ov1lj8zimagine a butcher doing your surgery 😂

[@OzLondon-hx8lz]

She invented a new dance category "Cringe" who ever in the Australian Olympic Committee said yes to this should be fired

[@ashleymeggan]

WHAT She was hilarious!!

[@malloryemclaren]

LoL 😂

[@Deertracks123]

​​@@ashleymegganyes but funny is not a category 😂

[@bcastrob9226]

😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 ​@@Deertracks123 Dam you! You made me embarrass myself to my neighbors with my screaming laugh out loud and snorting 😂🤣🤣🤣

[@jaefrmbk2k]

🗑

[@ayod0011]

“I think she did the best she could”- well this is the Olympics, it’s the same as putting me (a recreational tennis player for my whole life) in the Olympics to represent NZ. You can sugarcoat it and say I “did my best” but at the end of the day it’s professional sports and doing the best you can as a recreational level athlete is not good enough at Olympic level.

[@cloroc]

Bingo

[@wayno42]

Couldn’t agree more. As an Aussie I apologise and promise a minimum of 35% of people in every state and a lot of people In every single school across the country would have represented us a lot better and the process to make the Olympic breakdancing team is a joke. 🙃🙄🤣🤣

[@rowancucanic]

POV you try to gaslight 26m people into thinking this isn't awful

[@RoyTheKing241]

This is why you don't listen to these clowns.

[@UtamagUta]

but he wasn't - he literally said that the meme overshadows the real talents,- other contestants.

[@johndoeyedoe]

Yup.

[@johndoeyedoe]

​@@UtamagUtanot old mate, but the whole news piece.

[@joephet]

Yup

[@nikzain9378]

She kicked an entire sport out of olympics

[@cool_cat007smoove3]

She actually did 😮😮😮.. Damn. She will never live this down.

[@user-yi2yh3to7z]

@@cool_cat007smoove3 What if she will never live !? Are you happy?

[@keenannorris3309]

Not true, but a good joke.

[@-xirx-]

Literally true

[@musicalbenches]

@@user-yi2yh3to7zShe’s literally living…right now.

[@alex695215]

Raygun: I just never thought id be going to the Olympics Everyone:We didnt think so either😂😂😂

[@leah5777]

This is the highest level of someone being so confident just for participating.

[@yanmoreno7273]

0 points after 3 rounds should tell you that her performance was not at the level expected at the Olympics. Stop sugar coating.

[@grawakendream8980]

yes

[@acWeishan]

And Cool Runnings. Did you like that movie because they were they best or because they were trying to do something that could be very very humiliating yet they did it anyways.

[@grawakendream8980]

@@acWeishan that sounds like a good analody but it is no where f'ing comparable. do research or be honest. they competed and ranked! she did not and had no chance to

[@drconflict629]

HOW DARE YOU! Don't you know this is all because of sexism!! (Totally not because her husband is on the committee)

[@acWeishan]

@@grawakendream8980 He finished the race in 1:52.72, the slowest timing in the 100m freestyle ever recorded in Olympic history

[@lorgerdat]

Olympics isn’t Australia’s got talent.

[@gerula7456]

But it seems it doesn't...

[@bushmastersavimbi3379]

breakdancing is the hot dog eating contest of the olympics. Complete mockery of everything olympics should stand for.

[@guiwonsik]

@@bushmastersavimbi3379 nope. watch high level breaking dance competition. it's a true demanding sport.

[@kelliott7864]

Talent? In that country? I guess they're good at drinking alcohol.

[@peterwong2962]

We in Australia apologise on behalf of the Australian Kangaroos for Rayguns misinterpretation.

[@trinnifranke]

But who is going to apologise for the dinosaurs?

[@johnbennet799]

😂

[@awp4339]

Thank you. Your apology goes a long way to restoring the previous view of Australia being the cool kid. America apologizes for Trump and his interpretation of humans.

[@digthewarmth]

12 years is insane. She just didn't care. So disrespectful.

[@browndeevah]

Seriously!

[@herbertlongfellow7702]

I don't believe for a moment that she is the best female breakdancer that Oz has to offer.

[@bradysmith3024]

OZ is slang for Australia? That’s awesome.

[@alberto123iq]

Probably fits the wokism the best

[@BVRNERMVSIC]

She "qualified" in a 15-man "tournament" that only featured her friends. The real dancers weren't even aware of this. Corrupt.

[@flowerfaeri]

I certainly hope not.

[@imopman]

SHE HAS A PHD OF WOKE THEOLOGY AND WHINED AND POUTED HER WAY IN !

[@trinnifranke]

Thank you RayGun for making my kid Ralphie not the punchline at school anymore

[@hamzterix]

Whoever is defending her, you are delusional.

[@daddyrabbit835]

Exactly. Who thought she took it serious. The Western world is so weak now.

[@Messi-Ronaldo101]

The level of confidence is mad. 😂

[@hamzterix]

@Messi-Ronaldo101 Mind boggling.

[@RabidDisposition]

Only people defending her are other delusional white housewives who think they can do anything they put their minds too lmao

[@Minnastina]

Maybe try looking up videos of her actually breakdancing 1st! She knew how to do the head spins & the rest! Now I'm broken coz the world never saw what she could do & I don't know why!?!?💔😭

[@TheKb117]

0 pts means Raygunn's set was cringy af. Her moves and choreo for that set is not Olympic level.

[@MythicRealTrap]

When boomers say cringy, you know you fvcked up so bad at that break dancing 😂

[@inconnu4961]

What other words dont you like us saying, kiddo? i'll make sure i add it to my repetoire. LOL Enjoy your youth, because it goes by REAL fast, and you will be old like us before you can blink! ha ha ha ha ha!

[@Haru_Misu]

@@inconnu4961their comment was not an insult to old people, calm down🤦🏽‍♀️ you just dont hear old people say “cringy” a lot, so it’s a little surprising, thats all

[@andore8639]

​@@inconnu4961this comment was cringy

[@ganondorfchampin]

If boomers think something is cringey it’s probably actually cool.

[@spiralrose]

I hate that no one respects their elders in western culture, as a culture

[@martyes9563]

Goes into the world's most competitive atmosphere... "She doesn't care if she wins or loses, thats just her style" - what!???

[@vikazhdanovich9197]

😂

[@gregdann123]

I thought she was on the cricket team but found herself in the wrong event. So she decided to make the best of it.

[@meaghandunning4600]

Hahahaha

[@carlfowler1297]

😂

[@politereminder6284]

I saw the still pics and thought this was a cringey after-sport celebration, not a sport in itself. 😅

[@grogery1570]

Like the guy who went to interview for a tech support job at the BBC and was put on TV as a computer expert to explain the latest internet hack to people! Shocking the BBC didn't just give him the job out of embarrassment!

[@austJW]

@@grogery1570 well he probably had some idea.

[@ikahengmohapi4811]

The problem starts with Australia making up a Phd just for her😭

[@transformationtravel]

She just mocked all the dancers in the world

[@tarascott8000]

L.A. dropped it. wont be a medal next summer O.

[@tarascott8000]

She sure did. my high school has better performers at lunch. London canada.

[@RPGtracker]

And my home country 🇦🇺 😭😭😭

[@DefKiller90]

Even people at the pub dance better than her

[@olgabond5877]

Yes, dancers came all well professional and it’s just an insult for them. It’s Olympics - the best from the best are chosen once in 4 years.

[@GraV21]

Imagine trying to gaslight the world into thinking she actually performed well. We all have eyes buddy, & the judges gave her a 0. Hell even Ray Charles could see that after that “performance”

[@jennychuang808]

Correction -0s

[@steveth1000]

Teaches dance at a University, yes of course she does, why are we not surprised?

[@dustinbarbagelata9174]

So weird right? How are they all defending her? It was so bad it seems satirical

[@babagalacticus]

@@dustinbarbagelata9174 they're actually trying to be DIPLOMATIC; it's simply waaay too easy these days to be small minded & mean spirited. that being said, it can be (as the saying goes), "cruel to be kind". she shouldn't be encouraged or deluded to think she's at the same level as the OTHER competitors; it was rubbish, embarrassing, even disrespectful. & i don't think "hip-hop culture" is quite ready for zoo tour guides outfits either.

[@organicsoulmate8484]

It’s the culture! They don’t say what’s “real” if it’s sound negative will make them look bad!

[@thewayneflyinghigh9128]

She didn’t deliver, she got 0 from the judges

[@Ellencorner1512]

Did she really not get any points? 😮

[@neilatanius8753]

@@Ellencorner1512all Zeroes across the 3 rounds tht she did😭💀

[@romywhite290]

She delivered, but it was rejected at the door.

[@Randomdude1979]

Damn she said she was cookin something up she just didn't know she was the one who was gonna be cooked.

[@user-pp3ft2fe2u]

Well I think the judges were very genorous!

[@mooser321]

"it's not always about winning".... It's the Olympics!

[@kikimo3900]

This is what makes me upset. Those competing are supposed to be the best of the best in their sport. I have no problem seeing someone like her compete at lower level competitions, you have to start somewhere - but the OLYMPICS?? Nah.

[@lexxvic]

@@kikimo3900 Well Said!

[@singingintherain638]

What? She didn’t have any friends to tell her, girl, don’t do it!

[@contagioushate]

No, you're not allowed to be honest and hurt peoples feelings anymore, its 2024 now. That would be considered bullying and a 'hater' and have you let go from your job.

[@irregulargamer1352]

You assume she has real friends and not yes men looking for a promotion or a comfy job doing nothing 35 hours a week

[@cynthiayancey4780]

@@contagioushate if you mean in a malicious way , then your should be fired. Bullying people with your hate rhetoric is unacceptable, it's a difference in being honest and just plain bullying people , you are definitely a hater if you go around judging and stereotyping people. Don't try to conflate the two

[@cynthiayancey4780]

Girl don't do it, Raygun don't you dare , girl stay in your lane and keep teaching no one ever say to her.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Mickey-jn7hy]

"I just never thought I'd go to the Olympics." Neither did anyone else yet here we are. 😅

[@ariyangodsi1176]

MOM.. MOM.. GET OFF THE STAGE... YOU'RE EMBARRASSING ME IN FRONT OF WHOLE SCHOOL

[@iansane3286]

I didn’t like her attitude on the sidelines. The yawning, the arms outstretched like she was more special than the other dancer doing her routine. Overconfident. Under Talanted

[@MsBAustralia]

The dude interviewed here clearly thought it was cringey but doesn’t want to say it. You don’t need to be a break dancer to know what quality break dancers look like…she is 💯 not one of them.

[@cool_cat007smoove3]

He was being too nice 😂

[@KH-ch9wz]

He should have been honest. She swindled her way to Paris. He knows she was awful, objectively awful. Australian shame.

[@samlsd9711]

He wants to be civilized. Unlike her who took somebody else's opportunity.

[@MS-ii1sv]

The whole thing is cringey.

[@allancouceiro9255]

The Project couldn't find a talented Aussie female breakdancer to interview? Instead, we got mansplained. And I thought The Project was woke?

[@Jason-rs6co]

this should never had happened. this is not a school project and you dont get participation awards i dont care how creative she thinks she is. its embarrassing

[@BlackStump172]

She lies on the ground and slithers !

[@shaunadamson4634]

Yep very creative, as I was this morning before I flushed it.

[@Zoumero_karpouzi]

Exactly

[@jamescollier3]

everything that's wrong with the media

[@JanDarkyy]

In reality you do get participation awards tho , its a free vacation to olympics in paris

[@romastrings2526]

Korea has Gangnam Style, while Australia has Raygun Style.

[@tomcat1293]

lol 😂 😂

[@gackleballsg2034]

Hilarious

[@dagusia.93]

Well, the difference is that people actually want to learn and dance Psy's cheoragraphy 😂

[@ILSLF]

Not something to be proud off

[@pauls1ngh]

Nice try.

[@headbackshot1524]

She’s a con artist, her and her husband set up the committee for the Australian Olympic breakdancing team and blocked other participants from participating.. you can literally do the most basic search and see there are actually good Australian break dancers and even bad break dancers that are miles better than her… she should be arrested for fraud

[@snapphanen]

It's just for a bit of fun

[@andrewthomas695]

You know, Raygun's performance was bad. But what you've posted is factually incorrect. If you don't delete your comment, then that's on you.

[@headbackshot1524]

@@andrewthomas695 nah why would I delete ?? Show me evidence that what I said was wrong

[@headbackshot1524]

@@snapphanen not when it’s olympics mate

[@rosannagray8752]

NO! This is the OLYMPICS!! It’s a battle of the best of the best. She was a joke and mocking BREAKING!

[@Pgt93]

I mean, she beat people to qualify. If she's the best we have and everyone's not satisfied then step up and have a go next time.

[@Lilgus84]

I don’t breakdance but I am highly inclined to agree with you.

[@oldpeopleplayinggames9426]

Mocking breaking? What are you on? You are mocking breaking with that statement. She is all what breaking is about. Brooklyn approves.

[@kalifkents5252]

Brooklyn does not approve that bull💩. Don’t put false statements out there

[@DylanLee-l2b]

​@oldpeopleplayinggames9426 I'm assuming your a roo shooter named Brooklyn and haven't watched TV since the 70s

[@funkytiger6967]

She's used her "phd in breakdancing" to con a fully paid French vacation, gets to call herself an Olympian for the rest of her life and as one of those nerdy never been in the real world academics is going to write like 75 papers about the anthropology of her performance and the cultural and racial implications of her getting meme'd to oblivion lmao

[@hbyt2477]

Best take so far

[@DonLeStudio]

can't wait for the Netflix movie!

[@charityhaderlie]

This. 👏🏽

[@MyNOLADarling]

That was my take when I saw her bio

[@faraboverubieskerry]

Exactly 💯... meanwhile real dancers who have dedicated their lives to their art form ( it isnt a sport) do not get the opportunity to write papers and lecture or get her salary. She went there to prove a point for her next academic paper

[@MurakamiSinz]

Defrauding taxpayers to take a vacay with her husband and make a mockery of break dancing on a world stage is diabolical behavior.

[@ladycee5656]

It looks like she went there just to showcase misogyny and entitlement. What a mockery to the other competitors and the art. If this is what Olympic-level skill has come to, I might as well have sent my dog to compete.

[@otjinate423]

​@@ladycee5656😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@christinebuckingham8369]

👍💯💯💯

[@JIYkp]

"She's not bad." Also: "People should focus on the people who are actually good." Man speaking out both sides of his mouth.

[@brocknspectre1221]

Favorite comment: "I aspire to her level of confidence"

[@JC-life-is-good]

He can work for a PR or marketing company.

[@pantherablyth]

Yes because they know it was an embarrassing performance

[@heikkint]

When confidence ends it gets extended by delusion.

[@etothez9898]

“Breaking for 12 years” that makes the performance even worse

[@encacrosbie2841]

💯

[@poppi510]

I know people doing it for 1 and she looks like them

[@CounterPunchGames]

"PHD in dance culture" 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kaspafischer]

😂😂😂

[@CounterPunchGames]

@@ElyssaWyld Money well spent, clearly.

[@DaveyJonesLocka]

Best case ever made against using the argument from authority: having a PhD by your name does NOT make you an expert

[@MikeCee7]

That French pole vaulter has a PhD as well. “Pretty High D__k” (nickname for Richard)😂

[@ninahenry3355]

The fact that this guy is defending her is the whole reason she ended up representing Australia in breakdancing .

[@inconnu4961]

They HAVE to defend her because she is a WOKE Woman! cant criticize them anymore!

[@deer105]

She's a Millennial who earned a PhD and a professorship based on breakdancing. Nobody has ever told her no or given her an ounce of criticism.

[@jinndiaz3752]

Girl nobody said woke. You people are obsessed with that word that nobody uses.

[@James-eo6bu]

The whole group social sphere is like that. Including this so called news.

[@PanditaP]

“I aspire to have her level of confidence” LMAO

[@madeyez]

"It just character.. personality...." Didn't realize the Olympics was about character and personality instead of athletic achievements.

[@love-ce5xq]

His brain wasn’t putting 2 and 2 together and why people have an issue.

[@thetruth00]

Some people don't have the guts to say what is right and truth

[@akbrooks70]

@@love-ce5xq no, Aussies are just way too nice.

[@ctakitimu]

The Olympics is supposed to be for the elite of the elite athletes, not someone who can just turn up and 'have a go', going home with a participation certificate

[@mariozwingmann6269]

Its not fair for every better Australien breaker athlete in that sport. The Australian selection process has rubbed a real talent's chance to compete at the Olympics. Her performances would not even get respected in a street performance!

[@TurboD16z6]

Well the judges there disagree with you.

[@FrauleinSenk]

I think no one ever told her the truth which I feel was unfair to her.

[@카일마진]

well her husband is the coach and there aint no way he's gonna tell her

[@Br0wnCh3]

Well she kept winning to get selected. It could have been worse if raygun is all oz got 😂

[@fire_titan5735]

​@@Br0wnCh3winning a comp no one else entered 😂

[@nzjono]

@@EhunterL Cognitive dissonance

[@G4MBIT]

I don’t know about you, but anyone with a functioning brain would be able to figure that out on their own.

[@yolosotoph1152]

"They should be talking about the GOOD ones." Ooops! The shade he didn't realize he said lol.

[@rhythmandblues_alibi]

It's like the opposite of a backhanded compliment 😂

[@sirsillybilly]

That’s the islander. Good natured but sometimes a bit slow.

[@damajah]

Drunk Aussies in Paris thought it was iconic. Alcohol is not good 🤣🤣

[@tajmahanidadetroit6481]

she mocked the whole catagory...and the qualifying panel let her . shame on australia and the all the olympic judges.

[@wolfpecker5710]

Her husband was on that qualifying panel 🙄. The girl she competed against was objectively better.

[@robsherlock9774]

The judges gave her 0 pretty fair call. Don't know what any other judge could see in her that made her an Australian representative maybe her moves looked better on paper.

[@ExMeroMotu9]

This has nothing to do with the judges. You're not from this community. You don't even know who these judges' names are and their credentials. Sit your none participating self absorb over weight self down. You're out of your jurisdiction little tike.

[@marissathomas9327]

The judges did what they could do and gave her a 0 !

[@RyuBlack93]

💯💯💯💯💯

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

I love the one girl who said, *"I think she did the best she could do!"* That is so positive! However, if _THAT_ was the best Raygun could do, she should never have been allowed to even _ATTEND_ the Olympics, let alone compete in it and disrespect an art form that finally got recognized after nearly 50 years.

[@SfS-H4N-cfp]

That is called toxic positivity😂

[@two-chicks]

2028 LA's competition would have been dope also.. could you imagine? It's like central hip town freaking all the best artists have a foot in LA

[@MeepMeep193]

Then kudos to the woman who was trying to be kind. Nothing comes out of being cruel. If that’s how it went then whatever. It’s a sport. Not the end of the world. Move on people.

[@izzypfutzenreuter]

To be called cringe by someone over 50 hurts so much.

[@juliocesarsalazargarcia6872]

True. Though, to be fair, break dancing exists and is difficult and impresive since the 80's, like 40 years ago.

[@juliocesarsalazargarcia6872]

She earned it because she was really cringe indeed.

[@Randomdude1979]

She also got called uncool by that older lady 😂

[@lurchilurch5507]

Why? It's not like cringe is a new, youth-only word lol

[@oliviabuker7781]

Facts 😂😂😂

[@aydindemir4168]

Stop defending her. She just ruined any opportunity that any breakdancer would've had to earn an income and have a future in it!!

[@tommystolt6078]

"I think I can do better" *does a running no handed cartwheel* News anchors: "Wow well it's easy to judge from the couch"

[@arclux]

"Colouful & imaginative performance" Didn't she score a zero?

[@Strikeforce-1]

Never miss an opportunity to cry about anything and everything like a snowflake do you 🙄

[@IDontTalkToCops]

Isn’t that what makes it so good? Instant Aussie icon

[@arclux]

@@IDontTalkToCops Nah, this isn't one of those situations.

[@Flesh_Wizard]

Same connotations as "special"😂

[@LemonThyme1933]

She looks like a park ranger in that green outfit.

[@kennethdavis3736]

Makes a mockery of her sport. Gets awarded 0 points. Gets the entire sport REMOVED from the 2028 Summer Olympics. That's bad.

[@adam88099]

Honestly go away... It's not that serious.

[@Ashakat42]

And neither are you.​@@adam88099

[@yasmatic15]

Not Because of her, breakdance is removed from Los Angeles 2028. Before Paris 2024 started, it was said that breakdancing will not be part of Los Angeles 2028, because of lack of fundings.

[@Dolph-Face]

"Makes a mockery of her sport?" It should never be a sport at all, and it's supposed to be about fun and self-expression. I don't see it that way at all, this is reminiscent of Emmanuel Augustus unfairly losing a lot of boxing matches to decision because the judges basically all hated his signature unorthodox style, hated that he was always dancing around his opponents, and thought that he was generally "bad for the sport". So, what works for you might not work for everyone else, the things you like aren't the same things and the same standards everyone else holds.

[@Bandito071]

What a ridiculous thing to have at the olympics anyway.

[@BlondeyVideos]

Don’t call it online hate….. It’s offline hate too

[@babasholashodipo6649]

“It’s not always about winning” that got me laughing like “yeah right” 😏😂😂

[@danneytee]

😂

[@jamesholleman2083]

Right? That's totally what the Olympics are about!😂

[@katiegarcia2853]

He handled that interview like a true sportsman.

[@klaiejah]

Politician 😂

[@camilleclarke1485]

He was beautiful..! Breakdancing is expression (possibly not a sport) - she danced her heritage...! So she expressed herself well...! I'm sure when the first expressionist painters evolved, the classics were in shock.... bring on the simplicity of iconic movements and simplicity. Why do we always need to want more rather than to want less for simplicity. It think it's refreshing in this debate to hear what people expect versus what is really interesting in its bare bones simplicity. But again - probs not a sport unless you have already had ballroom dancing as a sport.....

[@polianapolain]

You gotta be joking!

[@camilleclarke1485]

@@polianapolain joking about what?

[@leonakinglion3210]

​@@camilleclarke1485Get some help lol

[@Kayy_Kay]

Can everyone just stop being diplomatic about this and be honest for once? She danced absolute utter rubbish, the public isn't taking her performance as a joke, her performance was actually a joke, a really really bad, humorless joke. All this nicey nicey sugarcoating the truth is probably how she ended up in the Olympics when she should never be seen dancing in public. Grow a pair and just say it as is.

[@tonylagana6907]

Exactly

[@CynCityNails]

Thank youuu.... She danced like a 5 year old screaming "Look mom I can breakdance"... I bet everyone that knows her and has seen her dancing is relieved that she has finally been humbled. We are laughing about it because it was a complete joke.

[@virginiamoran9787]

Just call it as it is. Awful

[@CarmenRosaMarisolZoila]

I think she wanted to go to the olympics like the lady skier went to tokyo good for her

[@user-zz3ft2nu8j]

I hate how the group here is like trying to smooth it all over......when people just need to be honest without being mean. She needs to regroup and think of something different....but it should be a dance interest....not an olympic sport.

[@NinetyEighthPercentile]

"It's not all about winning"?! It's the OLYMPICS! It's ALL about winning. Why do you think they keep tally of medals WON?

[@Flesh_Wizard]

"i aspire to have her level of confidence" Oh that's DEVIOUS 💀💀💀

[@annieemanniee]

This is not confidence, this delusional narcissistic arrogance. All encouraged by a nation of deluded oppressors who continue to refuse to stay in their lane!

[@fullmetallovr21]

That one and “I know break dancing a little bit different than what I saw” were so funny

[@pavolfazik9478]

The only honest answer from all of people there

[@philip.c.keriaka3137]

She should have been told honestly beforehand that it sucks.

[@exk6]

She would then have claimed she was offended, and being "offended" is a potent weapon these days!

[@TheLaughingMustache-oh5ff]

My guy, she won a competition to be eligible..it must be asked where that competition video is ROFLMAO..the other contestants must be totally autistic.

[@syntaxd6480]

Imagine if she walked onto X factor and did that infront of Simon Cowell 😂

[@phoebs69]

I would love to see that😂

[@ankitmahar8070]

X buzzer in 5 seconds.

[@godfreyofbouillon966]

I would pay to watch that...

[@SoKimistic]

💀💀💀

[@MKEditsxx]

Oh yes Simon would have told her the truth that she needed to hear prior being picked for the Olympics

[@salvadorsura9554]

"I aspire to have her level of confidence" lol

[@ProgrammedForDamage]

The level of diplomacy shown by Samson Smith eclipses that of 90% of UN ambassadors.

[@thequintanashow5058]

It gives main character of 80’s sitcom who has to enter a breakdance contest but had never put a routine together ….

[@dannii2323]

This is a brilliant description. Hit the nail on the head.

[@muddygirl8819]

Punky Brewster all grown up and break dancing in the Olympics

[@MrKrusten]

If she was actually good at break dancing, no one would have laughed at her.

[@artemisbond9923]

The world owes her a debt of gratitude for ensuring that breaking will never again feature at the Olympics

[@bailey5015]

That was a seizure, NOT a break dance move in sight!

[@jaypee8768]

Broke dancing

[@outback109]

She delivered😂 an embarrassing blow to our country.

[@dannycrankovich]

She not only embarrassed her country, she embarrassed breaking, her friends and family. I mean...even her competitors were embarrassed. If she went out and jumped on a single spot for 1min she would have received 1 point.

[@vader6203]

@outback109 disagree…not at all embarrassing

[@outback109]

@@vader6203 the world disagrees with you

[@TheOriginalGaiaXaia]

Not embarrassing, imaginative and totally memorable.

[@outback109]

@@TheOriginalGaiaXaia the world is laughing at her and rightly so

[@ChrisNg-t1n]

u studied for years trying to get a degree and turns out your professor scored a 0 on her exam

[@vegassims7]

Honestly, she was a Special Olympic candidate that got her dates wrong.

[@SuperSuperdude88]

shes like a drunk aunt dancing by herself at a wedding, during a slow song, and a bunch of married couples are dancing around her.....