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Australian Breakdancer Raygun Announces Retirement from Competition Following Olympic Backlash

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Rachael Gunn, a 37-year-old university lecturer, has announced her retirement from competition. She initially made headlines for her unorthodox moves, particularly the "kangaroo bounce", which garnered widespread ridicule online and in mainstream media. Despite the criticism, Gunn attributed the experience as "upsetting" and revealed plans to retire from competition.

  1. AU
    Rachael "Raygun" Gunn
    1. The people that have like (said), 'you have inspired me to go out there and do something that I've been too shy to do. You've brought joy, you've brought laughter. You know, we're so proud of you.'
    2. It's been really upsetting. I just didn't have any control over how people saw me or who I was.
    3. I won the Oceania championships. It was a direct qualifier.
    4. I still dance, and I still break. But, you know, that's like in my living room with my partner!
    5. I was going to keep competing, for sure, but that seems really difficult for me to do now. I think the level of scrutiny that's going to be there, and people will be filming it, and it will go online.

Australian Breakdancer Raygun

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sources

  1. 1.BBC
  2. 2.CTV News
  3. 3.CNN
  4. 4.2DayFM

perspectives

  1. 1.Scandal
  2. 2.Olympic Games
  3. 3.Humor
  4. 4.Breakdance

countries

  1. 1.AustraliaAU

organizations

  1. 1.Australian Olympic Committee

persons

  1. 1.Rachael "Raygun" GunnAU
  2. 2.Jimmy Fallon
  3. 3.Samuel Free

technicals

  1. 1.Paris 2024 Olympic Games
  2. 2.Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games
  3. 3.Olympic Games
  4. 4.Place De La Concorde
Australian Breakdancer Raygun Announces Retirement from Competition Following Olympic Backlash