Alex Brotherton
A judge has explained why Australian breakdancer Raygun scored zero for her viral Olympic routine.
Breakdancing made its Olympics debut on Friday (August, 9) with the B-girls event, and the main talking point was the performance of Australian competitor Rachael Gunn, known as Raygun.
The 36-year-old - who is a lecturer at Sydney University and has studied breakdancing - produced an unorthodox routine that drew inspiration from Australian culture.
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Raygun pulled of moves including a kangaroo hop, but unfortunately for her she didn't score a single point in any of her three battles at la Concorde.
Her moves quickly went viral on social media, with Olympics viewers mocking her routine. Online trolls have also targeted her appearance.
Raygun defended herself after her performance, explaining that her inability to compete with her younger opponents on an athletic level meant she had to get creative.
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One of the judges, MGbility, has now stepped in to give her backing to Raygun and explain exactly why she didn't score any points.
"I feel personally very sorry," MGbility told News Corp.
"The breaking and hip hop community definitely stands behind her. She was just trying to bring something new, something original and something that represents her country.
"We stay with her. We have five criteria in the comparative judging system. Just her level was maybe not as high as the other competitors.
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"Again, we're using a comparative judging system. Her competitors were just better but it doesn't mean that she did really bad. She did her best."
MGbility felt that Raygun's routine - which included a kangaroo hop and a move called the sprinkler - reflected Australia as a nation.
"She was representing Australia and Oceania and did her best," she said.
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"She won the Oceania qualifier officially. If some people are wondering how she got into the Olympic Games, she qualified from her region.
"Unfortunately for her, the other b-girls were better. That's why she didn't score any votes in her rounds.
"Breaking is all about originality and bringing something new to the table from your country or region and this is exactly what Raygun was doing.
"She got inspired by her surroundings, which in this case, for example, was you know – kangaroo. The animal.
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"For breaking, when you look for innovations or originality, you always search outside of dancing. Martial arts, how the animals move, anything."