Raygun made an eerily accurate prediction about her Olympics participation 12 months prior.
The 36-year-old, real name Rachael Gunn, ended up becoming one of the biggest talking points of the Olympics after scoring a zero in all three heats in the debuting sport of 'breaking'.
She was horrendously memed for her performance, where she hopped like a kangaroo and rolled around on the floor like a snake.
Her routine went viral on social media and now has many experts tipping her for TV appearances and lucrative brand deals.
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But while she could not have imagined the uproar and storm her participation has created, Raygun did foresee breaking's debut at the Olympics capturing plenty of attention.
A year before the showpiece in Paris, the university lecturer published a research paper, titled: "The Australian breaking scene and the Olympic Games: The possibilities and politics of sportification".
It was an 18-page document, there was a focus on how breaking achieve major viral success.
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One of her interviewees, Lowe Napalan, commented: "Good thing about the Olympics, and the best thing, is the media attention.
"So, we can do a repeat of, let's say, what happened with […] Rock Steady [Crew], the whole media boom, and then everyone started breaking.
"So there's potential that that can happen again with the Olympics, which is what we really want to utilise to get those numbers in the community."
Raygun has had to contend with streams of hate and abuse though, with more than 50,000 people signing a petition calling for her to apologise.
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It comes amid claims that the selection process which saw her qualify for the Games was flawed - though the committee have since rejected this.
In a recent statement on Instagram, Raygun urged social media to "stop harassing my family, my friends, the Australian breaking community and the broader street dance community", adding, "please respect their privacy,".
She also claimed the negative comments have been "pretty devastating" and is now taking a pre-planned break in Europe.
Breaking will not be featured at the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028, meaning it is likely to have been a one-and-done.
Topics: Olympics
Josh Lawless