Australian breakdance leader hits out at Raygun and her coaches in fresh attack on viral Olympic breakdancer
The controversy around the Olympics performance of Raygun - real name Rachael Gunn - is continuing.
An Australian breakdancer has hit out at Raygun in a fresh account over her viral routine at the 2024 Olympics.
Raygun - real name Rachael Gunn - scored zero points in the breaking competition at the Olympics.
Her routine went viral after the competition, with judges praising her for her originality but deciding that it was not worthy of being scored any points.
Her participation in the Games has since caused mass controversy and debate.
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She said last week that she was 'devastated' at the hate she had been receiving online - while also thanking those who sent her positivity.
Taking to Instagram, she said: "I wanted to start by thanking all the people who supported me.
"I really appreciate the positivity and was glad I was able to bring some joy into your lives. That's what I hoped.
"I didn't realise that would open the door to so much hate which has, frankly, been pretty devastating."
She added: "I went out there and had fun. I did take it very seriously, I worked my butt off working for the Olympics - I gave my all, truly."
But Leah Clark, who is the Australia breakdancing treasurer in Queensland, and runs her own dance school in Brisbane, was critical of Raygun and how the reaction to her performance means it has become harder for up-and-coming breakdancers to secure crucial sponsorship money.
In an interview with The Guardian, Clark said: "It's really affected us. We've got B-girls in tears about it.
"How do I go to work now and try to get our sponsorship and get our grant money for breaking programs [for a sport] that's just been made a mockery of?
"And how do we go and represent our country at other world level events when Australia's been made a fool of? This is actually affecting us on a much larger scale than just memes."
Raygun was Australia's only representative in breaking at the Olympics, having emerged through the qualification process. However, several breakdancers from Oceania have claimed that the selection process was flawed and effectively prevented some of the region's top talents from competing - a claim which has been rejected from the committee.
The sport will not feature in Los Angeles 2028 as, unlike Paris organisers, the American committee have not put it forward as an proposed event.
Ryan Smart