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"The 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics are remembered for many arresting
moments, from the astounding Opening Ceremony on the River Seine, to the grand
return of champion gymnast Simone Biles.
Less conventionally, millions will recall the performance of Australian
breaking athlete B-girl Rachael Gunn – aka Raygun – that reverberated wildly
across the globe for long afterwards.
Calculating that she could not compete with her opponents’ athleticism, Gunn
developed a breaking aesthetic based on Australiana. Dressed in an Australian
tracksuit, while kangaroo hopping and jerking like a water sprinkler, she tried
to impress the judges with creativity rather than power moves.
Gunn was unsuccessful, losing all three round-robin battles and scoring zero.
Although an Olympic judge praised elements of her performance, the backlash
that followed was overwhelming.
All this drama has now resulted in a Netflix documentary titled
Untold Raygun:
Breaking Badly, produced by US filmmakers Chapman Way and Maclain Way, as part
of its
Untold sport documentary series.
Given the worldwide media coverage of Gunn, including a 2025
ABC Inside Story
program, is there much more to say about Australia’s infamous breaker?"
Muse and I watched and enjoyed this documentary.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
