I can appreciate your attempt at a kind response, but she did this to herself. She has a job. She totally thought she could win. If you watch her interviews prior to her Olympic appearance, you would have also seen her swollen ego. People that are truly devoted to breakdancing should have taken her place. It could have changed their whole life. Her behavior/dancing looked like it was an SNL skit. Breakdancing can be amazing. Some people make moves that don’t even seem possible and it’s beautiful. They should be in the Olympics! This isn’t a moment to embrace the poor 36 yr old with a phd (and pretty sweet life) that gave it her best. She deserves the criticism. She should be humbled and step aside.
@@johnnyaussie1976 hi, have you watched the qualifier battles? They are all on RUclips. I’ve seen some really tasteless misinformation getting spread around, like a round from the runner up from a completely different battle that wasn’t against Raygun. I wish folks would fact check for a second, but it’s been really sad to see how quickly folks are willing to grab pitchforks without doing their own deeper research first. Watch their actual battle, it’s on YT, Raygun earned her spot
@@justunverifiedYou haven't lived long enough to make such a claim. It's an ignorant claim. Obviously the qualifying "battles" were not representative of Australia's best. The AOC screwed this up badly from the very beginning. You're just too young to see it, because you think this is normal. And the way you downplayed Olmypians as not competitive is misleading. Do you have any idea what Olynpian training looks like? If a country doesn't have the means for Only pian level training of a sport they simply don't compete in that field. That's how the Olympics works. In 2028 breakdancing will be removed from the Olympics. This was the year Olympians were supposed to prove breakdancing belongs there, not forgotten to history. Saying it's OK a 36 year old hobbiest without Olympian quality training should be allowed to compete in the Olympics is outright disinformation.
There are nine year olds better and stronger. If she took this remotely seriously while training with her husband Samuel Free ,who is part of Olympic committee or something I forget , she would have at least one power move. Zero strength. She looked like she watched Elaine from Seinfeld for examples.
I know in Australia there's Holy Molly, and Sui, who's probably too young to compete at the Olympics. But the fact that these two exist tells me that there are probably others who are better than Raygun, and the right age for the Olympics. They just had to find them. Instead, the qualification was held in a small circle. I heard there were only 15 people competing and Raygun only had to compete against 3 opponents. That seems pretty low to me.
It's a sad world we live in where we no longer expect or respect excellence from Olympic athletes. You are right in a sense. She had a once in a lifetime opportunity to compete in the Olympics and lacked the social awareness or normalcy to realize she was going to embarrass herself and her country. She got a free trip to Paris and all she had to do was dance poorly a few times. What you didn't address is the fact that there are way better B-Girls in Australia, but they don't have connections like this professor does. She is wealthy enough and connected enough to attend official competitions and qualify. She never would've been selected by someone who knew what they were doing. If this is the best you have, don't even compete, at least not at an international level where you are representing more than yourself. There is no virtue in sucking at something.
You clearly did not fact check. The position was decided at the Oceania Olympic selection event. The Oceania Olympic selection event (The QMS 2023 WDSF Oceania Breaking Championships) in October 2023 brought together the top Breakers, both Bgirls and Bboys. A panel of 9 international adjudicators, a head judge and a chairperson who oversaw the competition, using the same judging system at the Paris Games and trained to uphold the highest standards of impartiality. These judges are all highly respected in their respective communities and in the international Breaking scene. There were 15 that turned up. I watched the qualifications videos. Raygun was the best on the day. Ya sure there are probably better breakers in Australia, but THEY DID NOT SHOW UP. Raygun showed up and gave it a crack.
@@sydtopia1 I read the same articles you did. I do not think it makes this any better. They held a single competition that only had 15 attendees and was therefore poorly publicized. I have literally seen Yu-gi-oh tournaments in small towns with more turnout. I have seen routines from that competition and don't think she was the best. Even if she was, it is because Australia has a severely underdeveloped break dancing community. They obviously have no regional qualifiers and no way to assess talent that doesn't come from money and connections. Again, let's assume the competition was 100% legit and that Raygun is the best to ever do it from Australia. It was still absolutely embarrassing and her response since it happened has been equally disappointing. Regardless, we never have to see "breaking" in the olympics again. I just hope she doesn't get a bunch of endorsement deals or something and cash in on this, because that would be the ultimate insult.
Her performance was taken out of context? Are we being serious? I have yet to hear anyone, including you, say her zero scores weren't wrong. Not one person has argued that anywhere.
Bro you dont know what your talking about. I live in Australia and she is not our best. Thats disrespectful to our nation. Just because you have a PHD in breakdancing doesnt mean you can breakdance. The Olympics isnt where you go to get pats on the back and participation awards, its where the best athlete of all nations come together and compete against one another.
I suggest reading into the facts of the qualification process before jumping to conclusions: m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0CcMyEJ4jXrTDeRETjXvayJZJMS4ft65RwumCgz6qCATMhcZvDQiFw4UPPbX2Hr7Pl&id=536182966&mibextid=cr9u03
@@justunverifiedu r stupid beyond belief …this chick rigged it to get a free trip ,he husband (coach ) of the team is also a weirdo who can’t dance …should delete this video , making urself look stupid
Lol. She has a PhD in Cultural Studies with an emphasis on break dancing. She was not the best dancer in all of Australia. She was not only bad but made a mockery of breakdancing with her awkward posturing and expressions. Stop making excuses for her.
Exactly, if he’d researched her selection he’d know the flawed, potentially corrupt process that gave "Raygun" a free, all expenses paid trip to Paris.
You have a kind heart, we need people like you. But we also need people who can tell the truth to maintain balance. I disagree, the Olympics are for the best of the best, and I do not believe that she is the best in Australia. People like her abuse the system. Other people deserve that spot more than her and if they found out that they rigged the selection process in favor of her then there is a consequence for that. It is the beauty of freedom if speech that we get to talk about this 🎉
Japanese 40 yr. old B-G Ayumi is awesome. She was a kindergarten teacher, she started breakdancing when she was 20, she spent time practicing dancing outside of her fulltime job. While she's better and better in dancing, she quitted her original full time job, and be a professional dancer and coach. That's the real role model for women, and very inspiring. Unlike Dr. Gun...😂
You're missing a couple of critical points around this whole debacle... The main one being that Raygun is absolutely nowhere near the best Australia has to offer in terms of breakdancing. A clunky 36 year old, with moves you might see win a ribbon in a local contest, shouldn't be going to the Olympics. The Australian qualifying & selection process around all of this is what needs a much closer look.
Can you say this is a serious performance of her breakdancing ability based on her past performances? To me having watched a few performances she is definitely more skilled than what she displayed on the Olympic stage so it comes off like a choice. Ultimately to me it comes off as a mockery given the context of her past performances.
There is some truth to this, but jumping to conclusions that she purposely performed poorly, rather than the most logical conclusion that nerves had an impact, is wild. Even the most competitive breakers in the world have a tendency to perform poorly at the world finals - now imagine what would happen on an Olympic stage to a competitor from a less competitive country. I think it’s also worth calling out that the public keeps going back and forth between narratives of “she was better during the qualification process, so she must have thrown on purpose” and “she never should have qualified because she wasn’t good enough”. Which was it, did she earn her spot because she was a strong competitor, or did she “rig” the system because she wasn’t good enough. The mental gymnastics the general public has been doing to make excuses for their behavior is disappointing
Very interesting question, this should be the main debate I think. Even though many people would say “yes, because someone still have to represent that country/continent”, I would say no, there should be some criteria that have to be checked before inviting someone, even if she/he won some qualifications. Let’s say they do a qualification for the 100m in Australia and the guy who wins the first place does the 100m in 20 seconds. There should be a rule in which if you are above 15” you still can’t compete at the olympics. Otherwise, in a continent where a specific discipline doesn’t exist or it’s almost non existent, literally just a regular guy could partecipate at the olympics and be considered an athlete just because he won in his country/continent. The motto of the Olympics is “Citius, Altius, Fortius” which is Latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger", bgirl Raygun in this case doesn’t represent any of the qualities of the Olympics motto, and that’s why people are making fun of her.
Running the 100m in 20 seconds would not look embarrassing. That shot putter who had to stand in for the hurdles only looked a bit silly but we all knew why she did. Raygun was worse at breakdancing than the shot putter was at hurdling!
@@alfieakaronaldog i’m not sure about how this works, I hope not haha :) Probably every continent needs to have at least 1 participant, and she was the female one in this case
@@KaioFalcrow She was pathetic but just how bad would she need to be before people stop praising her? How bad would she need to be before she apologised?
You're missing the point. We're talking about the OLYMPICS, the supreme competition with the best of the best athletes who inspire the whole world : Simone Biles, LeBron James, Novak Djokovic, Teddy Riner, Armand Duplantis and... Raygun? She doesn't even dress like a b-girl and yawns during the other competitor's turn!
@@DavidGonzales-i8r I understand where you’re coming from. Respectfully, did you watch the first section of the video? The notion that “Olympic-level” athletes are only the gold medalists that you listed is such a dangerous misconception. Folks are acting like she medaled, she didn’t. She came in last place, so if you want to make a comparison, look to any other last place competitor. She represented an under-represented country, just like a marksman who missed all of his targets represented his under-represented country this year. The Olympic committee’s mission statement is to bring together a diverse representation of all countries in as many sports as possible, if every competitor was the best in the world, then every single competitor in breaking would have come from Japan, Korea, or the USA. The yawning is a teaching opportunity - part of breaking culture, similar to competitors in an MMA fight, keeping your composure and presenting yourself as confidently as possible until the battle is over, is a sign of respect.
Cool point of view BUT the process of her being chosen from the crop of Australian breakers is the fishy part, and having her husband as her coach is a HUGE red flag.
does this guy know her personally?? how can you defend the indefensible?? Aus sport need to investigate how she wormed her way into the Olympics with zero talent.
I respect your pov but her performance actually put breaking in a bad light instead of gaining respect and an argument to continue having it in future olympics. The Olympics is more than just giving it your best, it’s supposed to be the battle of the best from each country and with the videos that has come out we know she is definitely not the best female from Australia. Other female breakers can do a better job and still inspire other females to excellence.
Knowing when to bowe out and admitting to yourself you are not good enough is just as brave.. She however went to the worlds most prestigious athletic competing without athletic skills. It's so insulting thinking this was the best Australia had to offer. I sincerely hope your nice finds role models with more (self) respect, common sense and self awareness...
There are about 13 million women in Australia, and not a single one can match Raygun's performance at the 2024 Olympics? Really? Not ONE? Is she truly the best in the business?
I understand the confusion, I do. If you aren’t familiar with the AUS B-Girl scene, I recommend looking up the publicly available qualifier battles to judge for yourself. She wasn’t a strong representative, but she WAS the strongest throughout the qualifier process. I can kind of understand why uninformed sources wanted to spread a narrative that things were rigged to try to make sense of it, but it’s just factually incorrect. TLDR: the answer to your question is essentially “yes”
I truly think that there is a possibility that she was trolling the Olympics, maybe as a social experiment and research for a book or paper to be released at another time. I do believe that she knew exactly what she was doing and that her moves were created to entertain and also as a mockery, or something along the lines. I am sure that there is much more behind her "motivation to be an Olympian" which will be revealed at a later point in time.
I recommend watching her qualifier battles for yourself. Unfortunately, everyone making this kind of claim haven’t taken 5 minutes watch the qualifiers which are all public on RUclips. There’s a viral clip of the runner up circulating, but it’s not even from the battle against Raygun. The misinformation is wild.
Do you think the other competitors (if they had made it) would’ve given more effort though? You say both Australian breakdancers knew that they were out of their league, yet the male gave an effort that resulted in at least some points. The narrative you’re giving is that she made it through the qualifiers on her own merit, yet she was judged by the same criteria as the Olympics. So how does her qualification make it to a stage where she gets zero (she’s not injured or dq) on the main stage? It just smells of a conspiracy ESPECIALLY with the realization that her husband was part (or at least on some affiliation) with the committee.
You are too kind. That alone is inspiring but l still feel she stole something from our culture. Tore down what took years to build in three lousy rounds of dancing.
@@alexlabarda2871 thank you for your thought. I find myself feeling similarly. I disagree with controversies that the public have been spreading to justify pretty nasty cyber bullying (like, claiming that she rigged things, or stole the spot from someone else - the publicly available qualifier details prove those conspiracies wrong). But what I can’t ignore is that her performance has indeed resulted in a wider audience making a mockery of our culture, and distracted from the breakers that actually represented well. However, I’m wary of victim blaming. It’s a complex topic - she did try her best, she wasn’t very good, but should the blame really be on her if the public took the opportunity to make her go viral in the most mean-spirited way possible? If the public came together to cyber bully the last place finisher of any other Olympic sport and manufactured false controversies to make them look even worse, would the blame really be on that athlete? Or would they simply be a victim of the public’s ugly human tendencies to bully and dogpile on someone that seems different to them? Idk
I really doubt the Raygun's performance inspired any girl to start practcing breaking dancing. I'm afraid it caused the opposite effect: that pathetic performance just made people laugh at this sport and look away.
This is precisely my point. I think it’s disappointing that the public would rather cyber bully a potential role model and discourage any of her students from continuing to try.
@@justunverified We can't start praising mediocrity, or in this case, utter failure. Michael Jordan made boys want to play basketball, not the random guy taking a shot from halfcourt at halftime for a shot at $1,000,000. If her goal was to encourage more people to try breaking, she completely failed, which any rational person could have foreseen.
@@justunverified A role model? Bro. She’s horrible. The qualifying event was organised in a way locked out those financially struggling, to even attend. Raygun and her husband are deeply involved in the organisations. A role model would do their best to make sure Australia’s best was there. G-Clef, Mags, Patrix, Moll, Fontz, just to name a few. There’s dozens of other b girls. It’s just that they are not supported. I saw a Polynesian girl doing the flare at a church event and yes, also all the other footwork, dynamic movements of a breaker. I thought she was a dude. She was only 17. Amazing athlete. No support. No efforts for inclusion. The AusBreaking organisations know this. They could have made the event a live stream and in each city. This wreaks of corruption and nepotism.
Um I think you need to know more information because I heard that she was the reason break dancing made it the Olympics and that she and her husband organize the qualifying for the Olympics. People are saying that put herself.
I’ve looked into all of the “controversy” and there is a ton of misinformation. “People are saying things” is such a baseless reason to rationalize hate. Look up her qualifier battles on RUclips for yourself. Out of context footage is being circulated and no one is actually doing basic fact checking.
She shouldn't have been allowed to compete or even qualify. This shouldn't have happened. She really damaged the image of Break dancing, even worse, because it was the olmypics debut.
@@Vosmalus mate, respectfully, did you watch the first 30 seconds of the vid? Never said the performance was strong, she came in last for a reason. But the narratives coming from uninformed sources about rigging and other factually incorrect information are “nuts” and should be the most transparent signal that maybe the mean spirited takes folks are relying on those narratives to justify have gone unconscionably beyond what is “fair”. I encourage taking a step back and leading with kindness ✌️
@@justunverified You are calling people mean spirited for calling out an embarrassment of a performance and using words like hate because of people criticizing. I understand the conspiracy part, people don't always do their research and just jump on the bandwagon but many people are calling out the performance and you are giving her kudos for bravery, come on man. I agree with you for spreading misinformation but not defending her performance, it was just bad. When it comes to the Olympics, younger people should look up to it for what it is, not a place to go to get a trophy for participation.
@@Vosmalus look, I hear you, I do. But this narrative that “Olympic-level” is synonymous with athletes that medaled, like Simon Biles and Novak Djokavic is very dangerous. Mid-way through the vid I talk about the factual goal of the Olympics - giving representation to under-represented countries. Again, I never said she was a strong competitor, she came in dead last - that is not a hateful take, basic criticism is not hateful - I hear where you are coming from and I agree. But i hope you also take a step back and agree that there is a line where criticism does go too far and becomes hateful rhetoric. That line can be tricky to identify, but the tell-tale sign of when that’s happened is when folks use misinformation to try and justify their “criticism” rather than using logic and the available facts. Put it this way, take any other last place finishers in any other events. I would also say their performances weren’t strong, I think you’d agree that isn’t a “hateful” take. But no one is making videos mocking the slowest runner at the Olympics, or the archer that missed every single target this year. No one is sending them death threats and creating factually incorrect conspiracies that “they must have rigged their country’s qualifier’s”. And no one is saying “they were bad, and that’s not what the Olympics are about” 👀Respectfully, based on viewership numbers, 99% of folks that are passionately jumping on the bandwagon of saying how bad she was didn’t even actually watch her battles, they just watched clips on TikTok or Instagram where folks purposefully cut together non-sensical parts of her rounds and added purposefully silly background music. Did you actually watch all of Raygun’s battles and the other competitor’s battles before forming your opinion? Because, there were other subjectively weaker competitors - notably Morocco and the Refugee team representative. USA, China, and Japan dominated, which is in line with the actual breaking circuit. So it was really cool that the Olympics allowed the refugee team, Morocco, Australia, and other under-represented countries to send athletes to compete as well. But even though all of them were outclassed, something about Raygun being white and from a country that usually does well in other sports, confused people enough that they cumulatively decided that she was an easier target to make fun of, instead of the other competitors that had similarly weak performances. Stuff to reflect on, hopefully
@@justunverified This is a rare moment i wish i could actually have this conversation in person because it's hard for me to have a deep meaningful conversation over the internet. I respect that you're polite and i actually agree with some things but not others, i would really like to know why you think the way you do on certain things because i strongly disagree with some of your comments. So we agree that misinformation is bad, that her performance was lackluster or in your words, "not a strong competitor" but we won't agree on what the olympics should represent or what a role model looks like or what bravery means. I know you don't think i don't understand but i tried, i just don't want to explain it by writing a book on why i do and don't agree about some of the things you said, just felt like you were trying to defend her and her performance by trying to speak to who she is as a person. The fact of the matter is her performance was bad and her participation shouldn't give her a pass on criticism. This will be my last reply, just hope you took your same advice and best wishes. 🖖
@@Vosmalus this will be my last message as well. To close on a positive note for everyone, I’ll answer the question of what I recognize bravery to be. I think it’s totally understandable and maybe even more rationale that people look up to star athletes, celebrities, and the most wealthy people in the world as their role models. Personally, I respect bravery, (the willingness to try) and while it certainly takes bravery to try when someone is already the best in the world, I would argue it takes more bravery to try when you know that you’re the underdog. Put differently, to me, while others might see the most jacked dude at the gym as the only logical “hero”, my friend who turned their life around by going to the gym and ‘decided to try’, despite feeling judged for his size at the gym, demonstrated more bravery than anyone else there. Folks I’ve met that had no job prospects but still got up every day to work minimum wage and go to night school to get a chance at a corporate job, to me, demonstrated more (or at least a different kind of) bravery than the person that was handed a 6-figure job right out of college. If Raygun had done any of the controversial things that media outlets have pushed, like rigging the qualifiers, then of course I’d be the first one to discredit her as well. But when the misinformation is cleared up, what’s objectively left, is a woman in her mid-30s who went through a fair and arduous qualification process and managed to beat more athletic girls by being consistent and better composed under pressure. All of that work, all of that “trying” was to go to the Olympics to represent her country knowing that she would almost certainly get smoked by more competitive countries in front of millions of potentially judgmental viewers. It takes bravery for anyone to compete - but personally, I think it’s easier to try when you know you’re the favorite to win. For anything in life, I believe it’s harder to try and easier to give up when you know the cards are stacked against you. I think those people are rare, and unfortunately don’t get celebrated enough.
You're not wrong in everything you said, except when you said Ray Gun was the best of her country. That's incorrect. You're not a nice guy you're trying to appear as. You're lying.
No, you are wrong. The Olympics is supposed to be an event where only the best of the best compete. Her level of incompetence should have never creeped into the Olympics and rightfully so this event was dropped.
@@krisefor respectfully, check your facts before making confident claims: 1. Olympics are not for the “best of the best”, the mission statement is to get representation from all countries. It’s very dangerous to compare the last place finisher with the gold medalists that you’re probably thinking of. Remember that there were Olympic archers that missed every target, runners with incredibly slow times, and gymnasts who missed the bar completely 2. Breaking was never planned to be in the Olympics after this year. It was a one time event, so the public twisting that narrative to justify their behavior towards Raygun is very unfortunate Criticism is understandable, but please use actual facts and logic before spreading things that aren’t true ✌️
Man, I get you, but what has happened is not OK on so many levels. Not for her, not for the Olympics, not for Breaking (what is apparently not called Breakdance anymore, because any kind of explicit dancing competition is usually rejected by the IOC, presumably for good reasons). When you see the interviews pre-competition, she does not come around like the humble adult person who knows that she cannot compete and just want to do what she loves, like you described it. She comes around like a very young woman who exploit all these things for her identity formation, like (young) people just do it in the age of Facebook and Instagram, and that is one of the reasons that has caused this backlash. Normally, I am not even bothered by the stuff on the internet, but I am a sportsman myself, and I was growing up in the Hip Hop culture as well. You can not translate this lovely Hip Hop attitude, that I do in general agree with, into the Olympic sports. Hip Hop is a subculture born by the motivation to replace the mainstream goals with something else. Olympia is the peak of the competitive mainstream. When B-boys and B-girls want to be Olympic, they have to be Olympic (with all the spirits they have called for). I am a boxer, but going in the ring against Tyson Fury is not the fulfillment of my dreams, it is nonsense that will end up horribly. My coach would not allow it anyway. He would not allow anything that he thinks, I am not ready for, that is what coaches are supposed to do. Man, what has happened is not OK, and you should consider that she suffers the most. I do not agree with your statement, even though I love the message.
You are very kind and I like it, you have god points there but we must also face reality. When she went there she came with responsibility to represent her country. You send your best of best to represent your country and your people. Thats why it is totally fair to assume that all other dancers in her country are even worse because she should be best that Australia can offer. I think she could do much better but that show she came up with was like "motto of these Olympics is: weird means better I will come with weird dance show".
Trying to paint her as the new Eddie the eagle or Erik the eel, is not going to cut it. She is not someone passionate about her sport, just lacking the funding to train in the proper way, she has no skill and was selected because of her privilege, not due to lack of privilege, and that is why she is rightfully made fun of. Add to this she tarnished the whole "sport" and made a mockery of it as a competitive thing, with something that was literally as cringey as Ricky Gervais (David Brent's) office tv show dance. While, the likes of Eddie and Erik were inspirations who only boosted the status of their sports.
@@jonathanhockey9943 strong claims. Respectfully, it sounds like you’ve read headlines that support a hateful rhetoric. I wouldn’t be trying to paint her as anything if any of the controversies held weight. I may make a video about the misinformation going around, but I suggest folks do their own research as well, all of the actual information is publicly available
@@justunverifiedI wouldn't say anything if it weren't for people rushing to defend the undefendable. I have nothing against her personally, and would not condone personally attacking anyone. I don't listen to others rhetoric, I just saw the "dance", saw some of the people like you rushing to defend her regardless of the plain simple reality in front of your face and put 1 and 1 together. Along with many others, I don't actually care about your yawnworthy attempts to make this about some "hate" narrative. What would the hate consist in exactly? Other than hating terrible sporting performance? Is that a hate crime? She put herself on the world stage claiming to be something she is not, you reap what you sow . All well and good you saying you want to search the facts of this case, but you have clearly put all your eggs in one basket before the fact, so it will be no surprise what facts you look for and what facts you ignore.
There was no big conspiracy. Just someone out of their league on the international stage, just like a lot of other entries at the Olympics in various sports.
@@nineteenfortyeight6762 Not everyone wanted to go to the olympics (or couldn't afford to), and there aren't nearly as many bgirls in general. If there's a privilege involved then its more being able to afford it.
@@nineteenfortyeight6762 have you watched the qualifier battles? They’re all on RUclips. Folks are so quick to find a reason to keep spreading this hate; they don’t do any research on their own
Guys. She was not just out of a some league. She struggles to do the basics. She was and is holding on a fantasy and people do not help her. You do not help her with that, It is not cool.
Guys this was political and done on purpose...she even had her husband as a coach of the team and a judge of the completion she apparently won to go to the Olympics .... she did this to make Breaking look bad.... as she stated in her thesis against the patriarchy in breaking...she has tainted what is pure and have changed the lives of many ...she wanted to Make a mockery of it. BBOYS are too nice ...do a deep dive on raygun and how it was all set up.....always a hidden agenda...time will show truth as it always does.
I recommend watching the publicly available qualifier battles to judge for yourself. “Truth” is a very dangerous label to use when referring to information gathered from folks trying to rationalize and normalize their hateful cyber bullying. Please, watch the qualifiers before making a well-informed judgement call
You d riding here bro Please stop simping. The one and ONLY qualifying event in Raygun’s home town, was poorly organised, locked out many b girls and was flawed in its organisation.
Footwork is already an acquired taste. Her moves and transitions have been around for 20 years and there was nothing original or creative about it. She's no Roxrite, Cloud, or Zeshin. All she did was what Austin Powers did to the James Bond movies in the 90's - ruin the image so no one could take it seriously. Her performance is what you'd expect to see at the prelims of an amateur competition - bboys that have only trained for a few months and competing for the very first time. Hard to justify sending that kind of talent to the big stage, but as you said, that may very well be all Australia had to offer. Every 4 years we see memes about how we should place an average person in the Olympics for comparison. Unfortunately, it had to be breakdancing.
She isn't a role model. She is selfish. She did this for HER and she set breaking back several years. It has now become an old punchline as far as the Olympics and thanks to her selfishness, we will most likely never see breaking in the Olympics again. It doesn't matter how well some of the others did. THIS is what the world sees, and this is how it's judged.
Wow sorry bro u have no idea how she really got in!!! Her husband should go to jail... Stop making news up to cover her up.... She's going to get EXPOSED!!!
@@jonquiogue6755 I suggest watching the publicly available qualifier battles before making a better informed judgement call. The mental gymnastics folks are making to have an excuse to cyber bully her is disappointing
"a niece who I love more than I’m willing to explain in a public video" 🤮 You’ve been reported… kidding but seriously, the creepiest way to express a lovely sentiment.
I can appreciate your attempt at a kind response, but she did this to herself. She has a job. She totally thought she could win. If you watch her interviews prior to her Olympic appearance, you would have also seen her swollen ego. People that are truly devoted to breakdancing should have taken her place. It could have changed their whole life. Her behavior/dancing looked like it was an SNL skit. Breakdancing can be amazing. Some people make moves that don’t even seem possible and it’s beautiful. They should be in the Olympics! This isn’t a moment to embrace the poor 36 yr old with a phd (and pretty sweet life) that gave it her best. She deserves the criticism. She should be humbled and step aside.
The Kangaroo move is now the most popular break dancing move in the world! 🦘🦘🦘
And the worst
Firstly, and most importantly, there is no way that Raygun is anywhere near the best in Australia.
For real. What an insult.
@@johnnyaussie1976 hi, have you watched the qualifier battles? They are all on RUclips. I’ve seen some really tasteless misinformation getting spread around, like a round from the runner up from a completely different battle that wasn’t against Raygun. I wish folks would fact check for a second, but it’s been really sad to see how quickly folks are willing to grab pitchforks without doing their own deeper research first. Watch their actual battle, it’s on YT, Raygun earned her spot
@@justunverifiedYou haven't lived long enough to make such a claim. It's an ignorant claim. Obviously the qualifying "battles" were not representative of Australia's best. The AOC screwed this up badly from the very beginning.
You're just too young to see it, because you think this is normal.
And the way you downplayed Olmypians as not competitive is misleading. Do you have any idea what Olynpian training looks like? If a country doesn't have the means for Only pian level training of a sport they simply don't compete in that field. That's how the Olympics works.
In 2028 breakdancing will be removed from the Olympics. This was the year Olympians were supposed to prove breakdancing belongs there, not forgotten to history. Saying it's OK a 36 year old hobbiest without Olympian quality training should be allowed to compete in the Olympics is outright disinformation.
There are nine year olds better and stronger. If she took this remotely seriously while training with her husband Samuel Free ,who is part of Olympic committee or something I forget , she would have at least one power move. Zero strength. She looked like she watched Elaine from Seinfeld for examples.
I know in Australia there's Holy Molly, and Sui, who's probably too young to compete at the Olympics.
But the fact that these two exist tells me that there are probably others who are better than Raygun, and the right age for the Olympics. They just had to find them.
Instead, the qualification was held in a small circle.
I heard there were only 15 people competing and Raygun only had to compete against 3 opponents. That seems pretty low to me.
It's a sad world we live in where we no longer expect or respect excellence from Olympic athletes. You are right in a sense. She had a once in a lifetime opportunity to compete in the Olympics and lacked the social awareness or normalcy to realize she was going to embarrass herself and her country. She got a free trip to Paris and all she had to do was dance poorly a few times.
What you didn't address is the fact that there are way better B-Girls in Australia, but they don't have connections like this professor does. She is wealthy enough and connected enough to attend official competitions and qualify. She never would've been selected by someone who knew what they were doing.
If this is the best you have, don't even compete, at least not at an international level where you are representing more than yourself. There is no virtue in sucking at something.
You clearly did not fact check. The position was decided at the Oceania Olympic selection event.
The Oceania Olympic selection event (The QMS 2023 WDSF Oceania Breaking Championships) in October 2023 brought together the top Breakers, both Bgirls and Bboys. A panel of 9 international adjudicators, a head judge and a chairperson who oversaw the competition, using the same judging system at the Paris Games and trained to uphold the highest standards of impartiality. These judges are all highly respected in their respective communities and in the international Breaking scene.
There were 15 that turned up. I watched the qualifications videos. Raygun was the best on the day. Ya sure there are probably better breakers in Australia, but THEY DID NOT SHOW UP. Raygun showed up and gave it a crack.
@@sydtopia1 I read the same articles you did. I do not think it makes this any better. They held a single competition that only had 15 attendees and was therefore poorly publicized. I have literally seen Yu-gi-oh tournaments in small towns with more turnout.
I have seen routines from that competition and don't think she was the best. Even if she was, it is because Australia has a severely underdeveloped break dancing community. They obviously have no regional qualifiers and no way to assess talent that doesn't come from money and connections.
Again, let's assume the competition was 100% legit and that Raygun is the best to ever do it from Australia. It was still absolutely embarrassing and her response since it happened has been equally disappointing. Regardless, we never have to see "breaking" in the olympics again. I just hope she doesn't get a bunch of endorsement deals or something and cash in on this, because that would be the ultimate insult.
@@archiemack6045 I went to a secret beyblade tournament where the location wasn't announced until the day before, 200 people showed up 😂
Boy, you should write a book on excuses for incompetence.
Yea it’s called , my cousin tried to build a skyscraper , and it crashed but he did his best 🙏 …this dude is a clown
Her performance was taken out of context? Are we being serious?
I have yet to hear anyone, including you, say her zero scores weren't wrong. Not one person has argued that anywhere.
What a 🐊
I’m not mean spirited!
That performance was embarrassing, made a mockery of the Olympics, and it got what it deserved IMO
Bro you dont know what your talking about. I live in Australia and she is not our best. Thats disrespectful to our nation. Just because you have a PHD in breakdancing doesnt mean you can breakdance. The Olympics isnt where you go to get pats on the back and participation awards, its where the best athlete of all nations come together and compete against one another.
I suggest reading into the facts of the qualification process before jumping to conclusions: m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0CcMyEJ4jXrTDeRETjXvayJZJMS4ft65RwumCgz6qCATMhcZvDQiFw4UPPbX2Hr7Pl&id=536182966&mibextid=cr9u03
@@justunverifiedu r stupid beyond belief …this chick rigged it to get a free trip ,he husband (coach ) of the team is also a weirdo who can’t dance …should delete this video , making urself look stupid
Lol. She has a PhD in Cultural Studies with an emphasis on break dancing. She was not the best dancer in all of Australia. She was not only bad but made a mockery of breakdancing with her awkward posturing and expressions. Stop making excuses for her.
Exactly, if he’d researched her selection he’d know the flawed, potentially corrupt process that gave "Raygun" a free, all expenses paid trip to Paris.
Exactly! There’s a reason why she scored 0.0 🤣
You have a kind heart, we need people like you. But we also need people who can tell the truth to maintain balance. I disagree, the Olympics are for the best of the best, and I do not believe that she is the best in Australia. People like her abuse the system. Other people deserve that spot more than her and if they found out that they rigged the selection process in favor of her then there is a consequence for that. It is the beauty of freedom if speech that we get to talk about this 🎉
You said we need to tell the truth, then said "I do not believe" and gave an opinion. How do you know she's not the best? Best is subjective.
Japanese 40 yr. old B-G Ayumi is awesome. She was a kindergarten teacher, she started breakdancing when she was 20, she spent time practicing dancing outside of her fulltime job. While she's better and better in dancing, she quitted her original full time job, and be a professional dancer and coach. That's the real role model for women, and very inspiring. Unlike Dr. Gun...😂
You're missing a couple of critical points around this whole debacle... The main one being that Raygun is absolutely nowhere near the best Australia has to offer in terms of breakdancing. A clunky 36 year old, with moves you might see win a ribbon in a local contest, shouldn't be going to the Olympics. The Australian qualifying & selection process around all of this is what needs a much closer look.
Can you say this is a serious performance of her breakdancing ability based on her past performances? To me having watched a few performances she is definitely more skilled than what she displayed on the Olympic stage so it comes off like a choice. Ultimately to me it comes off as a mockery given the context of her past performances.
There is some truth to this, but jumping to conclusions that she purposely performed poorly, rather than the most logical conclusion that nerves had an impact, is wild. Even the most competitive breakers in the world have a tendency to perform poorly at the world finals - now imagine what would happen on an Olympic stage to a competitor from a less competitive country.
I think it’s also worth calling out that the public keeps going back and forth between narratives of “she was better during the qualification process, so she must have thrown on purpose” and “she never should have qualified because she wasn’t good enough”. Which was it, did she earn her spot because she was a strong competitor, or did she “rig” the system because she wasn’t good enough. The mental gymnastics the general public has been doing to make excuses for their behavior is disappointing
Imagine you run the 100 meters in 20 seconds, but you're the best in your country.
Would you go to the Olympics ?
Very interesting question, this should be the main debate I think.
Even though many people would say “yes, because someone still have to represent that country/continent”, I would say no, there should be some criteria that have to be checked before inviting someone, even if she/he won some qualifications.
Let’s say they do a qualification for the 100m in Australia and the guy who wins the first place does the 100m in 20 seconds. There should be a rule in which if you are above 15” you still can’t compete at the olympics.
Otherwise, in a continent where a specific discipline doesn’t exist or it’s almost non existent, literally just a regular guy could partecipate at the olympics and be considered an athlete just because he won in his country/continent. The motto of the Olympics is “Citius, Altius, Fortius” which is Latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger", bgirl Raygun in this case doesn’t represent any of the qualities of the Olympics motto, and that’s why people are making fun of her.
Running the 100m in 20 seconds would not look embarrassing.
That shot putter who had to stand in for the hurdles only looked a bit silly but we all knew why she did.
Raygun was worse at breakdancing than the shot putter was at hurdling!
@@KaioFalcrowAll nations do not have to compete at all sports do they?
@@alfieakaronaldog i’m not sure about how this works, I hope not haha :)
Probably every continent needs to have at least 1 participant, and she was the female one in this case
@@KaioFalcrow She was pathetic but just how bad would she need to be before people stop praising her?
How bad would she need to be before she apologised?
You're missing the point. We're talking about the OLYMPICS, the supreme competition with the best of the best athletes who inspire the whole world : Simone Biles, LeBron James, Novak Djokovic, Teddy Riner, Armand Duplantis and... Raygun?
She doesn't even dress like a b-girl and yawns during the other competitor's turn!
@@DavidGonzales-i8r I understand where you’re coming from. Respectfully, did you watch the first section of the video?
The notion that “Olympic-level” athletes are only the gold medalists that you listed is such a dangerous misconception. Folks are acting like she medaled, she didn’t. She came in last place, so if you want to make a comparison, look to any other last place competitor. She represented an under-represented country, just like a marksman who missed all of his targets represented his under-represented country this year. The Olympic committee’s mission statement is to bring together a diverse representation of all countries in as many sports as possible, if every competitor was the best in the world, then every single competitor in breaking would have come from Japan, Korea, or the USA.
The yawning is a teaching opportunity - part of breaking culture, similar to competitors in an MMA fight, keeping your composure and presenting yourself as confidently as possible until the battle is over, is a sign of respect.
@@justunverified OK, thank you for your answer, I must admit it makes sense.
@@DavidGonzales-i8r I appreciate the open conversation, that’s what this channel’s all about
Cool point of view BUT the process of her being chosen from the crop of Australian breakers is the fishy part, and having her husband as her coach is a HUGE red flag.
True corruption as in any other field
does this guy know her personally?? how can you defend the indefensible?? Aus sport need to investigate how she wormed her way into the Olympics with zero talent.
she was hilarious she deserve gold for her performance
I respect your pov but her performance actually put breaking in a bad light instead of gaining respect and an argument to continue having it in future olympics. The Olympics is more than just giving it your best, it’s supposed to be the battle of the best from each country and with the videos that has come out we know she is definitely not the best female from Australia. Other female breakers can do a better job and still inspire other females to excellence.
Damn dude, that was beautiful.
Knowing when to bowe out and admitting to yourself you are not good enough is just as brave.. She however went to the worlds most prestigious athletic competing without athletic skills. It's so insulting thinking this was the best Australia had to offer. I sincerely hope your nice finds role models with more (self) respect, common sense and self awareness...
There are about 13 million women in Australia, and not a single one can match Raygun's performance at the 2024 Olympics? Really? Not ONE? Is she truly the best in the business?
I understand the confusion, I do. If you aren’t familiar with the AUS B-Girl scene, I recommend looking up the publicly available qualifier battles to judge for yourself. She wasn’t a strong representative, but she WAS the strongest throughout the qualifier process. I can kind of understand why uninformed sources wanted to spread a narrative that things were rigged to try to make sense of it, but it’s just factually incorrect. TLDR: the answer to your question is essentially “yes”
I truly think that there is a possibility that she was trolling the Olympics, maybe as a social experiment and research for a book or paper to be released at another time. I do believe that she knew exactly what she was doing and that her moves were created to entertain and also as a mockery, or something along the lines.
I am sure that there is much more behind her "motivation to be an Olympian" which will be revealed at a later point in time.
Its not a problem if you had more Australian b girls in this competition but she was the only that the problem no range in skill.
I recommend watching her qualifier battles for yourself. Unfortunately, everyone making this kind of claim haven’t taken 5 minutes watch the qualifiers which are all public on RUclips. There’s a viral clip of the runner up circulating, but it’s not even from the battle against Raygun. The misinformation is wild.
Do you think the other competitors (if they had made it) would’ve given more effort though? You say both Australian breakdancers knew that they were out of their league, yet the male gave an effort that resulted in at least some points. The narrative you’re giving is that she made it through the qualifiers on her own merit, yet she was judged by the same criteria as the Olympics. So how does her qualification make it to a stage where she gets zero (she’s not injured or dq) on the main stage? It just smells of a conspiracy ESPECIALLY with the realization that her husband was part (or at least on some affiliation) with the committee.
You are too kind. That alone is inspiring but l still feel she stole something from our culture. Tore down what took years to build in three lousy rounds of dancing.
@@alexlabarda2871 thank you for your thought. I find myself feeling similarly.
I disagree with controversies that the public have been spreading to justify pretty nasty cyber bullying (like, claiming that she rigged things, or stole the spot from someone else - the publicly available qualifier details prove those conspiracies wrong).
But what I can’t ignore is that her performance has indeed resulted in a wider audience making a mockery of our culture, and distracted from the breakers that actually represented well.
However, I’m wary of victim blaming. It’s a complex topic - she did try her best, she wasn’t very good, but should the blame really be on her if the public took the opportunity to make her go viral in the most mean-spirited way possible? If the public came together to cyber bully the last place finisher of any other Olympic sport and manufactured false controversies to make them look even worse, would the blame really be on that athlete? Or would they simply be a victim of the public’s ugly human tendencies to bully and dogpile on someone that seems different to them? Idk
It doesn't matter. Her talent and standard was not en pointe
I really doubt the Raygun's performance inspired any girl to start practcing breaking dancing. I'm afraid it caused the opposite effect: that pathetic performance just made people laugh at this sport and look away.
This is precisely my point. I think it’s disappointing that the public would rather cyber bully a potential role model and discourage any of her students from continuing to try.
@@justunverified We can't start praising mediocrity, or in this case, utter failure. Michael Jordan made boys want to play basketball, not the random guy taking a shot from halfcourt at halftime for a shot at $1,000,000.
If her goal was to encourage more people to try breaking, she completely failed, which any rational person could have foreseen.
@@justunverified
A role model?
Bro. She’s horrible.
The qualifying event was organised in a way locked out those financially struggling, to even attend.
Raygun and her husband are deeply involved in the organisations.
A role model would do their best to make sure Australia’s best was there.
G-Clef, Mags, Patrix, Moll, Fontz, just to name a few.
There’s dozens of other b girls. It’s just that they are not supported. I saw a Polynesian girl doing the flare at a church event and yes, also all the other footwork, dynamic movements of a breaker. I thought she was a dude. She was only 17. Amazing athlete. No support. No efforts for inclusion. The AusBreaking organisations know this.
They could have made the event a live stream and in each city.
This wreaks of corruption and nepotism.
Um I think you need to know more information because I heard that she was the reason break dancing made it the Olympics and that she and her husband organize the qualifying for the Olympics. People are saying that put herself.
I’ve looked into all of the “controversy” and there is a ton of misinformation. “People are saying things” is such a baseless reason to rationalize hate. Look up her qualifier battles on RUclips for yourself. Out of context footage is being circulated and no one is actually doing basic fact checking.
She shouldn't have been allowed to compete or even qualify.
This shouldn't have happened.
She really damaged the image of Break dancing, even worse, because it was the olmypics debut.
Great view on the situation thanks man!!
Spot on!! How I would put it too 🙌🏾 lol I just don’t know how to do these fire edits like your video 😅 gonna sub brotha!!
She's going to get a new reality show now.
Imagine going back to school and telling your teacher, she was the laughing stock of the breaking world.
When calling out bad performance is mean spirited lol this guy is nuts.
@@Vosmalus mate, respectfully, did you watch the first 30 seconds of the vid? Never said the performance was strong, she came in last for a reason. But the narratives coming from uninformed sources about rigging and other factually incorrect information are “nuts” and should be the most transparent signal that maybe the mean spirited takes folks are relying on those narratives to justify have gone unconscionably beyond what is “fair”. I encourage taking a step back and leading with kindness ✌️
@@justunverified You are calling people mean spirited for calling out an embarrassment of a performance and using words like hate because of people criticizing. I understand the conspiracy part, people don't always do their research and just jump on the bandwagon but many people are calling out the performance and you are giving her kudos for bravery, come on man. I agree with you for spreading misinformation but not defending her performance, it was just bad. When it comes to the Olympics, younger people should look up to it for what it is, not a place to go to get a trophy for participation.
@@Vosmalus look, I hear you, I do. But this narrative that “Olympic-level” is synonymous with athletes that medaled, like Simon Biles and Novak Djokavic is very dangerous. Mid-way through the vid I talk about the factual goal of the Olympics - giving representation to under-represented countries. Again, I never said she was a strong competitor, she came in dead last - that is not a hateful take, basic criticism is not hateful - I hear where you are coming from and I agree. But i hope you also take a step back and agree that there is a line where criticism does go too far and becomes hateful rhetoric. That line can be tricky to identify, but the tell-tale sign of when that’s happened is when folks use misinformation to try and justify their “criticism” rather than using logic and the available facts. Put it this way, take any other last place finishers in any other events. I would also say their performances weren’t strong, I think you’d agree that isn’t a “hateful” take. But no one is making videos mocking the slowest runner at the Olympics, or the archer that missed every single target this year. No one is sending them death threats and creating factually incorrect conspiracies that “they must have rigged their country’s qualifier’s”. And no one is saying “they were bad, and that’s not what the Olympics are about” 👀Respectfully, based on viewership numbers, 99% of folks that are passionately jumping on the bandwagon of saying how bad she was didn’t even actually watch her battles, they just watched clips on TikTok or Instagram where folks purposefully cut together non-sensical parts of her rounds and added purposefully silly background music. Did you actually watch all of Raygun’s battles and the other competitor’s battles before forming your opinion? Because, there were other subjectively weaker competitors - notably Morocco and the Refugee team representative. USA, China, and Japan dominated, which is in line with the actual breaking circuit. So it was really cool that the Olympics allowed the refugee team, Morocco, Australia, and other under-represented countries to send athletes to compete as well. But even though all of them were outclassed, something about Raygun being white and from a country that usually does well in other sports, confused people enough that they cumulatively decided that she was an easier target to make fun of, instead of the other competitors that had similarly weak performances. Stuff to reflect on, hopefully
@@justunverified This is a rare moment i wish i could actually have this conversation in person because it's hard for me to have a deep meaningful conversation over the internet. I respect that you're polite and i actually agree with some things but not others, i would really like to know why you think the way you do on certain things because i strongly disagree with some of your comments. So we agree that misinformation is bad, that her performance was lackluster or in your words, "not a strong competitor" but we won't agree on what the olympics should represent or what a role model looks like or what bravery means. I know you don't think i don't understand but i tried, i just don't want to explain it by writing a book on why i do and don't agree about some of the things you said, just felt like you were trying to defend her and her performance by trying to speak to who she is as a person. The fact of the matter is her performance was bad and her participation shouldn't give her a pass on criticism. This will be my last reply, just hope you took your same advice and best wishes. 🖖
@@Vosmalus this will be my last message as well. To close on a positive note for everyone, I’ll answer the question of what I recognize bravery to be. I think it’s totally understandable and maybe even more rationale that people look up to star athletes, celebrities, and the most wealthy people in the world as their role models. Personally, I respect bravery, (the willingness to try) and while it certainly takes bravery to try when someone is already the best in the world, I would argue it takes more bravery to try when you know that you’re the underdog.
Put differently, to me, while others might see the most jacked dude at the gym as the only logical “hero”, my friend who turned their life around by going to the gym and ‘decided to try’, despite feeling judged for his size at the gym, demonstrated more bravery than anyone else there. Folks I’ve met that had no job prospects but still got up every day to work minimum wage and go to night school to get a chance at a corporate job, to me, demonstrated more (or at least a different kind of) bravery than the person that was handed a 6-figure job right out of college.
If Raygun had done any of the controversial things that media outlets have pushed, like rigging the qualifiers, then of course I’d be the first one to discredit her as well. But when the misinformation is cleared up, what’s objectively left, is a woman in her mid-30s who went through a fair and arduous qualification process and managed to beat more athletic girls by being consistent and better composed under pressure. All of that work, all of that “trying” was to go to the Olympics to represent her country knowing that she would almost certainly get smoked by more competitive countries in front of millions of potentially judgmental viewers.
It takes bravery for anyone to compete - but personally, I think it’s easier to try when you know you’re the favorite to win. For anything in life, I believe it’s harder to try and easier to give up when you know the cards are stacked against you. I think those people are rare, and unfortunately don’t get celebrated enough.
Stop disrespecting Australian B-Girls by justifying this woman's actions!
Why not? People disrespect Raygun.
You're not wrong in everything you said, except when you said Ray Gun was the best of her country. That's incorrect. You're not a nice guy you're trying to appear as. You're lying.
This POV is so important!
No, you are wrong. The Olympics is supposed to be an event where only the best of the best compete. Her level of incompetence should have never creeped into the Olympics and rightfully so this event was dropped.
@@krisefor respectfully, check your facts before making confident claims:
1. Olympics are not for the “best of the best”, the mission statement is to get representation from all countries. It’s very dangerous to compare the last place finisher with the gold medalists that you’re probably thinking of. Remember that there were Olympic archers that missed every target, runners with incredibly slow times, and gymnasts who missed the bar completely
2. Breaking was never planned to be in the Olympics after this year. It was a one time event, so the public twisting that narrative to justify their behavior towards Raygun is very unfortunate
Criticism is understandable, but please use actual facts and logic before spreading things that aren’t true ✌️
Man, I get you, but what has happened is not OK on so many levels. Not for her, not for the Olympics, not for Breaking (what is apparently not called Breakdance anymore, because any kind of explicit dancing competition is usually rejected by the IOC, presumably for good reasons).
When you see the interviews pre-competition, she does not come around like the humble adult person who knows that she cannot compete and just want to do what she loves, like you described it. She comes around like a very young woman who exploit all these things for her identity formation, like (young) people just do it in the age of Facebook and Instagram, and that is one of the reasons that has caused this backlash.
Normally, I am not even bothered by the stuff on the internet, but I am a sportsman myself, and I was growing up in the Hip Hop culture as well. You can not translate this lovely Hip Hop attitude, that I do in general agree with, into the Olympic sports.
Hip Hop is a subculture born by the motivation to replace the mainstream goals with something else. Olympia is the peak of the competitive mainstream. When B-boys and B-girls want to be Olympic, they have to be Olympic (with all the spirits they have called for).
I am a boxer, but going in the ring against Tyson Fury is not the fulfillment of my dreams, it is nonsense that will end up horribly. My coach would not allow it anyway. He would not allow anything that he thinks, I am not ready for, that is what coaches are supposed to do.
Man, what has happened is not OK, and you should consider that she suffers the most. I do not agree with your statement, even though I love the message.
I love this take. Thanks for posting this. The internet is a mean mean place. But the best quote I heard is the truest. She STOLE the show! :D
You are very kind and I like it, you have god points there but we must also face reality. When she went there she came with responsibility to represent her country. You send your best of best to represent your country and your people. Thats why it is totally fair to assume that all other dancers in her country are even worse because she should be best that Australia can offer. I think she could do much better but that show she came up with was like "motto of these Olympics is: weird means better I will come with weird dance show".
We gonna get a phil wizard reaction?
Trying to paint her as the new Eddie the eagle or Erik the eel, is not going to cut it. She is not someone passionate about her sport, just lacking the funding to train in the proper way, she has no skill and was selected because of her privilege, not due to lack of privilege, and that is why she is rightfully made fun of. Add to this she tarnished the whole "sport" and made a mockery of it as a competitive thing, with something that was literally as cringey as Ricky Gervais (David Brent's) office tv show dance. While, the likes of Eddie and Erik were inspirations who only boosted the status of their sports.
@@jonathanhockey9943 strong claims. Respectfully, it sounds like you’ve read headlines that support a hateful rhetoric. I wouldn’t be trying to paint her as anything if any of the controversies held weight. I may make a video about the misinformation going around, but I suggest folks do their own research as well, all of the actual information is publicly available
@@justunverifiedI wouldn't say anything if it weren't for people rushing to defend the undefendable. I have nothing against her personally, and would not condone personally attacking anyone. I don't listen to others rhetoric, I just saw the "dance", saw some of the people like you rushing to defend her regardless of the plain simple reality in front of your face and put 1 and 1 together. Along with many others, I don't actually care about your yawnworthy attempts to make this about some "hate" narrative. What would the hate consist in exactly? Other than hating terrible sporting performance? Is that a hate crime? She put herself on the world stage claiming to be something she is not, you reap what you sow . All well and good you saying you want to search the facts of this case, but you have clearly put all your eggs in one basket before the fact, so it will be no surprise what facts you look for and what facts you ignore.
that is right
There was no big conspiracy. Just someone out of their league on the international stage, just like a lot of other entries at the Olympics in various sports.
@@Uhcip THANK YOU
How did she get to that stage if there's no conspiracy?
@@nineteenfortyeight6762 Not everyone wanted to go to the olympics (or couldn't afford to), and there aren't nearly as many bgirls in general. If there's a privilege involved then its more being able to afford it.
@@nineteenfortyeight6762 have you watched the qualifier battles? They’re all on RUclips. Folks are so quick to find a reason to keep spreading this hate; they don’t do any research on their own
Guys. She was not just out of a some league. She struggles to do the basics.
She was and is holding on a fantasy and people do not help her. You do not help her with that, It is not cool.
Guys this was political and done on purpose...she even had her husband as a coach of the team and a judge of the completion she apparently won to go to the Olympics .... she did this to make Breaking look bad.... as she stated in her thesis against the patriarchy in breaking...she has tainted what is pure and have changed the lives of many ...she wanted to Make a mockery of it. BBOYS are too nice ...do a deep dive on raygun and how it was all set up.....always a hidden agenda...time will show truth as it always does.
I recommend watching the publicly available qualifier battles to judge for yourself. “Truth” is a very dangerous label to use when referring to information gathered from folks trying to rationalize and normalize their hateful cyber bullying. Please, watch the qualifiers before making a well-informed judgement call
Are you the younger brother of actor Daniel Dae Kim?
You d riding here bro
Please stop simping.
The one and ONLY qualifying event in Raygun’s home town, was poorly organised, locked out many b girls and was flawed in its organisation.
Footwork is already an acquired taste. Her moves and transitions have been around for 20 years and there was nothing original or creative about it. She's no Roxrite, Cloud, or Zeshin. All she did was what Austin Powers did to the James Bond movies in the 90's - ruin the image so no one could take it seriously.
Her performance is what you'd expect to see at the prelims of an amateur competition - bboys that have only trained for a few months and competing for the very first time. Hard to justify sending that kind of talent to the big stage, but as you said, that may very well be all Australia had to offer.
Every 4 years we see memes about how we should place an average person in the Olympics for comparison. Unfortunately, it had to be breakdancing.
Another person who is too damn nice…yeah i said it you are too damn nice she sucked.
She isn't a role model. She is selfish. She did this for HER and she set breaking back several years. It has now become an old punchline as far as the Olympics and thanks to her selfishness, we will most likely never see breaking in the Olympics again. It doesn't matter how well some of the others did. THIS is what the world sees, and this is how it's judged.
Wow sorry bro u have no idea how she really got in!!! Her husband should go to jail... Stop making news up to cover her up.... She's going to get EXPOSED!!!
@@jonquiogue6755 I suggest watching the publicly available qualifier battles before making a better informed judgement call. The mental gymnastics folks are making to have an excuse to cyber bully her is disappointing
@justunverified she gets what she deserves. Which is alot of hate. 😂😂😂
Raygun is most certainly not Australia's best breakdancer grow up.
Best that competed in the qualifiers. Won fair and square. I suggest watching the battles for yourself
"a niece who I love more than I’m willing to explain in a public video" 🤮 You’ve been reported… kidding but seriously, the creepiest way to express a lovely sentiment.
I thought Raygun was pretty good