
B-girl Raygun is ranked #1 in breaking—but critics say the system is broken. Here's why
Hindustan TimesDespite Olympic performances that sparked internet mockery, Australian breaker Rachael Gunn, also known as "b-girl Raygun," is at the top of her sport's newest world rankings. The World DanceSport Federation said the ranking methodology is based on each athlete’s top four performances within the past 12 months — but excludes Olympic events including the Paris Games and Olympic qualifier series events in Shanghai and Budapest. “Speaking of the WDSF, they actually don’t have any real merit with the breakers or the breaking community,” said Zack Slusser, vice president of Breaking for Gold USA. “And they also haven’t been able to organize events by their measure that would contribute to creating an accurate world ranking.” According to Slusser, breakers only performed in events organized by the WDSF — the Lausanne-based governing body for competitive dance sports — to get enough points to qualify for the Paris Olympics.
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How Raygun cashed in on being a viral Olympic laughing stock
The Independent
Olympic breakdancer Raygun blames 'camera angles' for her controversial Paris performance
Daily Mail
Rachael Gunn retires: Raygun quits breaking, blames Paris Olympics 2024 backlash for decision
Hindustan Times
Rachael Gunn retires: Australian breaker bids adieu after Paris Olympics backlash
Live Mint
Australia's 'Raygun' quits competitive breakdancing after 'really upsetting' backlash post-Olympics
Firstpost
Raygun retires from breakdancing after Paris Olympics backlash
The Independent
Australian breaker Raygun to retire after Olympic backlash
The Hindu
Rachael “Raygun” Gunn quits breakdancing after viral Olympics backlash
Salon
Viral Olympic B-girl Raygun says she is done with competitive breakdancing
LA Times
Raygun quits competitive breakdancing after Paris Olympics backlash
Al Jazeera
Australian breakdancer Raygun is retiring from the sport after her Olympics backlash
NPR
Raygun retires from competitive breaking after Olympic backlash
New York Times
Raygun announces she is QUITTING competitive breakdancing after humiliating Olympics dance
Daily Mail
Aussies blast Raygun for her latest move as she rolls out a new breakdancing routine: 'That really hurt to watch'
Daily Mail
Raygun doesn't look like this anymore! Controversial Olympian unveils shock new look following breakdancing disaster in Paris
Daily Mail
Raygun retains top spot in breaking rankings despite Olympic ridicule
The Independent
Raygun’s revenge: Lampooned Aussie breakdancer tops world rankings
Al Jazeera
Australian breaker Raygun is currently ranked number one in the world — the World DanceSport Federation has explained why
ABC
Raygun scores a VERY surprising new breakdancing world ranking after touching down in Australia
Daily Mail
Australian breaker Raygun says she felt ‘panic’ after public reaction to her Olympic performance
Associated Press
Paris 2024: Breakdancer Raygun ‘sorry’ about Olympic backlash
The Hindu
Viral Australian Olympic Breakdancer Raygun Apologizes For Backlash
News 18
Raygun apologises to breaking community but defends controversial record
The Independent
Raygun is ‘sorry,’ but believes she’s Australia’s top breakdancer: ‘My record speaks to that’
LA Times
Raygun: Olympic Games breakdancer Rachael Gunn set for world-first TV interview after Paris disaster saw her become internet sensation
Daily Mail
Raygun: How Rachael Gunn predicted her Olympics routine would be turned into a 'joke' a year before she became the biggest story of the Paris Games
Daily Mail
'Pretty Devastating': Australian Breakdancer Raygun Opens Up On Social Media Trolling After Olympics 2024 Performance
ABP News
Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn 'devastated' with all the 'hate' messages: 'Stop harassing my family'
Hindustan Times
Breaker Raygun ‘devastated’ by backlash after Paris Olympics performance
Al Jazeera
Australian breakdancer Raygun to the haters: ‘I worked my butt off preparing for the Olympics’
LA Times
Rachael 'Raygun' Gunn says criticism over Paris Olympics performance is 'pretty devastating'
ABC
Jimmy Fallon brutally mocks Australian breakdancer Raygun on The Tonight Show
The Independent
Raygun hits back at online hate as breaking moves at the Olympics go viral
The Independent
How Raygun could be set to make MILLIONS from her Olympic fame - as expert reveals the rivers of gold that await
Daily Mail
Who is viral Olympic breakdancer Raygun, earning zero points?
Hindustan Times
Fans mock Raygun as they flood old Instagram videos with abuse following viral breakdancing performance at Olympics
Daily Mail
Revealed: How Raygun was named Sports Star of the Year before her Olympics performance made her world famous
Daily Mail
Will breakdancing return to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics? What to know about the fate of the sport following Raygun's disastrous Paris performance
Daily Mail
Australian breakdancer Raygun responds to critics: ‘I was never going to beat these girls’
LA Times
How did Raygun qualify for the Olympics? Is she really the best Australia has to offer?
ABC
Raygun: Why Olympic Games star scored ZERO in Paris
Daily Mail
Breaking community defends b-girl Raygun and is hopeful for return to Olympic program
Associated Press
Raygun: Major twist in Olympic Games controversy that will mean we will see MORE of Australian's widely-ridiculed moves after Paris disaster
Daily Mail
Raygun: Anthony Albanese breaks his silence on Aussie breakdancer after she was widely mocked following disastrous Olympic Games routine
Daily Mail
Rachael Gunn: Angry Aussie Olympics boss Anna Meares blames criticism of breakdancer Raygun on SEXISM after her shocking display in Paris
Daily Mail
People Are Obsessed With This Olympic Breakdancing Professor’s Bizarre Performance
Huff Post
Australian breakdancer ‘Raygun’, who left fans mortified with bizarre moves at Paris Olympics, fires back at online hate
Hindustan Times
Paris Olympics: Australian breakdancer Raygun hits back with tough message to her trolls and blasts IOC for scrapping the sport in 2028
Daily Mail
Internet goes wild for 36-year-old Australian Olympic breaker
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