Ridiculed Australian Olympic breaker Rachael Gunn, or ‘B-girl Raygun,’ takes lead spot in unedited international ratings.
Australian Olympic breakdancer “Raygun” has been ridiculed, written off, and now topped primary on the earth, the game’s governing frame showed on Wednesday.
Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, 37, changed into one thing of a world laughingstock upcoming her kangaroo-inspired regimen failed to provoke the judges on the Paris Olympics, the place the game of breaking made its debut.
Her strikes have been parodied on late-night communicate presentations, her retro tracksuit was once lampooned on-line and breaking aficionados all over the world puzzled how she had made the group. However Raygun were given her revenge and the ultimate giggle when the International Dance Recreation Federation (WDSF) named her the #1 feminine breakdancer on the earth.
The ratings have been in keeping with the athlete’s 4 lead performances inside the generation twelve months, stated the WDSF on Wednesday. On the other hand, with few rating occasions held between December 2023 and the Olympics, “many athletes have only one competition result contributing to their ranking,” a WDSF remark stated.
Gunn gained the Oceania Continental Championship in that duration, incomes her 1,000 rating issues. Jap B-girl Riko’s win on the Gold International Layout in Hong Kong in December 2023 noticed her additionally awarded 1,000 issues, however the WDSF stated Raygun’s tournament carried extra weight, so awarded her the lead rating.
Raygun’s reign on the lead might be short-lived
“The WDSF confirms that rankings will change after the 12-month points expire, and when the next WDSF Breaking for Gold World Series is held in Shanghai in October 2024,” the remark added. The WDSF stated it remained “steadfast in its commitment to transparency and fairness” within the aggressive rating procedure.
Gunn, a college teacher, seemed on Australian TV ultimate hour to apologise for stirring up a backlash towards the broader breakdancing nation. Gunn stated she had now not anticipated to do smartly on the Olympics, however that her file confirmed she was once the most efficient breaker in Australia.
“As soon as I qualified, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, what have I done?’ Because I knew that I was going to get beaten, and I knew that people were not going to understand my style and what I was going to do,” she stated. “And I am very sorry for the backlash that the community has experienced, but I can’t control how people react.”
Gunn had in the past spoken out towards the “pretty devastating” hatred unleashed upcoming the Olympics. “I went out there and I had fun. I did take it very seriously. I worked my butt off preparing for the Olympics and I gave my all,” she stated in a video message ultimate generation.
Hour many ridiculed her efficiency on social media, Gunn gained help from others, together with her fellow Australian Olympians and Australia’s high minister.