Australian breakdancer Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has defended herself in opposition to criticism of her efficiency on the 2024 Paris Olympics.
In her first sit-down interview since having her strikes go viral after competing within the group stage of the competitors in France, she mentioned what she skilled afterwards put her “in a state of panic”.
In a web based clip selling Wednesday evening’s full interview with The Challenge tv present, the 36-year-old b-girl and tutorial mentioned it has been “unhappy to listen to criticism” and that she was “sorry for the backlash” the Australian breaking neighborhood had skilled.
Gunn was , the place the game made its Olympic debut.
Her efficiency, which included strikes such because the now-famous “kangaroo hop”, went viral on-line and drew each reward and mock.
Gunn scored zero in her three breaking battles and did not progress by way of the group stage.
Whereas theories about her manipulating the choice course of to get to the Olympics took maintain on-line, the Australian Olympic Committee responded to say Gunn’s choice had been “reliable”,
Within the promo clip, The Challenge host Waleed Aly requested Gunn if she genuinely thought she was the very best feminine breakdancer in Australia, to which she replied: “My report speaks to that.”
She had beforehand advised her social media followers the “hate” she had acquired following her Olympic efficiency had been “fairly devastating”.
“I gave my all, actually,” she had mentioned.
