Raygun gets last laugh after viral Olympic breakdancing – ‘I don’t care anymore’

If there’s a move that we can learn from the viral breakdancer Raygun, it’s how to move on.

Being pelted on the world’s stage with the modern equivalent of rotten tomatoes – memes and scathing online posts – hasn't kept the dancer, born Rachael Gunn, from laughing. She erupts into a warm guffaw several times throughout a conversation about her globe-circulating performance at the last Summer Olympics and a new documentary about the experience and resulting backlash. “Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly” is now streaming on Netflix.

On Aug. 9, 2024, Gunn stepped to the stage at Paris’ Place de la Concorde representing her home country Australia in emerald and yellow. After battling competitors from America, France and Lithuania, Gunn didn’t earn a single vote from judges.

“I was so nervous all the way through and so petrified that I was almost liberated a little bit on the day, because it was like all the prep, it's done,” Gunn, who turns 39 in September, tells USA TODAY in an interview. “Today's it. You kind of leave it all on the table.”

If only it were that simple. Gunn went viral. Her performance became the earthquake that spurred a tsunami of criticism…

Original source: https://www.usatoday.com/entertainment/