Australian Artist Posts Video Asking for Privacy – 08/15/2024 – Sports

Australian Rachel Gunn, better known as Raygun, never imagined that her participation in the first Olympic appearance of breaking, at the Paris 2024 Games, would bring so much hatred to her and her family. Raygun ended up attracting the fame he didn’t want after receiving zero marks in all his disputes.

Still trying to deal with the wave of bad comments she received on social media, the girl vented on Thursday (15), asking her family and friends for privacy, and stressing that a break usually has no result.

“I just want to thank everyone who supported me. I really appreciate the positivity and I’m happy that I was able to bring some joy into their lives. That’s what I was hoping for,” Raygon began. “I didn’t know that this would open the door to so much hate, which was honestly really hard. I went out there and had fun. I took everything seriously. I worked so hard to prepare for the Olympics and gave it my all.” He added, “Better than that, really.”

The Australian has been a researcher for years in the field of cultural policy and holds a PhD in cultural studies. She is also a lecturer at Macquarie University, where she teaches on subjects including media, creative industries, music and dance.

Despite the jokes, Raygun was ranked by the Australian Breaking Association as the best dancer in the discipline in 2020 and 2021. She also represented Australia at the World Breaking Championships for three years, from 2021 to 2023, and won the Australian Breaking Championships last year.

Allegations have surfaced on social media that she manipulated the Australian tests and that is why she got the spot. Raygon denies this.

“In relation to the allegations and misinformation out there, I would ask everyone to read the recent statement from the Australian Olympic Committee as well as the posts by @ausbreaking [Associação de Breaking da Austrália] “Something strange for you: There is no scoring in the break. If you want to see how the judges saw me compared to my competitors, just check out the comparisons across the five criteria on olympics.com. All the results are there,” he said.

The chief referee who gave her a zero explained the reason for the result.

“I personally am sorry,” Martin Gillian began in an interview with the newspaper. UK Metro“The breaking and hip-hop community definitely supports her because she was just trying to bring something new, something original and representative of her country,” he continued.

According to him, there are five evaluation criteria to determine the score of each player in the games. He added, “The important point is that her level may not have been as high as other competitors. I repeat: it is a comparative system. Her competitors were better, but that does not mean she was terrible.”

In his outburst, Raygon says he will stay in Europe longer to rest and think about his future. She also asks the press to stop “harassing” her family, friends, the Australian breaking community and the dance community in general.

“Everyone has suffered greatly because of this and I ask that you respect their privacy. I will be happy to answer more questions when I return to Australia. Thank you,” he concluded.

With roots in hip-hop, breaking began in the 1970s in New York. The Olympic format follows the traditional format, with some restrictions on profanity in the music selection. Led by MCs, the duels take place in a circular area where the goal is to perform dance moves and acrobatics in harmony with the music selected by the DJs.