Viral breakdancer Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has spoken out following her performance at the 2024 Summer Olympics , which received significant backlash at the inaugural breakdancing competition earlier in August. See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Raygun took to Instagram on Thursday (Aug. 15) to defend how serious she took competing in breaking at the Olympics and called the hate “pretty devastating.
” “I didn’t realize that would open the door to so much hate,” she began. “Which is frankly been pretty devastating. While 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, truly.” Raygun continued: “I’m honored to have been part of the Australian Olympic team and to be part of breaking’s Olympic debut.” Still, fans didn’t care for her explanation, and Gunn’s comments section was filled with backlash.
“There needs to be investigation on how you got on Olympics,” one person wrote. As far as the “allegations” and alleged “misinformation” going around, Raygun directed fans to read the Australian breaking team’s official statement. “We condemn the global online harassment and bullying of Raygun,” they wrote in her defense.
“The pressure to perform on the Olympic stage is immense, especially against the opponents in her particular group. We stand in solidarity with Raygun.” The World DanceSport Federation came to Gunn’s defe.