The (streamable) 2024 Summer Olympic Games have been quite eventful, spawning truly memorable moments that’ll likely stick with sports aficionados for some time. From the heroics of Simone Biles and the U.S.
Women’s Gymnastics team to the victory of Stephen Nedoroscik (a.k.a.
the viral, Clark Kent-like pommel horse guy ), there’s been a lot to take note of. Amid all of that, one also has to mention the performance of Australian Olympian Rachel “Raygun” Gunn, who represented her country in the breaking events (which could be streamed) . The Internet can’t seem to get enough of her, and that buzz has translated to some great reactions across social media.
It would be an understatement to say that “Raygun” has made an impression amid this year’s games. The 36-year-old professor and breakdancer made history, as she took part in the first-ever breakdancing competition to ever be featured in the Olympics. She competed on August 9th and put on an electric performance, though she ultimately lost 0-2 to French Olympian Sya Dembélé.
Nevertheless, many were still taken with her efforts this past Friday. One X user shared a clip and offered the dancer some praise: Give Raygun the gold right now #breakdancing pic.twitter.
com/bMtAWEh3xo August 9, 2024 A variety of clips have made their way to the web, each one showing off a different facet of Rachel Gunn’s performance. Another fan on X managed to sum up the constant flow of clips in the following way: There's a brea.