Australia’s most controversial Olympian is choosing to see the funny side of the intense ridicule to which she has been subjected since her infamous performance in Paris this year. Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn made headlines around the world in August for unceremoniously scoring zero points in all three of her disastrous breaking battles at the Olympics. Since that moment, the 37-year-old has become the inspiration for more memes, skits and jokes than anyone in the world.
She was mocked by an impersonator on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, has had a mini statue made of her infamous ‘kangaroo hop’ dance move, has become a costumes party staple , and was even mimicked in the cage at UFC 305. That’s in addition to the endless memes that have been created on social media. But Raygun says they’re laughing with her, not at her.
“I’ve got a digital pool room of all the best ones,” she said of the memes, speaking to Stellar magazine, which she appeared on the cover of in a dazzling new look on Sunday. “My friends were all sending them to me and I loved it. I loved the people laughing with me because, yeah, I was doing some wacky stuff.
I know that.” The breaking lecturer and academic’s life has changed dramatically since that fateful performance in Paris. The worst of her new life has been clear, but the best of it has been just as extreme; she was celebrated on stage by Adele during a concert, hung out with billionaire Richard Branson on his cruise ship, was p.
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