Raygun under fire again after breaking with umbrella organization makes STUNNING appeal over its world rankings
- Was criticized for his Olympic breakdancing routine
- After the Olympic Games in Paris, I stayed abroad for a holiday
- Has received dubious honor from WDSF
Raygun has returned to Australia with a new accolade under her belt, after the World DanceSport Federation gave her a highly controversial re-ranking following the Paris Olympics.
Rachael Gunn made headlines around the world for her performance under the name ‘Raygun’ in Paris. She was mercilessly mocked on all media channels for her performance at the Place de la Concorde.
Her routine involves kangaroo jumps, slithering across the ground like a snake and an odd choice of clothing, with Raygun skipping urban streetwear in favour of an Australian tracksuit.
Raygun failed to score a single competition point in three fights against Nicka, Sya ‘Syssy’ Dembele and Logan ‘Logistx’ Edra.
However, that didn’t stop the World DanceSport Federation from propelling Raygun to the top spot in the world in its latest rankings.
In the September rankings, she was named the world’s best ‘b-girl’, while Olympic medalists Ami ‘Ami’ Yuasa, Dominika ‘Nicka’ Banevic and Liu ‘671’ Qingyi were removed from the list.
And Olympic watchers were stunned by the decision after Ray finished 16th at the Paris Olympics, ahead of only one disqualified athlete.
“That’s a joke, if there ever was a world number 1 I don’t think it was one of the bottom 1%,” someone wrote.
“What an insult to the other breakers who are clearly better than them,” added another.
‘Unfortunately she thinks she is a winner, just like the Australian Olympic Committee. It’s the judges who don’t understand her style,’ posted another.
The World DanceSport Federation has ranked Raygun #1 in their latest world rankings
The Australian dancer received a lot of criticism for her performance at the Olympic Games in Paris
Raygun has since returned to Australia and has been linked to a number of reality TV shows
Several Australians also voiced strong criticism of the WDSF after the organisation, which primarily oversees ballroom dancing, was made the umbrella organisation for the Paris Olympics.
“Probably because the WDSF had nothing to do with breaking until they found out ballroom dancing wouldn’t draw a crowd at the Olympics, so they created their own breaking competition. Blame them for this whole debacle, not Raygun,” fumed one Australian.
“It just proves that the WDSF is a joke and not representative of real breakdancing,” posted another.
“That’s ridiculous. Anyway, who is DanceSport to make that decision? Breakdancing is not their thing,” added another.
Raygun has been spotted with English businessman Richard Branson since the Olympics
The breakdancer was also photographed sharing a meal with 80s pop icon Boy George
Since her star rose with her rival show, Raygun has been linked with reality TV shows including Channel 10’s I’m a Celebrity and has worked with billionaire Richard Branson and 80s pop icon Boy George.
But in her only Australian interview since the Olympics, she told supporters it could be some time before she returns to competitive form.
“I don’t think I’ll be competing for a while. I don’t really want to be in the spotlight, breaking, competing,” she said on The Project.
“It was fun. It was a bit of a process to try to get back into dancing. It was actually quite hard. You know, it was my medicine, and then it became my source of stress.
“So I’m really happy that it can be my medicine again. I can finally feel a little bit free again. I’m looking forward to breaking, but no, I don’t think I’ll be competing for a while.”
