Raygun’s breakdancing coach and husband goes viral for his own disappointing routines
The husband of Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn is now the talk of the internet after footage of his own questionable moves.
Samuel Free, who also coaches Raygun, performs under the name Sammy The Free as a fellow breakdancer.
His wife failed to score a single point in three ‘fights’ at the Paris Olympics and was heavily criticised for her routine and uniform.
Footage has now emerged of Free performing his own bizarre version of breakdancing at a Battle Series event in Australia in April.
The clip shows Free throwing himself to the ground and at one point lifting up his own pant leg as part of the routine.
Footage has now emerged showing Free performing his own style of breakdancing at a Battle Series event in Australia in April.
Free performs under the name Sammy The Free as a fellow breakdancer (pictured with Raygun)
Someone commented in the clip: ‘Don’t these people have access to YouTube to see what breakdancing really looks like?!! I still don’t know.’
“You’re just as bad as your wife. Embarrassing.”, while another added: “Now I get it…”
Another commented: ‘Sorry, but do you guys have no internet? No access to YouTube?… I don’t understand why you guys are so horrible!’
In an interview with Stan Sport ahead of his wife’s performance in Paris, he revealed that the cringe moves would likely be part of her routine.
“Mixed emotions, there’s a lot of pressure but also a lot of excitement,” he said.
“We can take something that we’re so passionate about and love and show it to the rest of the world, which largely hasn’t seen what we have to show.”
“She’ll definitely have a few autographs to show and there’ll be a few surprises in there as well, she’ll try to add a bit of an Australian touch.”
Gunn failed to score a single point in three “fights” at the Paris Olympics and was widely criticized for her routine and uniform
Gunn’s mental health is now being monitored amid the online onslaught by social media users
When Stan’s presenter jokingly asked if Raygun would bring out the sprinkler during the Olympics, he replied: ‘Look, anything is possible, there’s a lot going on there at that time.’
“We’re not going to give away any secrets for the match at this point, but definitely keep your eyes peeled. There will be some surprises.”
Raygun was introduced to the sport through her husband and admitted she wasn’t immediately enthusiastic about the idea.
She quickly found her feet in the sport and entered her first competition in 2012. She became an academic in sports.
Gunn became a lecturer at Macquarie University in Sydney and completed her PhD in philosophy with her thesis entitled ‘Deterritorializing Gender in Sydney’s Breakdancing Scene: a B-girl’s Experience of B-boying’.
However, an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament threw a spanner in the works for Samuel’s own competitive ambitions and it soon became clear that Gunn had the better chance of the two to realise their Olympic dream.
Her mental health is being closely monitored despite the online backlash after fans criticised the creative arts researcher, who specialises in ‘the cultural politics of breakdancing’.
