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Judge explains why breakdancing star Raygun scored a zero at the Olympic Games
Aussie breakdancer Raygun's routine has made quite the impact on social media
Brenna Cooper
A judge at the Paris Olympics has explained why Australian breakdancer Raygun received a grand total of zero points for her unique performance.
The Paris
2024 Games saw the
introduction of breakdancing as a competitive event for the first time ever, with athletes from around the world descending on the French capital to show off their best power moves.
However, the event has since gone viral for all the wrong reasons.
Unless you've been living under a rock - or spent the last couple of weeks with no internet connection - you'll be more than aware of who
Australian breakdancer Raygun is.
Raygun, AKA Sydney
university lecturer Rachael Gunn, failed to impress the judges with her kangaroo hopping,
leaving the competition without scoring a single point - and becoming the face of a brutal wave of memes online.
Raygun - real name Rachel Gunn - gave a polarising performance. (Elsa/Getty Images)
Now a judge from the breakdancing event has weighed in on Gunn's brutal score, explaining that the 36-year-old was just 'not as high as the other competitors'.
Expressing sympathy with Gunn over the reaction she's received, judge MGbility said: "I feel personally very sorry."
"The breaking and hip hop community definitely stands behind her. She was just trying to bring something new, something original and something that represents her country," he
told News Corp.
"We stay with her. We have five criteria in the comparative judging system. Just her level was maybe not as high as the other competitors.
"Again, we're using a comparative judging system. Her competitors were just better but it doesn't mean that she did really bad. She did her best."
MGbility - real name Martin Gilian - went on to add that he believed Gunn's moves were representative of her country, saying: "She was representing Australia and Oceania and did her best.
"She won the Oceania qualifier officially. If some people are wondering how she got into the Olympic Games, she qualified from her region.
"Unfortunately for her, the other b-girls were better. That's why she didn't score any votes in her rounds."
One of the judges has since revealed they feel 'personally sorry' for the 36-year-old. (Elsa/Getty Images)
Speaking about her Olympic performance, Gunn said: "All my moves are original. Creativity is really important to me. I go out there and I show my artistry.
"Sometimes it speaks to the judges, and sometimes it doesn’t. I do my thing, and it represents art. That is what it is about."
It has also been revealed that Gunn's
mental health is being monitored, following the online reaction to her routine.
Meanwhile it has since been confirmed that the breakdancing category will not be returning for a second run at the
Los Angeles 2028 Games.
However anyone wanting to dust off their rest kangaroo hops may have a chance in eight years time, as the World DanceSport Federation is hoping the sport could make a comeback for Brisbane '32.
Raygun received zero points for her unique performance. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
"Our campaign to be added to Brisbane 2032 has already begun and is being ably led by our first vice-president and resident Australian Tony Tilenni," WDSF President Shawn Tay said in a statement.
"Initial reactions from all participants to the breaking presentations, including Brisbane officials at the Australian Olympic Committee’s one year to go to Paris 2024 celebrations, have been highly optimistic about our chances of being added to these Games."