Raygun apologizes to breakdance community for backlash to her Paris Olympic performance

Rachael Gunn, the Olympic breaker who went viral for her dance performance at the Paris Games last month, has apologized to the breaking community for the backlash she brought upon it.

Rachael Gunn, the Olympic breaker who went viral for her dance performance at the Paris Games last month, has apologized to the breaking community for the backlash she brought upon it. In an interview with Australian current affairs show “The Project” broadcast Wednesday, Gunn, widely known as Raygun, said she is “very sorry for the backlash that the community has experienced” as a result of her performance. The 37-year-old university lecturer did not register a single point across her Olympic battles against breakers from the United States, France and Lithuania in August, losing 18-0 in all three rounds. Her performance consisted of moves including a kangaroo hop, a backward roll and various contortions with her body while lying or crawling on the floor. In her interview with “The Project,” Gunn said her breaking style is “just a different approach” to the sport. Gunn’s breaking at the Olympics drew attention from across the globe. Singer Adele took time out of her concert in Munich to question whether the whole thing was a “joke,” while actress Rachel Dratch imitated her on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”