Callum Jones
A breakdancing judge has explained why viral breaker Raygun scored a zero at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Breakdancing was added to the Olympics roster for the games in Paris, and it certainly made an interesting debut.
One dancer, known as Raygun, went viral after a 'hilariously ridiculous' performance at the Olympics.
The judges mark any Olympian's performance based on six criteria points: creativity, personality, technique, variety, performativity and musicality.
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Well, Raygun, real name Rachael Gunn, failed to score a single point in any of the three bouts she took part in.
Gunn has since become the target of social media trolls following her performance in Paris.
Breakdancing judge MGbility has expressed her sympathies for Gunn while also explaining why she achieved a zero score.
The judge told News Corp: "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.
"We stay with her. 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 added: "Unfortunately for her, the other b-girls were better. That's why she didn't score any votes in her rounds.
"Breaking is all about originality and bringing something new to the table from your country or region and this is exactly what Raygun was doing.
"She got inspired by her surroundings, which in this case, for example, was you know – kangaroo. The animal.
"For breaking, when you look for innovations or originality, you always search outside of dancing. Martial arts, how the animals move, anything."
Gunn was interviewed immediately after the competition came to an end, telling press: "I was never going to beat these girls on what they do best - their power moves.
"What I bring is creativity."
As well as being a breakdancer, Gunn is a university lecturer at Macquarie University with a Ph.D. in cultural studies, according to her Olympics bio.
It wasn't just the performance Olympic viewers have been talking about.
Prior to the Paris Olympics getting underway, the International Olympic Committee allowed competitors to wear their custom uniform, the New York Post reports.
Gunn was the only athlete who wore a tracksuit representing her country.
She took to Instagram following much backlash to say: "Looking forward to the same level of scrutiny on what the b-boys wear tomorrow."