Raygun’s performance at the Paris Games may have launched a thousand memes but Asian Games breakers have defended the Australian’s art while hoping the sport will return to the Olympic stage.
Rachael Gunn became one of the biggest talking points at Paris as she lost all three of her battles without receiving a vote from judges. Her moves — including a kangaroo bounce — attracted ridicule around the world.
The controversy has been thrust back into the spotlight by the Netflix documentary, “Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly”, which chronicled Gunn’s buildup to the Olympics and the backlash that followed.
Taiwanese breaker Wu Ding-jie, who performs as “Jasper”, said Gunn’s technical ability may have suffered in comparison to her rivals at Paris, but not her individuality.
“For people within our community, what she was doing wouldn’t be regarded as something bad. I think what she was doing was very innovative,” the 19-year-old told Reuters at the breaking competition in Nagoya.
“With art, everyone has their own set of views. So some people will think it’s good, and some people will think it’s bad.
