{"id":132281,"date":"2024-09-11T12:37:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T12:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/11\/raygun-australian-breakdancer-rachael-gunn-tops-world-rankings\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T12:37:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T12:37:06","slug":"raygun-australian-breakdancer-rachael-gunn-tops-world-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/11\/raygun-australian-breakdancer-rachael-gunn-tops-world-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Raygun: Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn tops world rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn – who was mocked for her performance at the Olympics – has been ranked number one in the world.<\/p>\n

She has been elevated to the top spot despite her unique and controversial routine for Team Australia – that included a “kangaroo” dance – going viral on the internet and drawing criticism.<\/p>\n

The 37-year-old, who is known competitively as B-Girl Raygun, failed to impress judges and earn a single point<\/a><\/strong> in all three round-robin battles at the Paris Games – where breaking made its debut as an Olympic sport.<\/p>\n

The World DanceSport Federation (WDSF), the sport’s governing body, issued a statement to “provide clarity” on why Raygun is the number one female breakdancer in the world.<\/p>\n

It said the ranking methodology is based on each athlete’s top four performances within the past 12 months – but excludes Olympic events including the Paris Games and Olympic qualifier series events in Shanghai and Budapest.<\/p>\n

No ranking events were held between December 2023 and the Olympics – to allow athletes to focus on qualification.<\/p>\n

The federation clarified the unusual circumstances of this year’s competition schedule resulted in many athletes being ranked based on a single event.<\/p>\n

In Raygun’s case, her first-place finish at the Oceania continental championships in October 2023 earned her 1,000 points.<\/p>\n

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The WDSF said although Japan’s Riko Tsuhako – who follows Raygun in the world rankings – earned the same points by winning the Breaking for Gold World Series in Hong Kong in December 2023, the Australian breaker’s result “takes precedence” under the rules.<\/p>\n

This “explains her higher ranking compared to B-Girl Riko”, it said.<\/p>\n

It added rankings will change once more events occur, starting with the Breaking for Gold World Series in Shanghai in October.<\/p>\n

Zack Slusser, vice president of Breaking for Gold USA, accused the WDSF of failing “to organise events by their measure that would contribute to creating an accurate world ranking”.<\/p>\n

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Raygun, a university lecturer from Sydney, apologised for the backlash following her performance in Paris<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“It was really sad how much hate that it did evoke,” she said.<\/p>\n

However, she insisted she was the best female breaker in Australia.<\/p>\n

“I think my record speaks to that,” she said. “I was the top ranked Australian B girl in 2020 and 2022, and 2023… so the record is there.”<\/p>\n

She recently said in an interview with Australian current affairs show The Project that she would be staying away from competition for a while.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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