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Raygun retains top spot in breaking rankings despite Olympic ridicule

The Australian b-girl failed to score any points at Paris 2024

The Independent UK

NBC scales back The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in latest blow to late night TV

Network also recently announced it was cutting the house band from ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ due to budget cuts

The Independent UK

Seth Meyers on JD Vance: ‘He’s done the impossible – he’s made Mike Pence the fun one’

Late-night hosts discuss JD Vance flailing on campaign trail and Olympian Raygun’s apology to breaking community

The Guardian - US

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OPINION - Heinz carbonara in a can — is Gen Z really to blame for this monstrosity?

There won’t be historians in the future, only conspiracy theorists, but if there were you might expect them to pinpoint the downfall of civilisation to last week, when Heinz announced it had put spaghetti carbonara in a can (spoiler: it’s a disaster).

Evening Standard

The Breakdancing Break: How Israel Missed The Paris Olympic Spotlight ‌

Insights from Israeli breaking champion Yakov Krawec shed light on the challenges and prospects of the dancers in Israel.‌ ‌

Zenger

If Australia needs a new Olympic breakdancing rep, Casey O’Neill can take aim at Raygun

Casey O'Neill offered to be the next Olympic breakdancing representative for Australia after her UFC 305 win over Luana Santos.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Australian MMA fighter Casey O’Neill did a Raygun celebration after a win at UFC 305

This is for sure a Raygun tribute.

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‘It’s not about Raygun’: Breakdancers speak out on Olympics row

Legendary breakers Kwikstep and Rokafella give their take on the now infamous ‘kangaroo hop’.

Al Jazeera

Viral Australian Breakdancer Rachael Gunn Responds to "Hate" She's Been Receiving Following Her Olympics Performance

The dancer shared an emotional video response.

Marie Claire

Sports quiz of the week: Premier League kick-off, Olympic medals and First Dates

Test your knowledge of the Paris Games, the returning top flight of English football and much more

The Guardian - UK

Breaker Raygun ‘devastated’ by backlash after Paris Olympics performance

Australian Rachael Gunn said she wasn’t prepared for the level of negative attention she got in Olympic debut.

Al Jazeera

Morning Mail: inside a ‘broken’ system failing vulnerable Australian children, grim milestone in Gaza, arrests over Matthew Perry’s death

Caseworkers speak out over NSW child protection system; Gaza death toll hits 40,000 with many more to be counted; arrests over Friends actor’s death

The Guardian - AU

Raygun replies to "devastating" comments

Online criticism and a petition have questioned Rachael Gunn's inclusion in the Paris Games' breaking competition

Salon

Raygun speaks out on 'devastating' abuse after viral Olympics routine amid 'bullying' online petition

Australian breakdancer has been on the end of positive and negative feedback for unusual display in Paris

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The Independent UK

Raygun reveals impact of ‘devastating’ breaking criticism at Olympics

The Australian athlete was the subject of criticism following her performance at Paris 2024

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Australian Olympic Committee Defends Controversial Paris Games Competitor

Australian Olympic Committee defends Rachael Gunn against online petition backlash over her breaking performance at the Paris Games.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Raygun the Australian breakdancer delivers heartbreaking Instagram statement over ‘devastating’ hate she received

It's time to stop the hate.

AAP

Raygun says hate 'devastating' as AOC condemns petition

Rachael Gunn calls for end to harassment as Australian Olympic Committee defends breakdancer against petition claiming she manipulated Olympic qualifying.

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The Conversation

How Paris 2024 became the most memed Olympics ever

Paris 2024 might go down in history as the most memed sporting event ever. Traditionally, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has focused on broadcast media such as free-to-air television as its primary medium, with rights holders paying big bucks.

The Conversation

Raygun is now Australia’s most famous dancer. What does she reveal about our own attitudes towards dance?

The inclusion of breaking in the 2024 Olympic Games certainly raised eyebrows. And now, Australian competitor Rachael Gunn (known as “Raygun”) is one of the most famous Olympians from any nation – as well as Australia’s most famous dancer.

The Canberra Times

'She's my hero': Raygun inspires Canberra breakers after going viral

There's more to the sport than jokes about an Australian Olympian.

The Independent UK

Jimmy Fallon brutally mocks Australian breakdancer Raygun on The Tonight Show

Australia’s B-Girl Raygun stole the show at the first breaking competition at the Olympics

Salon

An Aussie's audacity to dance badly

Was Raygun's originality just terrible, heroic or an act of cultural appropriation?

Marie Claire

Viral Australian breakdancer responds to critics of her Olympics performance

She made quite the impression

Bored Panda

Unseen Footage Of Bullied Aussie Breaker Has Fans Asking, “Where Was This In The Competition?”

Unseen footage of Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn, aka Raygun, showed a side of her that fans never saw at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The post Unseen Footage Of Bullied Aussie Breaker Has Fans Asking, “Where Was This In The Competition?” first appeared on Bored Panda.

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