Breaking's next move: escaping the long shadow of Raygun
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change
- nbcchicago.comseen 4 Sept, 05:34headline rewritten
Rachael Gunn: From Paris Olympics meme to Netflix spotlightRachael Gunn: From Olympic meme to Netflix spotlight in 'Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly'
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Thu, 20 August 2026
1 report- Channel News Asia10:32
Fri, 21 August 2026
1 report- Japan Times02:55
Raygun, whose real name is Rachael Gunn, became the focus of intense scrutiny and suffered online backlash following her performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Tue, 25 August 2026
1 report- localnews8.com17:22first to report
By David Mack, CNN (CNN) — Time heals all wounds, according to the Australian breakdancer Raygun, even ones inflicted by strangers online when you suddenly find yourself the subject of global mockery. Two years after going viral for her captivatingly non-fluid breakdancing routine at the Paris Olympics, Rachael Gunn, aka Raygun, says she’s learned to
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- abc17news.com25 Aug, 17:22their copy
Wed, 26 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World06:01
Australia’s first Olympic breakdancer became a viral sensation after her performance at Paris 2024, where she failed to receive a single point Rachael “Raygun” Gunn says her performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics was “not as bad as I thought!” after the Sydney-based breaker revealed she had finally watched back the moment that catapulted her to international fame – and mockery. The Sydney academic turned speaker was Australia’s first Olympic breakdancer and became a viral sensation after her...
Tue, 1 September 2026
3 reports- ABC News (Australia)07:02
Netflix's docuseries Untold returns with a look at Olympian Rachael Gunn's 2024 Paris Olympics bid, which led to her going viral overnight.
- eonline.com12:00
Netflix's Raygun: Breaking Badly unpacks the story of Rachael Gunn, the Australian B-girl whose moves—or lack thereof—at the 2024 Paris Olympics triggered an international incident.
- mirror.co.uk20:05
Raygun became a global phenomenon back in 2024, now she is speaking out in her own documentary
Wed, 2 September 2026
1 report- Channel News Asia06:32
In the documentary, the Sydney-based Gunn recalled her feelings in the aftermath of her competition. "I was cringe. I brought shame and embarrassment on the country. That was rough,” she said.
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- nbcchicago.com2 Sept, 04:46their copy
Thu, 3 September 2026
2 reports- Google News - Top Stories15:05
Breakdancer Raygun Felt Her Life Was ‘Crumbling’ Post-Olympics Vulture She Made Breakdancing a Joke at the Olympics. Now She’s Back in an Infuriating New Netflix Documentary. Slate Rachael Gunn: From Olympic meme to Netflix spotlight in ‘Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly’ AP News ‘Untold’ Aimed for a “Very Serious” Raygun Doc — What We Got Is Closer to a “Coen Brothers Movie” The Hollywood Reporter Breaker Raygun on processing what happened at Paris 2024 Olympics BBC
- Google News - Top Stories22:18
2 years after her Olympic infamy, Raygun is talking about it Deseret News Raygun’s Netflix documentary makes (another) mockery of Olympic breakdancing The Washington Post ‘Untold’ Aimed for a “Very Serious” Raygun Doc — What We Got Is Closer to a “Coen Brothers Movie” The Hollywood Reporter Breakdancer Raygun Felt Her Life Was ‘Crumbling’ Post-Olympics Vulture She Made Breakdancing a Joke at the Olympics. Now She’s Back in an Infuriating New Netflix Documentary. Slate
Mon, 7 September 2026
1 report- dailymail.com03:09
Furious Netflix viewers have slammed Rachael 'Raygun' Gunn's husband Samuel Free, blaming him for her embarrassing Paris Olympics performance and calling him 'delusional' for thinking it was great.