People Are Obsessed With This Olympic Breakdancing Professor’s Bizarre Performance

LOADING ERROR LOADING The 2024 Paris Olympics are the first Olympic Games to include breakdancing ― officially known as “breaking” ― as an event, and an unlikely competitor has stolen the show. On Friday, Raygun failed to earn even a single point and did not advance beyond the competition’s round-robin stage. Elsa via Getty Images In one widely circulated clip, Raygun spins her arms like a windmill before completing a series of somewhat awkward motions. (A steel band cover of 50 Cent’s “P.I.M.P.” that’s heard in the clip, which highlights a few of Raygun’s more notable moves, is not the music that actually played during her performance. Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Though Raygun didn’t earn any medals, she brought genuine joy to many Olympics viewers. i am going to think about raygun the australian breakdancer for the rest of my life — egirl tashi duncan (@xoxogossipgita) August 9, 2024 a thousand percent chance I get a little drunk tonight and try some Raygun moves — Brandy Jensen (@BrandyLJensen) August 9, 2024 gentle reminder that Raygun won’t see your little jokes but all your 36 year old breakdancing friends will — slim riggins (@rigginsslim) August 9, 2024 here’s my contribution on the breaking discourse. ‘Dr Raygun’ is a way cooler name — casey briggs (@CaseyBriggs) August 10, 2024 Advertisement I’ve been a steadfast fan of Raygun ever since I got up this morning and this bullying MUST STOP — 42 year old student of Raygun (@DuckHonkin) August 9, 2024 People really concerned about Raygun jokes need to remember that she did the fucking sprinkler at one point, it’s safe to assume she is in on the bit — John Delmenico (@thebigjohnnyd) August 10, 2024 Of her performance, Raygun reportedly said her strength was her “creativity.” “All my moves are original,” she noted. She added that she was “never going to beat” her opponents, who are typically younger, on their “power moves,” so she wanted to “move differently” and be “artistic” on an international stage. – This Summarize was created by Neural News AI (V1). Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/raygun-olympics-breakdancer_n_66b78f5ee4b07f675173084a