Breakdancer Raygun Announces Retirement Following ‘Really Upsetting’ Backlash at Paris Olympics

Raygun will not compete at the Olympics again.

“I’m not going to compete anymore, no,” she said on Australia’s “The Jimmy & Nath Show” Tuesday.

“I was going to keep competing, for sure, but that seems really difficult for me to do now to approach a battle.”

Rachael 'Raygun' Gunn clarifies what she meant when she said she wasn't going to be breaking anymore, and if we'll ever see her dance again. pic.twitter.com/G8yRzLt8KK

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The 37-year-old dancer — born Rachael Gunn — added, “I still dance, and I still break. But, you know, that’s, like, in my living room with my partner. It’s been really upsetting. I just didn’t have any control over how people saw me or who I was.”

In August, Raygun faced heavy criticism after she failed to score a single point in the inaugural breaking competition.

During her performance, she hopped like a kangaroo, spun around on her head, threw her arms in the air like a windmill, rolled around on her shoulders and reached for her toes while lying on her side.

?? Raygun retired: “I was going to keep competing, for sure, but that seems a really difficult thing for me to do now, to approach a battle.

I still dance and I still break, but that’s like, in my living room with my partner."

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Following the backlash, Raygun, who became ranked No. 1 in the world by the World DanceSport Federation, took to social media to thank her supporters and condemn those who spewed hate.

“Hi everyone, Raygun here. I just want to start by thanking all the people who have supported me, I really appreciate the positivity and I’m glad I was able to bring some joy into your lives, that’s what I hoped,” she began the video.

“I didn’t realize that that would also open the door to so much hate, which ?has frankly? ?been pretty devastating.”

via: Page Six

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