Videos of Paris Olympics Breakdancer Raygun Go Viral Inspiring Flurry of Memes

At the 2024 Paris Olympics , breaking (also known as breakdancing) made its debut as an Olympic sport—and Rachael Gunn of Team Australia quickly inspired a flurry of memes and jokes after a video of her went viral on social media.

On Friday, Aug. 9, Gunn (known as B-Girl Raygun), 36, went head-to-head with multiple breaking competitors in Paris, France. Viewers couldn't help but react to her "interesting" dance moves.

"Feel like I am watching a Will Ferrell movie," one X user declared in the comments of one clip shared via X .

Another X user joked , "That's how I greet my cat when I get home from work."

Someone else in the thread defended Raygun, writing , "I'm sorry, but how can you watch this and think anything but ABSOLUTE LEGEND. She has transcended cringe into Queen of the Internet."

Another X user thought the routine looked familiar, sharing, "She’s gonna get that Juilliard audition, for her mom and Derek," referencing the plot of the 2001 film Save the Last Dance .

Meanwhile, one viewer defended her, responding , "Props to her for having that back and those knees moving like that at 36 though."

"my five year old niece after she says 'watch this!' :," yet another person quipped via X .

One X user shared a clip from The Simpsons , exclaiming, "Knew I'd seen the gal from Australia in the #breakdancing before."

"Now the sprinkler is a part of break dancing," someone else wrote alongside a clip of Raygun doing just that.

Elsewhere, Raygun nailed the "kangaroo hop."

"Maybe adding breakdancing to the Olympics was a mistake," a speechless X user concluded .

Unfortunately for Raygun, she lost all three of her breaking matches at the Paris Olympics.

Fortunately, however, she has a solid fallback career; Gunn works as a lecturer at Sydney’s Macquarie University and holds a Ph.D. in cultural studies, CNBC reported.

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