Australian break dancer Rachael "Raygun" Gunn garnered national attention after her controversial performance at the Paris Olympics. Now, she has found herself ranked number one on a world dance ranking.
Gunn's performance went viral after she did not score a single point at the Olympics. She finished in second to last place, one place ahead of a disqualified athlete, as reported by News.com.au.
Despite this, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) released their latest rankings for September, which had Gunn in first place. Japan's "Riko" and Ukraine's "Stefani" were named in the second and third spots.
Gunn, 37, was able to land the top spot on the list thanks to winning the WDSF Oceania Championship earlier this year, earning her 1,000 points and her ticket to the Olympics.
Meanwhile, the Olympics did not count toward this month's rankings. The three women who took home medals this year, Ami "Ami" Yuasa, Dominika "Nicka" Banevic and Liu "671" Qingyi, were not on the list.
As news of Gunn's new ranking was announced, several users who had seen her Olympic performance took to social media to share their confusion. "What a disgrace to real break dancers across the world," one user wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Another posted, "There's no way this is real."
Before the number one ranking was announced, Gunn told The Project that she planned on taking a break from competing following the Olympics.
"I don't think I'll be competing for a while. Not really wanting to be in the spotlight, breaking, competing," she said on The Project. "It's been nice. It's been a bit of a process to try and start dancing again. Like, that's actually been tough. You know, it was my medicine, and then it turned into my source of stress."
Gunn continued, "So, I'm really happy that it gets to go back to being my medicine. I can kind of finally feel free again. I'm looking forward to breaking, but, no, I don't think I'll compete for a while."
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