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Why New Zealand can't get enough of infamous Aussie Olympics breaker Raygun - 'we think she's awesome'
'Stop harassing my family': Raygun breaks silence after Olympic Games disaster. The Aussia breakdancer took to social media after all teh hate she received following her breakdancing routine at the Olympics.

New Zealand's Prime Minister has revealed many Kiwis are huge fans of Aussie breakdancing sensation Raygun.

After wrapping up his Lowy Institute foreign policy address in Sydney, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon reflected on some of Australia and New Zealand's most iconic figures and contributions.

After referencing legendary crocodile hunter Steve Irwin, Luxon said Australia has now also 'gifted the world' breakdancer Raygun.


'We are loving her in New Zealand, we think she's awesome,' he said.

Raygun's unique break dancing style went viral after she competed at the Paris Olympics, gaining international attention from American talk show host Jimmy Fallon, singer Adele and now New Zealand's prime minister.

Meanwhile, Raygun - whose real name is Rachael Gunn - has issued a deeply personal message to the world after her disastrous performance at the Olympic Games saw her become a viral sensation.

The Aussie failed to impress the judges in Paris as she writhed around the floor mimicking a snake, hopped like a kangaroo and performed the sprinkler during the inaugural breaking competition.

As a result, she has been widely mocked online while some people spread false and malicious rumours suggesting she benefitted from a flawed selection process.
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00:00Hi everyone, Raegon here. I just want to start by thanking all the people who have supported
00:10me. I really appreciate the positivity and I'm glad I was able to bring some joy into
00:18your lives, that's what I hoped. I didn't realise that that would also open the door
00:25to so much hate, which has frankly been pretty devastating. While I went out there and I
00:34had fun, I did take it very seriously. I worked my butt off preparing for the Olympics and
00:42I gave my all, truly. I'm honoured to have been a part of the Australian Olympic team
00:50and to be part of Breaking's Olympic debut. What the other athletes have achieved has
00:57just been phenomenal. In regards to the allegations and misinformation floating around, I'd like
01:06to ask everyone to please refer to the recent statement made by the AOC as well as the posts
01:15on the AusBreaking Instagram page as well as the WDSF Breaking for Gold page. Bit of
01:24a fun fact for you, there are actually no points in Breaking. If you want to see how
01:32the judges thought I compared to my opponents, you can actually see the comparison percentages
01:38across the five criteria on olympics.com. All the results are there. I'm going to be
01:45in Europe for a few weeks for some pre-planned downtime, but I'd really like to ask the press
01:54to please stop harassing my family, my friends, the Australian Breaking community and the
02:03broader street dance community. Everyone has been through a lot as a result of this,
02:11so I ask you to please respect their privacy. I'll be happy to answer more questions on
02:18my return to Australia. Thanks everyone.

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