Australia's Raygun says Olympic backlash 'devastating'

  • 2 weeks ago
Australian breakdancer Raygun speaks out against the "pretty devastating" hatred unleashed online since her widely lampooned Paris Olympics performance.
Transcript
00:00I did take it very seriously. I worked my butt off preparing for the Olympics and I gave my all, truly.
00:18I just want to start by thanking all the people who have supported me.
00:23I really appreciate the positivity and I'm glad I was able to bring some joy into your lives, that's what I hoped.
00:33I didn't realise that that would also open the door to so much hate, which has frankly been pretty devastating.
00:53In regards to the allegations and misinformation floating around, I'd like to ask everyone to please refer to the recent statement made by the AOC,
01:09as well as the posts on the Ausbreaking Instagram page, as well as the WDSF Breaking for Gold page.
01:20A bit of a fun fact for you, there are actually no points in breaking.
01:27If you want to see how the judges thought I compared to my opponents, you can actually see the comparison percentages across the five criteria on olympics.com, all the results are there.

Recommended