The break-dancer who went viral for not winning a medal at the Paris Olympics has retired from competing.
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Rachael Gunn, who went by the name Raygun, said she will no longer compete in elite events, The Washington Post reported.
Read More Gunn was a member of Team Australia in the competition, first held during the 2024 games. But lost all three of her rounds with a combined score of 54-0, CNN reported.
Her unique choreography was parodied and mocked on television shows and online.
“It’s been really upsetting. I just didn’t have any control over how people saw me or who I was,” Gunn said, according to CNN .
The Post reported her performance also became the fodder of conspiracy theorists and misinformation on how she even got to go to the Olympics.
One theory was that she was an “industry plant” to damage the sport, but breaking’s governing body said that at one point she had been the No. 1 female breakdancer in the world, Sky News reported.
Gunn told Australian media that she will still break-dance, also called break, but only in her living room, not on the competition floor.
At one point she said she had planned to go back to the competition stage but that changed, CNN reported.
Gunn realized she would have a difficult time returning because everything would be under the spotlight.
“People will be filming it and it would go online and it’s just not going to mean the same thing,” Gunn said.
The Olympics were not the first time she was on an international stage. Gunn competed in the world championships in 2021 and 2022.
She doesn’t just compete, she also is a university lecturer and has done research in breaking and street dance.
Breaking is not on the list of 50 events for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics .
The Olympics will be held in the City of Angels starting July 14, 2028.
It is also not on the slate of events for Brisbane, Australia, in 2032, Sky News reported.
Raygun retires PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia
reacts during the B-Girls Round Robin - Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) (Elsa/Getty Images)
Raygun retires PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was captured using a remote camera positioned above the field of play.) B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia competes during the Breaking B-Girls competition on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Raygun retires PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia competes during the B-Girls Round Robin - Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Raygun retires PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia
competes during the B-Girls Round Robin - Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Raygun retires PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia
competes during the B-Girls Round Robin - Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Raygun retires PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia reacts during the B-Girls Round Robin - Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Raygun retires PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia
competes during the B-Girls Round Robin - Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) (Elsa/Getty Images)
Raygun retires PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia
reacts during the B-Girls Round Robin - Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) (Elsa/Getty Images)
Raygun retires PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia
competes as Syssy of Team France looks on during the B-Girls Round Robin - Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Raygun retires SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 17: Australian Olympic breaking athlete Rachael 'Raygun' Gunnn trains during a practice session in the Sydney central business district on April 17, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Gunn is representing Australia as a B-Girl after qualifying for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games in Women's Breaking on it's Olympic debut. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Raygun retires SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 17: Australian Olympic breaking athlete Rachael 'Raygun' Gunnn trains during a practice session in the Sydney central business district on April 17, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Gunn is representing Australia as a B-Girl after qualifying for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games in Women's Breaking on it's Olympic debut. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Raygun retires SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 17: Australian Olympic breaking athlete Rachael 'Raygun' Gunnn trains during a practice session in the Sydney central business district on April 17, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Gunn is representing Australia as a B-Girl after qualifying for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games in Women's Breaking on it's Olympic debut. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Raygun retires SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 17: Australian Olympic breaking athlete Rachael 'Raygun' Gunn poses during a portrait session in the Sydney central business district on April 17, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Gunn is representing Australia as a B-Girl after qualifying for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games in Women's Breaking on it's Olympic debut. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Raygun retires SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 17: Australian Olympic breaking athlete Rachael 'Raygun' Gunn poses during a portrait session in the Sydney central business district on April 17, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Gunn is representing Australia as a B-Girl after qualifying for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games in Women's Breaking on it's Olympic debut. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Raygun retires SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 17: Australian Olympic breaking athlete Rachael 'Raygun' Gunnn trains during a practice session in the Sydney central business district on April 17, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Gunn is representing Australia as a B-Girl after qualifying for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games in Women's Breaking on it's Olympic debut. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Raygun retires SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 17: Australian Olympic breaking athlete Rachael 'Raygun' Gunn poses during a portrait session in the Sydney central business district on April 17, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Gunn is representing Australia as a B-Girl after qualifying for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games in Women's Breaking on it's Olympic debut. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Raygun retires SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 17: Australian Olympic breaking athlete Rachael 'Raygun' Gunn poses during a portrait session in the Sydney central business district on April 17, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Gunn is representing Australia as a B-Girl after qualifying for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games in Women's Breaking on it's Olympic debut. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Raygun retires SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 17: Australian Olympic breaking athlete Rachael 'Raygun' Gunn poses during a portrait session in the Sydney central business district on April 17, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Gunn is representing Australia as a B-Girl after qualifying for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games in Women's Breaking on it's Olympic debut. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Raygun retires SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 17: Australian Olympic breaking athlete Rachael 'Raygun' Gunnn trains during a practice session in the Sydney central business district on April 17, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Gunn is representing Australia as a B-Girl after qualifying for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games in Women's Breaking on it's Olympic debut. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Raygun retires SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 28: Bgirl silver medalist Molly, gold medalist Rachael Gunn aka Raygun and bronze medalist Hannah pose during the medal ceremony after the 2023 WDSF Oceania Breaking Championships at Sydney Town Hall on October 28, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) (Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
Raygun retires SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 28: Bgirl and Bboy medalists silver medalist Molly, silver medalist Benmx, gold medalist Jeffery Dunne aka J-Attack, gold medalist Rachael Gunn aka Raygun, bronze medalist Kid Tek and bronze medalist Hannah pose during the medal ceremony after the 2023 WDSF Oceania Breaking Championships at Sydney Town Hall on October 28, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) (Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
Raygun retires SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 28: Bgirl gold medalist Rachael Gunn aka Raygun competes in the final of the 2023 WDSF Oceania Breaking Championships at Sydney Town Hall on October 28, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) (Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
Raygun retires SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 28: Rachael Gunn aka Raygun competes in Bgirl final rounds of the 2023 WDSF Oceania Breaking Championships at Sydney Town Hall on October 28, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) (Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
Raygun retires SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 28: Rachael Gunn aka Raygun competes in Bgirl final rounds of the 2023 WDSF Oceania Breaking Championships at Sydney Town Hall on October 28, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) (Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
Raygun retires SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 28: Rachael Gunn aka Raygun competes in Bgirl final rounds of the 2023 WDSF Oceania Breaking Championships at Sydney Town Hall on October 28, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) (Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
Raygun retires SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 28: Rachael Gunn aka Raygun competes in Bgirl final rounds of the 2023 WDSF Oceania Breaking Championships at Sydney Town Hall on October 28, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) (Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)