The first-ever Olympic breaking competition produced a heavily memed performance.
Talash, left, and Raygun, contenders in Olympic breaking, which debuted Friday at the games in Paris.But after the sport made history at the games, it seemed all anyone could talk about on social media wasClips from Raygun’s performance were shared ad nauseam and memed to oblivion, becoming one of the most enduring images of the competition.
“I don’t care, this is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen at the #Olympics,” @_Quezare_ said on X, formerly Twitter, sharing a clip of Raygun sweeping — or dragging — her legs across the floor.Raygun represented Australia at the World Breaking Championships in 2021, 2022 and 2023, but posts did not marvel at her medal potential.
There has not been an Olympic performance this dominant since Usain Bolt’s 100m sprint at Beijing in 2008. Honestly, the moment Raygun broke out her Kangaroo move this competition was over! Give her the. “But I just kept pushing hard, I want to get better, and I want the scene to grow and get better.”is a good way to describe me,” she told The Guardian of her approach to breaking and the Olympic scoring system. “‘Creative’ and ‘style,’ I think, are my strengths.
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