{"id":6524,"date":"2024-09-10T18:03:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T18:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=6524"},"modified":"2024-09-10T18:03:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T18:03:44","slug":"olympic-viral-breakdancer-raygun-moves-to-no-1-in-latest-wdsf-world-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=6524","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Viral Breakdancer Raygun Moves to No. 1 in Latest WDSF World Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Raygun is on top of the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">The Australian Olympic breakdancer who went viral for her performance in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics was named as the No. 1 dancer in the world by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worlddancesport.org\/Ranking\/World#CombinedType=8_221_104_2&amp;Name=&amp;CountryId=&amp;Date=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World DanceSport Federation.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Australia\u2019s Rachael &#8216;Raygun&#8217; Gunn is now ranked the No. 1 breakdancer in the world \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>(via World DanceSport Federation, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanceSportTotal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DanceSportTotal<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1sEPHlybPn\">pic.twitter.com\/1sEPHlybPn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1833243048991682946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">For those who watched Raygun, whose real name is Rachael Gunn, at the Olympics, this may come as quite the surprise. She famously\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/15\/sports\/2024-paris-olympics-rachael-raygun-gunn-critics-called-out-by-australian-olympic-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">failed<\/a>\u00a0to record a single point and finished second-to-last with the only competitor finishing below her being disqualified.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">So how is she the No. 1-rated breakdancer in the world? Well,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/09\/sports\/raygun-ranked-world-number-one-after-paris-olympics-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James McKem<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0<i>New York Post<\/i>\u00a0reported that the Olympic outing didn&#8217;t factor into the rankings and that her performance at the WDSF Oceania Championship was the driver of her ascent into the top ranking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<div class=\"ad\">\n<div class=\"lazy br-ad-wrapper atom advert\">\n<div id=\"br-ad-250475\" class=\"br-ad-lazy loaded\" data-collapsed=\"0\" data-country=\"US\" data-position=\"rect_atf_01\" data-reload=\"1\" data-responsive-size=\"[[[970,0],[&quot;fluid&quot;,[970,250],[970,66],[728,90],[300,250],[2,2]]],[[728,0],[&quot;fluid&quot;,[728,90],[300,250],[2,2]]],[[0,0],[&quot;fluid&quot;,[300,250],[320,50],[2,2]]]]\" data-size=\"[[300,600],[300,250],[300,2]]\" data-google-query-id=\"CJazxPH6uIgDFaKNOgUdiI8PFA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/8663477\/BR\/ROS\/article_2__container__\">\n<div class=\"celtra-ad-inline-host\">\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">Five results, all of which occurred before the Olympics, were the events that counted toward the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worlddancesport.org\/Athletes\/Rachael-Gunn-3b0fe60a-3331-4a00-8f78-ade100161ddb#tab=competition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ranking<\/a>. However, the performance at the Oceania Championship specifically gave her 1,000 points and pushed her into first place for the rankings. This was also the event that allowed her to qualify for the Olympics in the first place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">The three medalists from the Olympics do not appear in the rankings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">While Raygun did not leave Paris with a medal or a particularly strong performance, she will still have her internet fame and a top world ranking to brag about.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Raygun is on top of the world. 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