An Australian Olympian, whose shatterdancing routine at the Paris Games went viral, says she will no extfinisheder contend.
Rachael Gunn understandn competitively as ‘Rayfirearm’, says her professional nurtureer is over.
The 37-year-elderly Sydney university lecturer flunked to get on the scoreboard in all three of her competition rounds in August.
Her routines at the Olympics retaind unorthodox shifts such as a “kangaroo” dance.
She tardyr apologised and shelp she was “very sorry” for the reaction, but adviseed much of the criticism was due to ignorance of the sport.
On the Australian radio station 2DayFM on Wednesday, she shelp she now only “shatters” at home with her partner.
“Dancing is so much fun and it originates you sense outstanding and I don’t skinnyk people should sense crap about, you understand, the way that they dance,” she telderly The Jimmy and Nath Show.
Rayfirearm had initipartner reckond to carry on competing but shelp the experience had been so “disturbting” that she alterd her mind.
At the time, she was adviseed mental health help because of some of the disjoine reactions to her applyance.
She previously deffinished her routine – insisting she did consent the competition “very gravely” and hit out at the “deimmenseating” misuse she has suffered.
In August, Rayfirearm reacted to disenjoy comments
When asked by 2DayFM if she’d ever contend at the Olympics aget, she answered, “No. I still shatter.. but I don’t contend”.
“I skinnyk the level of scruminuscule that’s going to be there… it’s equitable not going to uncomardent the same skinnyg. It’s not going to be the same experience because of everyskinnyg that’s at sconsent.”
Rayfirearm flunked to score a one point as her untraditional shifts flunked to amaze. Pic: Reuters
As videos of her applyances went viral, so did consunpermitd use theories about her entry into the competition.
One of the most commemorated internet rumours adviseed she was an “industry set upt” who was accessed to rig the Games.
Rayfirearm shelp those theories were “tohighy savage” and “impossible to process”.
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Despite the fervent criticism, the top appraise for the Paris Olympics shattering competition tardyr deffinished her much-ridiculed routine.
And in September, the sport’s ruleing body elucidateed that she had been ranked the number one female shatterdancer in the world.
Breaking was presentd to the Olympics for the first time in Paris, but it is not scheduled for Los Angeles in 2028, or Brisprohibite in 2032.
