Rachael “Raygun” Gunn is hanging up her breakdancing shoes.

"Raygun," the Australian breaker who was widely ridiculed for her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics, plans to retire from competition.

Olympic breakdancer Dr. Rachael Gunn, known as Raygun, has announced she will no longer take part in competitive dancing.

Rachael Gunn, known as Raygun, has announced she will no longer compete in breaking after the intense public reaction to her viral Paris 2024 breaking routine.

Breakdancer Rachael Gunn has retired from competitive breaking due to the scrutiny she received following her performance at the Paris Olympics. The 37-year-old became one of the defining athletes of the 2024 Games and her performance in the new discipline was a viral sensation, triggering some support but wider ridicule.

Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has told a Sydney radio station that she plans to retire from competition just three months after her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics led to her being ridiculed and spawned conspiracy theories about how she qualified for the Games.

"I’m not ever going to stop dancing. So if you hear that again, you know that it’s not the truth," the Australian athlete said

: 11/11/24 at 4:48 p.m. ET - Rachael ‘Raygun' Gunn clarified comments she made earlier this month about supposedly ending her breakdancing career, but that couldn't be farther from the truth. "So I was talking,

Australian Olympic break dancer Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn has dropped another bombshell on breakfast TV this morning – she’s not retiring and is “never going to stop”.

So that's why I’m never going to stop,” the Australian breakdancer said Rene Nijhuis/BSR Agency/Getty Raygun Paris Olympic competitor Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn seemingly announced earlier this month that she was done with her breakdancing career — but now she's clarifying that she's not hanging up her breaking shoes quite yet.