Aussies Aussie Watch - Paris 2024 - Paralympics 28 Aug - 8 Sep

[juice t]

Bah gawd that's Lauren Jackson's music

 

[myblueroan]

Rachael Gunn — who also goes by dance name Raygun — will represent her country as the sport makes its Olympic debut.
With a PhD in breakdancing and dance culture and an academic career lecturing on the topics, Gunn is somewhat of an expert

Meet Raygun, the Australian academic who made history in Olympic breaking

Australia's first Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn, aka Raygun, spoke to SBS News about her journey to Paris and balancing her studies on the sport while competing in it.

www.sbs.com.au

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

She's the Eddie the Eagle of breaking, no one remembers the great gold medallists from ski jumping, everyone remembers Eddie.

There might be a film about her in about 20 years time, the brave underdog of breaking that had a crack despite being hopeless.

Luckily our male competitor competing tomorrow looks a lot more proficient at breakdancing than Raygun.

 

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

Wow well done first bit of play I watch and we slot a 3 and now a 2

 

[Plugger35]

I've switched over to watching the basketball, the breaking isn't as funny to watch when Raygun isn't involved.

 

[Jeremias]

Luckily our male competitor competing tomorrow looks a lot more proficient at breakdancing than Raygun.

Is his name TopGun?

 

[Scorpus]

Meet Raygun, the Australian academic who made history in Olympic breaking

Australia's first Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn, aka Raygun, spoke to SBS News about her journey to Paris and balancing her studies on the sport while competing in it.

www.sbs.com.au

In a supposedly "cool" "sport", surely having a PhD in breakdancing is extremely uncool

 

[largebus]

I'm watching the Opals on the 9Now feed, what on earth is with this Yank commentator who puts heavy emphasis on every 2nd or 3rd word?

One of the few cases where the Ch 9 feed with Adam Papalia is way better

 

[Sarcoidevo]

I’m undefeated world champion at posting on BigFooty while sitting on the toilet.

Nah sorry ... you'd be lucky to make the Semis

Maybe the pr0n wanking event?

 

[Teen Wolf]

You can perhaps compare it to rhythmic gymnastics

Not just rhythmic gymnastics, but artistic too. Some of the moves are obviously straight out of pommel horse and floor routines.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Is his name TopGun?

He's a 16 yr old Filipino-Aussie. So nothing like her lol.

 

[Royces Hart]

Can't believe people paid money to attend this. Hopefully @pepsi didn't waste his time and money on it.

No even the lucky charm that is pepsi, could save RayGun.

 

[GreyCrow]

Meet Raygun, the Australian academic who made history in Olympic breaking

Australia's first Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn, aka Raygun, spoke to SBS News about her journey to Paris and balancing her studies on the sport while competing in it.

www.sbs.com.au

Thats Dr Raygun to the likes of you

 

[AdelaideGT]

Better than breaking or petrol sports in an Olympics

 

[Jeremias]

No even the lucky charm that is pepsi, could save RayGun.

Not even Dr Pepper could save RayGun

 

[Plugger35]

Luckily our male competitor competing tomorrow looks a lot more proficient at breakdancing than Raygun.

Hopefully Mr G can deliver the gold for Australia, he's better at breaking than Raygun and unlike her he was trying to be funny.

 

[Doggy]

Now the Opals will get killed.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Oh no Raygun is back.
She is gonna be destroyed by Nicka.

 

[Doggy]

Raygun is back

 

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

Looks like the women are heading down the Bronze medal track

 

[Doggy]

Did Raygun just "swim" on the floor?

She looks like a cat trying to be sick

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

My God, she somehow did even worse in this match.
She can't even pull off a single good move.

 

[Sarcoidevo]

She's the Eddie the Eagle of breaking, no one remembers the great gold medallists from ski jumping, everyone remembers Eddie.

There might be a movie about her in about 20 years time, the brave underdog of breaking that had a crack despite being hopeless

I was thinking more Eddie the Eel

 

[pepsi]

Let's go Richo

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

WTF did Raygun do a kangaroo move???
Jesus that was embarassing.