- Raygun, real name Rachael Gunn, competed at Paris Olympics
- Is set to be a popular costume choice for Halloween in Australia
- Footy fans are not amused after GWS players were fined for dressing as Raygun
Raygun’s infamous Olympics routine has risen from the dead, just in time for Halloween, with tributes to the breakdancing already surfacing on Aussie lawns.
Raygun, real name Rachael Gunn, became a global source of ridicule during the Paris Olympics.
Dressed in an Australian tracksuit that looked more like a cricket uniform than a breakdancing get-up, Raygun hopped like a kangaroo and slid around the floor like a snake in a routine that did not impress the judges.
She was comprehensively beaten in all of her battle rounds while her routine went viral, even mocked by the likes of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
In a huge twist, she returned him from Paris to be named the No.1 breakdancer in the world despite even coming close to winning a medal due to a quirk in the way dancers are graded.
Now she is receiving a new honour on the front lawns of Aussie homes, with handmade tributes to her routine being erected ahead of Halloween on October 31.
The judges were not amused with Raygun’s Olympic routine, but millions of Aussies were
A Melbourne artist has created this tribute to Raygun and placed it on a nature strip
A Melbourne resident has immortalised her kangaroo hopping routine with a paper mache effigy complete with Aussie tracksuit and Olympics flag.
The artist remains unknown, but a local called into radio station 3AW to let them know the ‘statue’ had been erected on a nature strip in their suburb.
‘Following on from her huge success of breakdancing in Paris, Raygun is now dancing in the streets of the north,’ the caller said.
3AW host Ross Stevenson was stunned when shown an image of the tribute.
‘That is amazing,’ he said.
‘That is awesome. Someone’s put up a statue of Raygun.
‘Is that in someone’s backyard or in a public thoroughfare?’
Another Raygun tribute has been shared on social media ahead of Halloween this year
The Olympic breakdancer is shaping up to be a popular choice for decorations and costumes this Halloween
The caller replied: ‘It’s in a public thoroughfare, on the nature strip.’
Stevenson saod: ‘That is outstanding.
‘Look at the balance they’ve managed to achieve there with that statue. How do you do that?’
It is not the only Raygun tribute snapped ahead of Halloween.
Another home in Melbourne has used a fake skeleton, posing it in the kangaroo hopping dance position and dressing it in the same tracksuit.
Another skeleton tribute has been snapped at an unknown Australian location, complete with LED red glowing eyes.
Now the Sydney-based breakdancer can also expect to see a host of Aussies dressed as her for the fun holiday occasion.
‘I now want to know if I can buy a Raygun outfit from somewhere. This would be a hot ticket item,’ one person posted on social media platform X.
Raygun became an instant celebrity for her routine and got to party with Richard Brandon
Raygun, pictured with her husband (right) also got to rub shoulders with pop star Boy George
Not everyone is impressed, though, with GWS footy fans left fuming over an apparent double standard.
Six GWS players received bans and seven others were fined were fined by the AFL for inappropriate skits performed at their end-of-season celebrations.
That included sending up Raygun in costume.
Some supporters believe that has opened up a can of worms that could see AFL fans show up to GWS games in 2025 wearing Raygun costumes.
‘I guarantee you’re going to have fans rock up to the first Giants game dressed as RayGun,’ one fan posted.
‘Then the AFL will have to make a call on whether they remove those people from the ground because it’s ‘distasteful’.’
