Technicality gives Raygun world number one ranking

Rachael Gunn remains the number one female breakdancer in the world, despite a controversial Olympic performance for Team Australia that divided the internet and left her with a score of zero.

Responding to questions about its rankings, the sport’s governing body has issued a statement explaining its methodology to “address concerns” and “provide clarity”.

It said each athlete was assessed based on their top four performances in the last 12 months and that Olympic events, including qualifiers, were excluded.

Gunn, who performs as Raygun, has continued to defend her record as Australia’s best B-girl amid questions over her qualifications.

The 37-year-old university lecturer failed to score any points in all three of her competition rounds in Paris, with a routine that included unorthodox moves, such as the sprinkler and the kangaroo hop.
“The record is there. But anything can happen in a battle,” she said in her first sitdown interview last week when asked about her polarising performance.

The World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has also come under intense public scrutiny not just for its rankings, but its “credibility” as a voice for the sport.

In Tuesday’s statement, the WDSF tried to address criticisms that had been swirling online over the transparency of its rankings head-on.

It explained that “ranking events” had intentionally not been held between the end of 2023 and the start of the Olympics, to allow athletes to “focus solely” on the Games.

That had created a set of “unique circumstances” which meant that some athletes had been ranked based only on a single event.

In Gunn’s case the 1,000 points, which place her at the top of the table, come from a first-place finish at the Oceania continental championships which were held in October of 2023.

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