Netflix’s Raygun documentary tells the Olympic breakdancer’s side of the story
A new Netflix documentary follows Australian Olympic breakdancer Raygun as she explains her controversial Paris 2024 performance and its global aftermath.
Two years after her unconventional Olympic breaking performance went viral, Australian breakdancer Rachael "Raygun" Gunn shares her story in a Netflix documentary. The film reveals that Gunn and her husband Samuel Free deliberately created new choreography inspired by Australian culture—including the kangaroo hop and sprinkler moves—knowing she wasn't skilled enough to win through traditional breaking techniques. The documentary presents Gunn's narrative as an underdog story of self-expression and individuality, though reviewers note it avoids deeper critical analysis of the performance's cultural and gender implications.
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Review: The new Raygun doco is a bloody good yarn – but it will leave you wanting more
Two years after she stole the show at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Raygun tells her story in a new Netflix documentary. “It still feels surreal to me,” Rachael Gunn says in the opening moments of Untold: Raygun Breaking Badly. Gunn…