Raygun speaks out for first time after divisive Olympics breakdancing routine

Raygun says breaks silence on Olympic controversy: "I didn't expect so much hate"Rachael Gunn

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00:00Hi everyone, Raegon here. I just want to start by thanking all the people who have supported

00:10me. I really appreciate the positivity and I'm glad I was able to bring some joy into

00:18your lives, that's what I hoped. I didn't realise that that would also open the door

00:25to so much hate, which has frankly been pretty devastating. While I went out there and I

00:34had fun, I did take it very seriously. I worked my butt off preparing for the Olympics and

00:42I gave my all, truly. I'm honoured to have been a part of the Australian Olympic team

00:50and to be part of Breaking's Olympic debut. What the other athletes have achieved has

00:57just been phenomenal. In regards to the allegations and misinformation floating around, I'd like

01:06to ask everyone to please refer to the recent statement made by the AOC as well as the posts

01:15on the AusBreaking Instagram page as well as the WDSF Breaking for Gold page. Bit of

01:24a fun fact for you, there are actually no points in Breaking. If you want to see how

01:32the judges thought I compared to my opponents, you can actually see the comparison percentages

01:38across the five criteria on olympics.com. All the results are there. I'm going to be

01:45in Europe for a few weeks for some pre-planned downtime, but I'd really like to ask the press

01:54to please stop harassing my family, my friends, the Australian Breaking community and the

02:03broader street dance community. Everyone has been through a lot as a result of this,

02:11so I ask you to please respect their privacy. I'll be happy to answer more questions on

02:18my return to Australia. Thanks everyone.