It looks like this Raygun is set “stunning.”
Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn, the Olympic breakdancer who went viral for her performance at this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris, traded in her tracksuit for a hot new look during a recent photoshoot.
Gunn is set to grace the cover of Oct. 27 issue of Stellar, which boasts that it is “Australia’s most-read Sunday magazine, with exclusive agenda-setting interviews, fashion and insights from the country’s top lifestyle experts.”
And while we’re sure that you’ll see plenty of people sporting her signature green tracksuit and hat that she wore in Paris, Gunn stepped up her style game with a new look for the shoot.
The world’s No. 22-ranked B Girl wears her hair slicked back into a braid while looking fantastic in a vibrant blue dress with large sleeves – which pops against a yellow background — and a pair of black strappy sandals. Gunn also rocks red lipstick while striking a strong, defiant pose.
While the full story is not set to be released until Sunday, the cover features a quote from Gunn saying: “You did not bring me down. You did not succeed. I still stand by what I did.”
Then scribbled in red below it is “What Raygun did next…”
While we’ll have to wait until the story drops to find out her plans, Gunn has recently stated that she is — pardon the pun — taking a break from breaking.
“I don’t think I’ll be competing for a while. Not really wanting to be in the spotlight, breaking, competing,” Gunn said during an interview on The Project, an Australian news and current affairs show.
“It’s been nice. It’s been a bit of a process to try and start dancing again.
“Like, that’s actually been tough. You know, it was my medicine, and then it turned into my source of stress.”
Gunn added that she is “happy that it gets to go back to being my medicine.”
“I can kind of finally feel free again. I’m looking forward to breaking, but, no, I don’t think I’ll compete for a while,” Gunn said.
With breakdancing off the docket for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, we may never see another Raygun again.
She also revealed during the interview that she had not yet watched a video of her full routine from the Games.
“I have seen little bits and pieces, but I will watch it eventually,” Gunn said.
Raygun became an instant viral sensation at the Summer Games earlier this year.
The Aussie caught the world’s attention for her controversial routine, which included moves that resembled kangaroo hopping, rolling on the floor like a toddler and doing the sprinkler.
She failed to score a single point and lost all three of her matchups in Paris, finishing second-last in the event ahead of only one competitor who was disqualified.
Japan’s Ami Yuasa took gold in the event while Lithuania’s Dominika Banevic secured silver, and Liu Qingyi of China walked away with bronze.
After the event, Gunn spoke on Instagram about how the online vitriol affected her.
“I didn’t realize that that would also open the door to so much hate, which has frankly been pretty devastating,” she said.
“While I went out there and I had fun, I did take it very seriously. I worked my butt off preparing for the Olympics and I gave my all, truly. I’m honored to have been a part of the Australian Olympic team and to be part of breaking’s Olympic debut. What the other athletes have achieved has just been phenomenal.”
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