Synchronized swimming champion recreates Raygun’s viral Olympics routine underwater
A synchronized swimming champion went viral when he took to social media to give Raygun’s Olympic routine a makeover, scoring zero points.
Kristina Makushenko’s name was trending on X on Thursday after she posted footage of herself performing Raygun’s (in)famous moves in Paris during the 2024 Underwater Breakdance Olympics.
“What signature moves,” Makushenko captioned her post. “It took me just 5 minutes to learn Raygun’s Olympic performance and recreate it underwater!
‘Maybe I can compete in the Olympic Games in LA 2028.’
Fans on both Instagram and X agreed that the four-time world champion’s replica of Raygun’s dance was actually better than the original version.
Four-time world artistic swimming champion Kristina Makushenko recreated Raygun’s famous moves that scored a zero at the Paris Olympics earlier this summer
Makushenko said it took her 5 minutes to recreate Raygun’s underwater Olympic feat
“So flooding it actually looked pretty nice,” someone on X noted.
“Yes, our bodies have a natural buoyancy under water. She has perfected the whole act to stay under water long enough to dance,” someone else wrote.
“Wow, she really made it cool,” one user said, referring to Makushenko.
Raygun faced calls to publicly apologize following her now-viral performance at the Olympics.
The Australian breakdancer, whose full name is Rachel Gunn, finished second to last of all the B-girls in the competition.
Fans on X and Instagram agreed that Makushenko’s performance was much better than Raygun’s
In a video on Instagram, Gunn thanked her supporters while addressing the controversy.
“Hi everyone, Raygun here,” she said in the video. “I want to start by saying thank you to all the people who have supported me. I really appreciate the positivity and I’m glad I was able to bring some joy into your lives, which is what I hoped to do.
‘I didn’t realize that this would also open the door to so much hate, which has honestly been quite devastating.
“Even though I went there and had fun, I took it very seriously. I worked really hard to prepare for the Olympics and I gave it my all. I really did.
“I feel honoured to have been part of the Australian Olympic team and to have been part of Breaking’s Olympic debut. What the other athletes have achieved is simply phenomenal.”