Raygun: Meet the Aussie breakdancer who lost out to viral sensation for a place at the Olympic Games… as unseen clip racks up MILLIONS of views online

New footage has emerged of the Australian breakdancer losing out to Rachael Gunn for a spot at the Paris Olympics.

Gunn, better known as Raygun, became an overnight sensation after performing in the first women’s breakdancing competition at the Olympic Games.

Raygun imitated a kangaroo and a snake and performed the sprinkler dance, earning a meager score of zero out of 54 points.

But she has undeniably become the story of the Games, with Adele and Anthony Albanese joining in on the divisive routine.

And now fans have discovered a clip of Raygun’s compatriot, Molly Chapman, being defeated by the 36-year-old university lecturer during Olympic qualifying.

Chapman was selected along with Gunn by the ABA (now Ausbreaking) for last year’s Paris qualifying events.

The duo flew to Belgium for the first qualifying event at the World Championships, but both failed to secure a place, finishing 79th (Chapman) and 64th (Gunn) from a field of 80 competitors.

The Aussies got another chance to qualify at the WDSF Oceania Championships held at Sydney Town Hall last October.

A clip of Holly Chapman breaking up has been viewed more than four million times online

Registration was open to the public and the competition was attended by a jury of 10 professional breakers.

Gunn defeated Chapman, along with two other competitors, in the final round to win the event and secure her spot in Paris.

Chapman was given a third chance to qualify earlier this year during a series in Shanghai and Budapest, but she failed to secure a spot.

However, fans think she would have fared better than Raygun, as a clip of the Breaker has been viewed over four million times on X.

“This is Molly Chapman, the breakdancer who lost to Raygun in the qualifying event to compete in the Olympics,” said Marea Hannah Whitley, who posted the clip online. “Imagine.”

“Not great, but still 10,000x better than Raygun,” one fan commented.

Another said: ‘She can really breakdance, how did she lose?’

A third fan joked: ‘I mean, she has a PhD. What are Molly’s qualifications besides being a better breakdancer?’

Fans claimed that Chapman, who lost to Raygun in qualifying, is in fact the better breaker

But Chapman strongly supported Raygun, saying the qualifying process was fair

Chapman has been passionately supportive of her fellow breakdancer, reposting a statement from Ausbreaking that defended the choice of Raygun, writing: “Truth/facts.”

Raygun did not return to Australia with her fellow Olympians on Wednesday, with the 36-year-old opting to holiday with her husband and coach Samuel Free.

Australian champion Jessica Fox expressed her condolences to Raygun and said the online attack had taken its toll.

“I spoke to her; it’s terrible for her,” she told the Sydney Morning Herald.

“To see the toll… she’s a human being and what she’s been through this past week is huge. She’s definitely felt it.

“There’s a human behind all of this, and humans are so quick to be horrible. She doesn’t deserve that.”

The Australian team did their best to support Gunn amid the wave of hate, with footage even emerging of teammates dancing with the breakdancer before the Games’ closing ceremony.

“It was special for us to support her during the closing ceremony and show her our appreciation as a valuable member of our team,” Fox said.

Several other Australian Olympians have also expressed their support for Gunn, including swimmer Zac Stubblety-Cook.

He described the criticism as “disappointing” and said it was “great” to see Gunn smile during the ceremony.

Gunn has been the subject of numerous memes and online videos ridiculing her Olympic achievements.

Raygun became a sensation at the Olympics after her performance

She danced as a kangaroo and a snake in a routine that paid tribute to Australia, but she has since been mercilessly mocked online

However, that negativity also manifested itself in the form of accusations that she did not deserve to be part of the Olympic team and that she deliberately lost the competition for the sake of academic studies.

Criticism of Gunn’s performance even reached television, when host Jimmy Fallon brutally ridiculed her on his Tonight Show.

Fallon played a clip of Gunn’s performance before comedian Rachel Dratch took the stage to recreate the act.

Australian Olympic Committee chief executive Matt Carroll told media that Gunn has been offered support services in Paris, and that these will continue once she returns to Australia.

“Someone comes first and someone comes last. But they’re all doing their very best and they’re all extremely dedicated. I think they should be respected either way,” he said.

Mr Carroll added that the intense scrutiny on Gunn was “unnecessary” and denied any rumours that she had not qualified properly for the Games.