Raygun reveals what happened immediately after her disastrous Olympic performance and the four-word message that made her fear the worst

Raygun said she knew immediately after her disastrous performance at the Olympics that her life would change forever.

The 37-year-old breakdancer became an overnight sensation with her comedy performance at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, becoming the most talked about moment of the event.

The Australian jumped like a kangaroo and slid across the floor during her bizarre performance, drawing widespread scorn online, with Adele and Jimmy Fallon among those weighing in on the viral moment.

The internet sensation has kept a relatively low profile since her appearance last month, but has now given her first-ever TV interview about the viral moment. On Wednesday, she was a guest on The Project, where she discussed the ordeal with host Waleed Aly.

During the revealing interview, Raygun said she knew she was in for a turbulent time after receiving a disturbing message from an Australian Olympic Committee official following her routine.

“As soon as I finished my rounds, my media liaison from the AOC said, ‘Oh, there’s a storm coming on social media. Maybe you should step off social for a while,’” she said.

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“I was like, ‘Okay.’ I didn’t understand the magnitude of it. I looked at some of the comments beforehand and I was like, ‘Oh no,’ and I started to feel kind of sick.

“I thought, ‘Oh my God! What happened?’”

Raygun admitted that she did not rework her performance because she was responding to the “harsh” comments.

“I haven’t watched it back, no. That’s not unusual for me, you know. I’m not very good at watching my fights back,” she shared.

“It’s going to take a while. I think I’ve seen some bits and pieces, but yeah, I’ll watch it eventually.”

Raygun claims she could get a series of TV offers, but she says she no longer wants to be in the spotlight and plans to take a step back.

“I don’t think I’ll be competing for a while. I don’t really want to be in the spotlight, breaking, competing. But I… You know, it’s been fun,” she shared.

She is also convinced that most negative reactions stem from a lack of understanding of breaking with the crowd.

“However, a lot of the reactions also come from people not being as familiar with breaking and the diversity of approaches that come with it,” she continued.

‘It was so fantastic that the next day the chairman of the jury, MG, came forward and explained that what I did in the break community was actually not that shocking.

“You know, it’s just a different approach to breaking. You have the athletic style breakers and you also have the more artistic style breakers and they’re all very valid.”

Raygun went on to say the anger and “vitriol” directed at her, her husband and her family was “quite alarming,” while criticizing the wild conspiracy theories.

She also explained how she secured her spot on the Olympic team, brushing aside wild claims and insisting she had not previously known any of the judges and had earned her position.

Raygun went on to say that she has sought mental health care and has completely withdrawn from social media following the online storm.

“Luckily, I quickly received spiritual support and stopped using social media and the internet,” she said candidly.

“But it’s pretty up and down, but it’s also just hard to process it all, honestly. It’s just still pretty hard to process.

“It’s been a pretty wild ride, I’ll be honest. I’ve definitely had my ups and downs, my good days and my bad days.”