Raygun officially ranked world No. 1 female breakdancer
The Australian dancer topped the World DanceSport Federation’s female ranking thanks to a single win last year. But critics have said the body does not have significant standing in the breaking scene.
Australian Olympian Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has been named as the world’s top female breakdancer by the World DanceSport Federation.
The 37-year-old university lecturer made global headlines for her unorthodox performance at the Paris Olympic games as well as the controversy surrounding her qualification for the event.
On Wednesday, the WDSF said its rankings were based on dancers’ top four performances within the past 12 months — but not the Paris Games or the Olympic qualifier events in Shanghai and Budapest.
With fewer events held in the lead-up to the Olympics in order to allow athletes to focus on qualification, the WDSF said “many athletes have only one competition result contributing to their ranking.”
Raygun topped the ranking with 1,000 points thanks for her single win at the Oceania Continental Championship last October.
