A new Netflix documentary, "Untold: Raygun: Breaking Badly," is set to address what the platform calls "explosive false claims" that Australian breakdancer Rachael "Raygun" Gunn cheated her way into the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The allegations gained global traction after Gunn received no judges' votes in her three battles at the Games. The documentary trailer features a viral video clip where a YouTuber, The Dad Advocate, falsely asserts that Gunn's husband and coach, Samuel Free, influenced her Olympic selection through a biased process.
"Because Rachael Gunn basically cheated her way into the Olympics by stepping on the backs of more talented but underprivileged minorities and by receiving potent and blatantly biased benefits from her husband, the coach of the Australian breakdancing team," the YouTuber is heard saying in the clip.
However, the documentary aims to debunk these claims. Gunn qualified for the Paris Olympics by winning the 2023 Oceania Breaking Championships. An international judging panel, with no Australian members, oversaw this competition. Her husband, Samuel Free, who is the coach of the Australian breakdancing team, was not part of the judging panel for this event. Gunn defeated Molly "Holy Molly" Chapman in the final to secure her Oceania title. She had previously represented Australia at the World Breaking Championships in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
Misinformation also spread via an anonymous Change.org petition, which falsely accused Gunn of manipulating the selection process and establishing the organization responsible for the qualifier. Australian Olympic Committee chief executive Matt Carroll called for the petition's removal, labeling it "bullying and harassment" and "defamatory."
Netflix stated that the documentary will explore how Gunn's Olympic performance was followed by a wave of memes, misinformation, and conspiracy theories questioning her legitimacy. "What you might not know is this breakdancing is actually one of the lesser of Rachael's crimes," The Dad Advocate falsely claims in the trailer.
Gunn, 38, revealed that she anticipated the public scrutiny. "Right before the Olympics, I went to my therapist, panicked," she says in the trailer. "She was like, 'What's the worst that could happen?' I said, 'The whole world could laugh at me.' She's like, 'Do you think that's reasonable?'"
Her Olympic routine, which featured kangaroo-inspired movements and unconventional poses, became a widely shared moment of the Games. Gunn was eliminated in the round-robin stage after losing all three battles 18-0 against opponents from the United States, France, and Lithuania. She technically received no competition points.
Gunn described the online reaction as a "growing monster." "Some of the memes were funny, then the tone started to change. And it just kept getting more crazy," she said. "I can't just be a meme. Am I Rachael, or am I Raygun?"
"Untold: Raygun: Breaking Badly" will also feature previously unseen footage from Gunn's childhood and interviews with her parents. Gunn began breakdancing in her mid-twenties after training in ballroom, tap, and jazz. She met Samuel Free at university in 2008, who encouraged her to pursue breaking. They married in 2018.
Gunn holds a bachelor's degree in contemporary music and a PhD in cultural studies from Macquarie University, where her doctoral thesis focused on gender within Sydney's breaking community. She became a full-time lecturer at Macquarie University in 2020, taking voluntary redundancy in February 2026. Since retiring from competitions in November 2024, Gunn has moved into public speaking and offers personalized videos through platforms like Cameo, focusing on resilience, creativity, and mental health.
The documentary is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on September 1.