Rachael Gunn’s father-in-law has spoken out for the first time, criticizing Olympic judges after his daughter-in-law failed to score any points in the break dancing competition.
The 36-year-old, known as Raygun, lost all three of her round-robin battles, with a combined score of 54-0.
Gunn was coached by her husband, Samuel Free, who is also a breakdancer.
Andrew Free, Raygun’s father-in-law and Samuel’s father, took to social media on Saturday to criticize the judges, partially attributing her poor performance to their decisions.
On social media, he said, “It was a pretty stacked competition, and the judges were clearly looking for a specific style of breaking that isn’t Rachael’s.”
He added, “Although they are supposed to evaluate five different aspects with equal weighting, in my obviously biased opinion, they didn’t reward originality and musicality, so she was at a disadvantage.”
He concluded, “The main thing is that she represented Australia and breakdancing at the Olympics with courage and dignity.”
In Paris, officials judged performers across five categories: technique, execution, musicality, originality, and vocabulary.
