She’s breaking the web.
A breakdancer goes viral on social media after it was revealed she lost out to fellow Australian Rachael “Raygun” Gunn for a spot on the Olympic Games.
Video of Molly Chapman showing off her moves has garnered greater than 9 million views because it was posted to X on Tuesday, with many viewers saying she must have been chosen to represent her country as an alternative of Gunn.
Each Chapman and Gunn flew to Belgium last September to compete within the 2023 WDSF World Championships, which served as a qualifying event for this yr’s Olympic Games.
Among the many 80 entrants, Chapman finished 79th spot and Gunn finished sixty fourth, meaning neither qualified for the Games.
The 2 Aussies subsequently competed at a second qualifying event — the 2023 WDSF Oceania Championships held in Sydney last October.
There, 10 panelists ultimately selected to send Gunn to the Games.
Nevertheless, some who saw Chapman showcase her moves within the viral video were baffled by the judges’ decision.
“Half her routine looks like what Raygun tried to do but couldn’t actually execute,” one declared.
“She will be able to actually breakdance, how did she lose?” one other asked.
Others were unimpressed by Chapman’s breakdancing skills.
“This was so bad,” one savagely stated.
“Still not ok,” a second declared. “Sorry.
Gunn has been widely mocked after she scored zero points throughout the breaking competition on the Olympics in Paris after a series of strange routines, which included a “kangaroo dance.”
The panel of nine judges scored breakers based on five criteria: technique, vocabulary, execution, musicality and originality.
Nevertheless, the 36-year-old was praised by Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
“It’s an Australian tradition of individuals having a go. She’s had a go representing our country and that’s thing,” he said.
