Rachael Gunn, the Australian breakdancer who went viral at the Paris Olympics, has confirmed she won’t be competing in the sport again.

Competing as “Raygun”, vision of the Aussie athlete’s performances at the 2024 Games caught fire online, spawning a torrent of memes and reaction videos.

While most of the response was good-natured, Gunn did catch some heat, with some claiming she showed a lack of respect to the sport and other athletes with her unique moves.

Speaking on Sydney radio station 2DayFM, the 37-year-old confirmed that she wouldn’t be competing again at any level.

“I still break, but I don’t compete. I’m not going to compete any more. No. No,” Gunn said.

“I was going to keep competing, for sure, but that seems really difficult thing for me to do now, to approach a battle.

“I still dance, and I still break. But, you know, that’s like in my living room with my partner!

“The level of scrutiny, people are going to be filming it and it will go online and it’s just not going to mean the same thing.”

Gunn, who holds a PhD in Cultural Studies, also shared a message learned from her experience.

“Dancing is so much fun, and it makes you feel good. I don’t think people should feel crap about the way that they dance,” she added.

“If you get out there, and you have fun on the dance floor then just own it.”

Will Breaking be in the 2028 Olympics?

While breakdancing, or breaking, was included in the Olympics for the first time in Paris, it could also be the last time the sport makes an appearance in the event.

With five new or returning sports – baseball/softball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse, and squash – to be added to the slate in Los Angeles in four years breaking hasn’t made the cut.

Regardless, Raygun has said that, even if it was, she wouldn’t put her hand up to represent Australia again.

In Paris, Canada’s Philip Kim took out the gold in B-Boys event, while Ami Yuasa from Japan was the B-Girls gold medal winner.