Netflix documentary Untold Raygun examines Rachael Gunn Olympic performance
2 sources • 2 min read • Latest: Sep 2, 2026, 3:43 AM
Last updated Sep 2, 2026
The Netflix documentary Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly explores the experience of Australian B-girl Rachael Gunn following her participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The film features Gunn discussing her interactions with a sports psychologist in the lead-up to the event, specifically detailing her anxieties about potential public ridicule. While the documentary provides a look at the personal perspective of Gunn during the fallout of her Olympic routine, it faces criticism for failing to address the broader implications of her notoriety on the sport of breaking. The release highlights the contrast between the athlete’s internal experience and the external reaction to her performance on the world stage. The film serves as a character study of the B-girl during a period of high public scrutiny.
- •The documentary Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly premieres on Netflix.
- •Rachael Gunn recounts pre-Olympic therapy sessions regarding public perception.
- •The film focuses on the personal ordeal of the Australian B-girl.
- •Critics argue the documentary avoids addressing the impact on the sport of breaking.
- 3:43 AMYahoo Sports — Rachael Gunn: From Olympic meme to Netflix spotlight in 'Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly'
- 4:00 PMThe Guardian Sport — The Raygun documentary ducks a big question about the Olympic fame of a ‘dorky white academic’
"Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly finds warmth and humor in Rachael Gunn’s ordeal, but never fully reckons with what her notoriety meant for breaking Early in Netflix’s new documentary, Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly, Australian B-girl Rachael Gunn, recounts a session she had with her sports psychologist prior to the 2024 Paris Olympics. “Right before the Olympics, I went to my therapist, panicked,” she says. Her therapist asked her what was the worst thing that could happen. And she said, “The whole world could laugh at me.” Her therapist responded: “Do you think that’s reasonable?” Cue Gunn’s hysterical laughter. Continue reading...
"It's no secret how the breaking news on Raygun unfolded at the Paris Olympics: the memes and the mockery came thick and fast. The Australian breaker at the center of it all, Rachael Gunn, has told how she had an inkling of how it might go when she saw a therapist ahead of the 2024 Games. The trailer for “Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly,” a Netflix documentary launched this month, begins with Gunn recounting how she went to the therapist in a panic right before the Olympics and was asked what's the worst that could happen?
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External links- Yahoo SportsSep 2, 2026, 3:43 AMRachael Gunn: From Olympic meme to Netflix spotlight in 'Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly'
It's no secret how the breaking news on Raygun unfolded at the Paris Olympics: the memes and the mockery came thick and fast. The Australian breaker at the center of it all, Rachael Gunn, has told how she had an inkling of how it might go when she saw a therapist ahead of the 2024 Games. The trailer for “Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly,” a Netflix documentary launched this month, begins with Gunn recounting how she went to the therapist in a panic right before the Olympics and was asked what's the worst that could happen?
- The Guardian SportSep 1, 2026, 4:00 PMThe Raygun documentary ducks a big question about the Olympic fame of a ‘dorky white academic’
Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly finds warmth and humor in Rachael Gunn’s ordeal, but never fully reckons with what her notoriety meant for breaking Early in Netflix’s new documentary, Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly, Australian B-girl Rachael Gunn, recounts a session she had with her sports psychologist prior to the 2024 Paris Olympics. “Right before the Olympics, I went to my therapist, panicked,” she says. Her therapist asked her what was the worst thing that could happen. And she said, “The whole world could laugh at me.” Her therapist responded: “Do you think that’s reasonable?” Cue Gunn’s hysterical laughter. Continue reading...
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