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How is Australian B-Girl Raygun ranked No.1?

B-Boy Crazy Legs talks about the controversy, and the larger cultural issues it has brought to light.

The Olympian's viral breaking performance gained worldwide attention at the 2024 Paris Games

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A woman in a track suit does dance moves
Gunn, known as B-Girl Raygun, competes during the Round Robin Battle at the breaking competition at La Concorde Urban Park at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 9, in Paris. (Frank Franklin/The Associated Press)

Last week, the World DanceSport Federation, which is the governing body of breaking and other dancesports, announced that viral Australian B-Girl Raygun came in at No. 1 in the latest women's rankings.

But after the 37-year-old academic garnered worldwide attention for her lackluster performance in the first Olympic breaking competition, many industry observers and new fans of the sport alike are left wondering how this is possible.

Today on Commotion, B-Boy Crazy Legs joins host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to talk about the controversy, and the larger cultural issues it has brought to light.

WATCH | Today's episode on YouTube (this segment begins at 12:40): 

You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.

Interview with Crazy Legs produced by Ty Callender.

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