Adele Raves About Viral Australian Breakdancer Raygun at Munich Show: 'Best Thing That's Happened in the Olympics'

Mar. 15, 2025

Adele performs in Munich; Raygun competes at the debut breaking event at the 2024 Olympics.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty; Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty; Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty

Rumor has itAdelemight just be Raygun’s biggest fan!

During her concert in Munich, Germany, on Saturday, Aug. 10, the “Someone Like You” singer, 36, took a moment to discuss what she deemed the “best” part of the2024 Paris Olympics: the viral Australian breaker’s moves.

Breaking (a.k.a. breakdancing) marked its first year as an Olympic sport on Friday, Aug. 9, and the Team Australia competitor, whose full name isRachael Gunn, gave a unique performance,capturing the internet’s attention— and Adele’s.

Between songs at Messe München, the venue built specifically for her residency in the city, the singer shared her love for Gunn, 36, and her memorable routine with the German audience.

“Me and my friends have been s—ting ourselves laughing for 24 hours,” she added, before instructing anyone who has not seen the performance to go home and watch it.

Raygun competes at the 2024 Olympics.Elsa/Getty

Elsa/Getty

“If you haven’t seen it, please leave the show and Google it, ‘cause it is LOLs,” Adele said, singing the final word. “It is so f—ing funny.”

Friday’s Round Robin breaking competition saw Gunn and the other b-girls — the colloquial term for female breakers — and 16 b-boys battle against each other in one-on-one matches as a panel of judges determined whose freestyle moves best matched the music.

According to a description of the event on theOlympics' official website, “Athletes will use a combination of power moves—including windmills, the 6-step, and freezes—as they adapt their style and improvise to the beat of the DJ’s tracks in a bid to secure the judges’ votes and take home the first Olympic breaking medals.”

Raygun competing at the 2024 Olympics.Ezra Shaw/Getty

Ezra Shaw/Getty

Gunn — who eventually lost to Team USA’s b-girl Logistx, 21, France’s Syssy, 16, and Lithuania’s Nicka, 17 — received lots of online criticism and ribbing for her unconventional routine, which she then defended.

“I was never going to beat these girls on what they do best— their power moves,” Raygun said in an interview withESPNpublished on Saturday, Aug. 10. “What I bring is creativity.”

“All of my moves are original,” she continued. “Creativity is really important to me. I go out there, and I show my artistry. Sometimes it speaks to the judges, and sometimes it doesn’t. I do my thing, and it represents art. That is what it is about.”

source: people.com