She’s breaking the internet.
A breakdancer is going viral on social media after it was revealed she lost out to fellow Australian Rachael “Raygun” Gunn for a spot at the Olympic Games.
Video of Molly Chapman showing off her moves has garnered more than 9 million views since it was posted to X on Tuesday, with many viewers saying she should have been chosen to represent her country instead of Gunn.
Both Chapman and Gunn flew to Belgium last September to compete in the 2023 WDSF World Championships, which served as a qualifying event for this year’s Olympic Games.
Among the 80 entrants, Chapman finished 79th spot and Gunn finished 64th, meaning neither qualified for the Games.
The two Aussies subsequently competed at a second qualifying event — the 2023 WDSF Oceania Championships held in Sydney last October.
There, 10 panelists ultimately chose to send Gunn to the Games.
However, some who saw Chapman show off her moves in 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 can actually breakdance, how did she lose?” another asked.
Others were unimpressed by Chapman’s breakdancing skills.
“This was so bad,” one savagely stated.
“Still not good enough,” a second declared. “Sorry.
Gunn has been widely mocked after she scored zero points during the breaking competition at 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.
However, the 36-year-old was praised by Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
“It’s an Australian tradition of people having a go. She’s had a go representing our country and that’s a good thing,” he said.
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