@poisonvolkswagon9431 there were few participating, only 1 Australian woman was better or equal to her. So that tells you something about the state of breaking in Australia
@@poisonvolkswagon9431 it does! They were going to send someone, if people who were better than her did not get the opportunity, then she has deprived someone else. In my opinion, Molly is more versatile than she is
Raygun's performance at the Olympics *is the best win for boomers (and other generations that missed out on the breakdance scene) since colour tv. Making "dad" dance moves an actual Olympic game....* No longer they’ll remain silent when gatecrashing at a daughters party.... from now on, the phrase "dad, you're embarrassing me" will be followed with: *_"I'm so good i could compete in the next Olympics!!!_* and it will be all heartbreakingly true. 🥺
I'm not sure what you're bringing into this conversation. You're not coming at this from the angle of an athlete, coach or breaking enthusiast. You're not even "reacting" to her performance. You seem to be making general assumptions to push a generic "going out on a limb" vs "get yourself checked before you get wrecked". Honestly, I would've expected a deeper insight from a life coach angle that covers her journey and dilemma. She ends up winning the regional qualifier in a very weak field and finds herself at the Olympics against a field she had 0% chance of winning, because they are all younger, more athletic and have more competitive experience. It's fated that you're going to finish last place. How do you cope with that? That's something I would've been more interested in seeing perspective on from a life coach. As for "wisdom in the counsel of many": The "many" are not any more insightful just because they are more numerous. The "many" may have little actual insight into your choices. How "many" people could Raygun have looked to for advice that have been through exactly what she's been through, as someone making a debut at the Olympic Games in a sport making an appearance for the first time as a qualifier from the weakest region? How many know the rules and criteria of a breaking competition? As an athlete, her most important source of guidance is her coach. Now, in this case, given that her husband/coach is also rather eccentric in his breaking style, that might not have been the best advice in hindsight and maybe she should've gone with J-Attack's coach. Nonetheless, she made conscious choice with someone who knows her abilities best. The advice would be to identify who _can_ give the right counsel and weigh them more than the opinions of laypeople.
Thanks for your thoughtful comment. At the end of the day, we win some and we lose some. The best we can do is learn from our experiences and grow. In this case, a person went from Olympic athlete to meme overnight. There's a lot that can be extracted, but getting feedback when stepping out a limb was the first that came to mind.
Chris Rock has a bit about having a spouse prevents you from growing old and becoming weird cos they’ll point out all the stupid things you think are normal but shouldn’t do in public. Raygun’s husband was a breaker. He should have said something.
"there is wisdom in the counsel of many"..not true. otherwise i would be vaccinated now. there is windsom inside yourself. but you need to be true to yourself. and don't overestimate yourself. this girl see criticism as hate. that says alot about her. she dont listen to real criticism of her friends. she only hear good words..all other people are just jealous to her.
I blame her husband who is her coach. Even his break-dancing is bad. Did he feed her "ego?" His dad who is her father-in-law. He angrily questioned the Olympic judges who gave Ray-Gun three "0's". Didn't they tell her anything after the first "0"? Wow.!!!
A life coach works people to help them get from where they are to where they want to be. Lots of people use them to help set and reach goals, get unstuck, or get clear about what they want.
While I agree that she didn't serve the team, I would also like to submit that the team didn't serve her. Someone who supposedly knew what the competition was about put her on that team. It's not the same as American Idol. She was chosen for the team. Maybe they didn't have any good break dancers. I don't know but it's certainly not all on her.
She wasn't chosen for the team. The qualifiers are open-entry, not selected, so whoever wins a qualifying event goes to the Olympics. There are no Oceania teams, just individuals who made the the effort to go. Raygun was one of 13 Australians and 2 New Zealanders, and won the qualifying event out of a pool of beginners and equal-level. Oceania is a very weak competitive breaking region, whereas the talent is in Europe and Japan. The Morocco breaking team didn't do much better. Both of them lost all their preliminary rounds, with their B-Girl Elmamouny matching Australia's B-Boy J-Attack with only 2 total votes and straight losses. That's what happens when the two weakest regions have their own qualifiers. South America is so weak that they didn't have their own qualifier and competed in the Pan-Americans with NA. You made it through. You don't go in expecting to be the underdog winner. You go in and do the best you can and accept that you've gone further than anyone else from your country, which should be seen as a victory. That's the life coaching lesson I thought Lee would share, rather than insinuating that Rachael's friends should've told her not to go.
@@NUSensei Ah okay, thanks. I assumed it was like other Olympic events. Scary that she won a qualifying event. It's hard to imagine how bad the other competitors were.
@@NUSensei true but she won a qualifier that other breakers in Australia said they knew nothing about until it was over. That's a failure of their Olympic committee and that raises real concerns. Australia has a flawless procedure for all other sports, but breaking they left adrift to do their own thing.
It was a con job! Everyone needs to know that Rachel formed the panel and made her husband the judge to get her into the Olympics. He disqualified all of the extraordinarily talented Australian dancers to put her forth. they deserve all of the criticism.
The look on her face throughout her "performance" was like her saying, "Yeah...I did that...Nailed it."
It's too bad that points aren't given for confidence. She would have won the gold.
Sorry, but in doing this, knowing she didnt have the skills, she deprived someone else of the chance
It sure is a head scratcher.
She did the qualifications and passed so in case you would have to complain with the judges
@poisonvolkswagon9431 there were few participating, only 1 Australian woman was better or equal to her. So that tells you something about the state of breaking in Australia
@@LindaC616 Yes but that doesn't mean she deprived someone else
@@poisonvolkswagon9431 it does! They were going to send someone, if people who were better than her did not get the opportunity, then she has deprived someone else. In my opinion, Molly is more versatile than she is
Raygun's performance at the Olympics *is the best win for boomers (and other generations that missed out on the breakdance scene) since colour tv. Making "dad" dance moves an actual Olympic game....*
No longer they’ll remain silent when gatecrashing at a daughters party....
from now on, the phrase "dad, you're embarrassing me" will be followed with: *_"I'm so good i could compete in the next Olympics!!!_*
and it will be all heartbreakingly true. 🥺
I can’t wait to say that to my kids! 😂
No qualifications? No problem! Become a life coach.
Unfortunately that's true in many cases. Fortunately, I'm trained and credentialed with the International Coaching Federation.
Dancing and rolling around on the floor are not Olympic events. Ridiculous !
A great demonstration of What can be, Unburdened by What has been 😂
It's the "what has been" that gets us.
I'm not sure what you're bringing into this conversation. You're not coming at this from the angle of an athlete, coach or breaking enthusiast. You're not even "reacting" to her performance. You seem to be making general assumptions to push a generic "going out on a limb" vs "get yourself checked before you get wrecked". Honestly, I would've expected a deeper insight from a life coach angle that covers her journey and dilemma.
She ends up winning the regional qualifier in a very weak field and finds herself at the Olympics against a field she had 0% chance of winning, because they are all younger, more athletic and have more competitive experience. It's fated that you're going to finish last place. How do you cope with that? That's something I would've been more interested in seeing perspective on from a life coach.
As for "wisdom in the counsel of many": The "many" are not any more insightful just because they are more numerous. The "many" may have little actual insight into your choices. How "many" people could Raygun have looked to for advice that have been through exactly what she's been through, as someone making a debut at the Olympic Games in a sport making an appearance for the first time as a qualifier from the weakest region? How many know the rules and criteria of a breaking competition?
As an athlete, her most important source of guidance is her coach. Now, in this case, given that her husband/coach is also rather eccentric in his breaking style, that might not have been the best advice in hindsight and maybe she should've gone with J-Attack's coach. Nonetheless, she made conscious choice with someone who knows her abilities best.
The advice would be to identify who _can_ give the right counsel and weigh them more than the opinions of laypeople.
Thanks for your thoughtful comment. At the end of the day, we win some and we lose some. The best we can do is learn from our experiences and grow. In this case, a person went from Olympic athlete to meme overnight. There's a lot that can be extracted, but getting feedback when stepping out a limb was the first that came to mind.
No just no, she shouldn't have been at the Olympics period
It's a head scratcher for sure.
It's a big cultural conversation with many layers. Eager to hear your thoughts.
Definitely. I really only talk about the tip of the tip of the tip of the iceberg.
I want to thank ...raygun.... for the countless hours of entertainment! Im still laughing just as much as when it came out. Thank you dumb dumb!
The gift that keeps on giving. :-D
I'm going to be Lee's life coach for a moment and tell him to disregard a lot of his "helpful" comments. I thought your video was good.
Thank you so much!
Good stuff. Well produced here too. 🤩👏
Thanks Cala!
Chris Rock has a bit about having a spouse prevents you from growing old and becoming weird cos they’ll point out all the stupid things you think are normal but shouldn’t do in public. Raygun’s husband was a breaker. He should have said something.
He was her coach. He enabled it.
I'd be super weird if not for my wife. :-D
But her hubbie coach thought it was wonderful!
😂
She has to be laundering olympic money. :_
😲
@LeeBezotte that has to be it lol. Because why else is she a thing?
@@ragingfilthycasual It's an utter mystery to me!
"there is wisdom in the counsel of many"..not true. otherwise i would be vaccinated now. there is windsom inside yourself. but you need to be true to yourself. and don't overestimate yourself. this girl see criticism as hate. that says alot about her. she dont listen to real criticism of her friends. she only hear good words..all other people are just jealous to her.
"don't overestimate yourself". Good advice.
I blame her husband who is her coach. Even his break-dancing is bad. Did he feed her "ego?" His dad who is her father-in-law. He angrily questioned the Olympic judges who gave Ray-Gun three "0's". Didn't they tell her anything after the first "0"? Wow.!!!
Wow indeed.
What is a life coach?
A life coach works people to help them get from where they are to where they want to be. Lots of people use them to help set and reach goals, get unstuck, or get clear about what they want.
Lee is Reconsidering his life choices
Definitely reconsidering posting another video like this one.
While I agree that she didn't serve the team, I would also like to submit that the team didn't serve her. Someone who supposedly knew what the competition was about put her on that team. It's not the same as American Idol. She was chosen for the team. Maybe they didn't have any good break dancers. I don't know but it's certainly not all on her.
She wasn't chosen for the team. The qualifiers are open-entry, not selected, so whoever wins a qualifying event goes to the Olympics. There are no Oceania teams, just individuals who made the the effort to go. Raygun was one of 13 Australians and 2 New Zealanders, and won the qualifying event out of a pool of beginners and equal-level. Oceania is a very weak competitive breaking region, whereas the talent is in Europe and Japan. The Morocco breaking team didn't do much better. Both of them lost all their preliminary rounds, with their B-Girl Elmamouny matching Australia's B-Boy J-Attack with only 2 total votes and straight losses.
That's what happens when the two weakest regions have their own qualifiers. South America is so weak that they didn't have their own qualifier and competed in the Pan-Americans with NA. You made it through. You don't go in expecting to be the underdog winner. You go in and do the best you can and accept that you've gone further than anyone else from your country, which should be seen as a victory. That's the life coaching lesson I thought Lee would share, rather than insinuating that Rachael's friends should've told her not to go.
Thanks for shedding some light on the process. I'm actually surprised there was a breakdancing event at the Olympics at all.
@@NUSensei Ah okay, thanks. I assumed it was like other Olympic events. Scary that she won a qualifying event. It's hard to imagine how bad the other competitors were.
@@NUSensei true but she won a qualifier that other breakers in Australia said they knew nothing about until it was over. That's a failure of their Olympic committee and that raises real concerns. Australia has a flawless procedure for all other sports, but breaking they left adrift to do their own thing.
It was a con job! Everyone needs to know that Rachel formed the panel and made her husband the judge to get her into the Olympics. He disqualified all of the extraordinarily talented Australian dancers to put her forth. they deserve all of the criticism.
It sure is a mystery to me.
RayGun is an Aussie legend 👏 🙌 😎 ❤ 👌 😍
G'day Mate
Yikes. You sure do have low standards. Must be heading towards Marxism