Fans weren't quite sure what to expect at the Olympic break debut, but the internet certainly wasn't expecting the moves of the Australian dancer known as "Raygun". Following her performance in the new Olympic sport, Rachel Gunn's dance quickly took social media by storm.

While not lacking in skill, some of the 36-year-old's creative moves took the internet by storm, including one dubbed the "kangaroo". Her moves unleashed a string of social media memes and unfavourable comparisons, including one on X of Homer Simpson rolling around the floor.

Gunn, a Sydney university lecturer, was also criticised by some for wearing her green-and-gold team uniform, shunning the urban streetwear favoured by others.

"Looking forward to the same level of scrutiny on what the bboys wear tomorrow," the Australian replied on Instagram late on Friday night in Paris."I was always going to be the underdog going in," she told Australia's Nine Network after her last Paris performance.

"I was never going to beat these B-Girls at what they do, so I did what I do best and I went out and I showed myself, my creativity, my style, a little bit of Australian character so that I could try and make my mark on this world stage." She was quoted as telling reporters it was a "matter of pride" for her to wear the Australian uniform.

One reporter and commentator in The Australian newspaper, Will Swanton, said people should "lay off" the athlete. "She was cheerful, proud and actually cared enough about her country to wear the green and gold," he wrote. "Sure, the biggest thing she broke was the internet. But there's a lot worse performers at every sport at every Olympics," he said.

"She spoke beautifully afterwards and anyone who knows her says she's a lovely human." On her own Instagram account, Gunn posted: "Don't be afraid to be different, go out there and represent yourself, you never where that's gonna take you."

Gunn did not win any of her battles during the round-robin phase of the event, meaning she did not advance to the later rounds of the competition, and she remains widely known as one of Australia's top breakers. Also, she represented the country in 2021, 2022 and 2023 at the World Breaking Championships, and just to remember, she is a lecturer at Sydney's Macquarie University and holds a PhD in cultural studies.

In the run-up to her performance, Gunn noted that her unique moves were her strong point, especially knowing she would be competing against much younger competitors. "The younger competitors are excellent in strength, fitness and explosiveness. But the older ones bring a different level of maturity to the dance," she told CNBC. Gunn did not win any of her battles during the all-against-all phase of the event, meaning she did not advance to the later rounds of the competition.

In a sport where scores are based in part as much on originality as creativity, she said she wanted to give the judges a  unique insight. "My speciality is style and creativity, not dynamics or power moves like many other dancers," she said, adding that she has developed her own moves, sequences and her own way of moving.

Going into his performance, he knew his unexpected style might not score as highly, but he hoped it would be widely received by fans. "I don't know if it will be valued as much as some of the other criteria, but I hope people will still be captivated by what I bring to the table because it's something different," he said.