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

"Me and my friends have been s---ting ourselves laughing for 24 hours," the singer said of the Australian breaker's viral routine

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Adele performs in Munich; Raygun competes at the debut breaking event at the 2024 Olympics. Photo:

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  • Adele spoke about viral Australian breakdancer Raygun during a concert at Messe München in Munich, Germany
  • "Me and my friends have been s---ting ourselves laughing for 24 hours," said the Grammy winner about the athlete's much-discussed routine
  • Raygun has defended her unique moves, recently telling ESPN, "What I bring is creativity"

Rumor has it Adele might 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 the 2024 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 is Rachael 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.

In concert footage captured by Jennifer Cook — a fan who traveled from Orlando, Florida for the show — Adele says, “I have to ask you because it’s all that me and my friends have been talking about last night, after the show and today — and I’m not saying anything, you know, I think it’s the best thing that’s happened in the Olympics the entire time — did anyone see the breakdancing lady?”

After calling the addition of breaking to the Olympic Games “f---ing fantastic,” the star admitted that she “can’t work out if” the Aussie dancer’s routine was a joke. "But either way, it has made me very very happy," she said.

“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.

B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia competes during the B-Girls Round Robin - Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France.
Raygun competes at the 2024 Olympics.

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“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 the Olympics' 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.”

B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia competes during the B-Girls Round Robin - Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France.
Raygun competing at the 2024 Olympics.

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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 with ESPN published 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.”

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