{"id":95864,"date":"2024-08-12T09:04:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T13:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/08\/12\/adele-loved-olympic-breakdancing-sensation-raygun-even-more-than-you-did-it-has-made-me-very-very-happy\/"},"modified":"2024-08-12T09:04:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T13:04:09","slug":"adele-loved-olympic-breakdancing-sensation-raygun-even-more-than-you-did-it-has-made-me-very-very-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/08\/12\/adele-loved-olympic-breakdancing-sensation-raygun-even-more-than-you-did-it-has-made-me-very-very-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Adele Loved Olympic Breakdancing Sensation Raygun Even More Than You Did: \u2018It Has Made Me Very, Very\u00a0Happy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSometimes celebrities really are just like us. Take, for example, the unmitigated joy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/adele\/\">Adele<\/a> took over the weekend in watching the debut of the Summer Olympic\u2019s latest sport: breaking. The anticipation for the first-ever breakdancing competition was feverish leading up to Friday\u2019s debut of the women\u2019s qualifying rounds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-padding-t-050 lrv-u-padding-b-075 lrv-u-border-color-grey\">\n<div class=\"a-heading-border a-heading-border-background-color-grey a-heading-border-height-075 lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-050@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-brand-primary a-font-primary-bold-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-padding-r-1 a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/adele-rich-paul-engaged-singer-reveals-getting-married-1235750509\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-flex-basis-144 u-flex-basis-96@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Rich-Paul-and-Adele-2023-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Rich Paul and Adele\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center lrv-u-padding-lr-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-075@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-primary-medium-m lrv-u-padding-b-050 u-letter-spacing-0028@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tAdele &amp; Rich Paul Engaged: Singer Reveals She\u2019s \u2018Getting Married\u2019 at\u2026\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  a-font-primary-medium-xxs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-order-100\" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><br \/>\n\t08\/09\/2024<br \/>\n<\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAnd the athletes did not disappoint, with b-girls from around the globe proving that the American-born sport that judges scored on the dancer\u2019s skills at elements such as toprocking, power moves, footwork and freezes was indeed worthy of inclusion. While dancers such as the Netherlands\u2019 nimble India, fleet-footed bronze medal winner 671 and mind-blowing gold medalist Ami of Japan earned love from the judges, there was one b-girl who stood out among all the athletes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI\u2019m not saying anything, I think it\u2019s the best thing that\u2019s happened in the Olympics the entire time,\u201d Adele said during a break at one of her massive shows in Munich on Saturday about the thing she and her friends had been talking about non-stop since the night before. \u201cDid anyone see the breakdancing lady?\u201d she asked her audience to the sound of loud laughing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAdele explained that she wasn\u2019t aware that breaking had been added for the first time at the Paris games \u2014 a situation she deemed \u201cf\u2013king fantastic.\u201d She thensurveyed her band to see if any of them had watched, with the singer proclaiming that one of her musicians was \u201cp\u2014ing himself laughing\u201d while thinking about 36-year-old Australian teacher Rachael Gunn, who won hearts and launched a million memes with her unique stylings under nom-de-break Raygun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI can\u2019t work out if it was a joke, but either way, it has made me very, very happy and me and my friends have been s\u2013ting ourself laughing for 24 hours,\u201d Adele said of the dancer who scored zero points but who grabbed lots of attention for her floppy, unorthodox moves. \u201cI just wanted to know if you\u2019ve seen it. If you haven\u2019t seen it, please leave the show and Google it because it is LOLZ!!! It is so f\u2013king funny. Anyway, it\u2019s my favorite thing that\u2019s happened in Olympics this whole, whole time,\u201d Adele said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIt wasn\u2019t the first time Adele had stopped one of the shows at her bespoke German stadium to pay attention to the Paris games. Last week, she took a break to watch the anticipated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/adele-munich-concert-womens-100-meter-final-2024-summer-olympics-1235746263\/\">Women\u2019s 100M sprint<\/a> final, broadcasting the 11-second race on the big screen for her 75,000 fans in the midst of her 10-night residency at custom-built Adele Arena.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhile some mocked Raygun\u2019s kangaroo hop moves and PE teacher-worthy outfit, the proud dancer who took up the sport at 20 and won the Oceania Breaking Championship crown last year told reporters after her wash-out that it was no joke. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI was never going to beat these girls on what they do best, the dynamic and the power moves,\u201d Gunn, who has a Ph.D. in cultural studies and studies breaking and hip-hop culture, told reporters afterwards according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/breaking-paris-olympics-raygun-kangaroo-hop-rcna166177\" target=\"_blank\">NBC<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cSo I wanted to move differently, be artistic and creative because how many chances do you get that in a lifetime to do that on an international stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWatch footage of Adele talking Raygun and check out some of the funniest Raygun memes below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI can\u2019t work out if it was a joke\u201d: Adele is mesmerised by Dr Raygun <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QoScqhLJbM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/QoScqhLJbM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 australian kitsch ???? (@OzKitsch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OzKitsch\/status\/1822607921600995708?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 11, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aussie break dancer Rachael &lsquo;Raygun&rsquo; Gunn has to be trolling the entire world????<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Olympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Olympics<\/a>???? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/raygun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#raygun<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Paris2024<\/a>???? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/breaking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#breaking<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/breakdancing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#breakdancing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/aussie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#aussie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Australia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Australia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tiCz6UVCJh\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/tiCz6UVCJh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 immutable truth ???? (@ImmutabullTruth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImmutabullTruth\/status\/1822304574381633905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 10, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That \u201cfreeze\u201d was dope????.  Can something be cringe and enjoyable at the same time? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/brokedancing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#brokedancing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/breakingbad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#breakingbad<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/raygun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#raygun<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Paris2024Olympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Paris2024Olympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BreakingForGold?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#BreakingForGold<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/breakingolympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#breakingolympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/breaking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#breaking<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/breakdancing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#breakdancing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ozTFF7MdPP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/ozTFF7MdPP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Star Kim (@PyulKim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PyulKim\/status\/1822108755233739039?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 10, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/adele-loves-olympic-breakdancing-raygun-1235751007\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes celebrities really are just like us. Take, for example, the unmitigated joy Adele took over the weekend in watching the debut of the Summer Olympic\u2019s latest sport: breaking. The anticipation for the first-ever breakdancing competition was feverish leading up to Friday\u2019s debut of the women\u2019s qualifying rounds. Related Adele &amp; Rich Paul Engaged: Singer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95864\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}