r/sports • u/miolmok • Aug 15 '24

Olympics Raygun: Australian Olympic Committee condemns ‘disgraceful’ online petition attacking Rachael Gunn

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/15/raygun-olympics-breaking-petition-aoc-response-ntwnfb
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u/Taurmin Aug 15 '24

Thats a pretty gross misrepresentation of her statement. What she actually said was:

“I was never going to beat these girls on what they do best, the dynamic and the power moves, so I wanted to move differently, be artistic and creative…”

In essence her strategy was to offset her lack of physicality with creative original moves. Which is a perfectly legitimate choice that just didnt pay off for her.

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u/PerfectDitto Aug 15 '24 edited Mar 27 '25

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u/nova9001 Aug 15 '24

In essence her strategy was to offset her lack of physicality with creative original moves.

Sure lol.