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Netflix Trailer for Untold: Raygun: Breaking Badly Frames Viral Olympic Routine and Refutes Cheating Claims

The film spotlights Rachael Gunn’s pre‑Olympic anxiety, the torrent of memes and false allegations that followed her Paris 2024 performance, and documentary evidence countering those conspiracy claims.

Overview

  • Netflix released a trailer this month and the documentary Untold: Raygun: Breaking Badly is set to premiere on Sept. 1, 2026, placing Gunn’s Paris performance at the center of its story.
  • The trailer shows Gunn saying she feared “the whole world could laugh at me” before the Games and the film traces how that fear played out after her routine went viral.
  • The documentary presents competition records and interviews that show Gunn qualified by winning the 2023 Oceania Breaking Championships under an international judging panel and that claims her husband coached her onto the team were false.
  • Gunn failed to advance from the Paris round‑robin after receiving no judges’ votes in her three battles, retired from competitive breaking in November 2024, and has since moved into public speaking and paid appearances.
  • The film places Gunn’s experience in a wider context about how social media amplifies a brief moment into sustained harassment, notes the Australian Olympic Committee defended the selection process, and raises questions about online treatment of athletes.