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Message: [QUOTE="FACTHUNT, post: 3660742, member: 13302"] I mean, she did shithouse, but a whole lot of Olympians did shithouse. The public outcry, IMO, is getting really weird. Society turned it into a meme - if everyone stopped meme-ing, she would fade away. Just like 'Eric the Eel'. Back to athlete performances, many did JUST AS SHIT as Raygun (and at literally every sport), for example, three high jumpers that didn't even clear one jump at 2.15m - the Olympic standard was set at 2.23m. Their performance was just as shit. We all gotta get a grip. The suggestion that she and her husband gifted her qualification is tin foil hat stuff. [URL='https://www.olympics.com.au/news/aoc-statement-on-oceania-qualifying-process-for-breaking/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2P7YTDqhM-jQcT2yU8y0Im3xKsIwEkqYwraYwZOFxXjInFFXaW9MTc3YM_aem_Txne0fX7A-MtK0uD_Uao_w']AOC's statement[/URL] [B]For the record, the AOC can lay out the following facts.[/B] [LIST] [*]The Oceania Qualifying event held in Sydney in October 2023 was conducted under the Olympic qualification system determined by the international governing body, World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) as approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). [*]The judging panel for the event was selected by the WDSF and consisted of nine independent international judges who were brought to Australia specifically to provide fair, expert and transparent adjudication. [*]The event was conducted by AUSBreaking under the auspices of DanceSport Australia and the WDSF and complying with WDSF guidelines. Athletes from four countries – Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Fiji competed. [*]Dr Rachael Gunn in winning the Oceania Breaking Championship in October 2023 was legitimately nominated by DanceSport Australia to the AOC for selection in the Australian Olympic Team. [*]Dr Rachael Gunn holds no position with AUSBreaking or DanceSport Australia in any capacity. She is simply an athlete who competed in the qualifying event which she won. There were no appeals from any athlete. [*]Dr Gunn has no responsibility for any funding decisions in her sport. [*]Mr Samuel Free is a coach who holds no position with AUSBreaking or DanceSport Australia in any capacity and was not a judge at the qualifying event. [*]Australian Olympic Team Chef de Mission Anna Meares was not involved in the qualifying event or nomination of athletes. [*]DanceSport Australia and the athletes received no Federal Government Funding. [*]The AOC provided high performance funding to DanceSport Australia for Breaking, from its own financial resources. [*]The Australian Olympic Committee fully funded the Australian Olympic Team’s campaign to Paris. [*]No Federal taxpayer’s funds were sought, nor provided for the Olympic Teams’ Paris campaign. The $25 million dollar cost for the Team was met entirely by the Australian Olympic Committee. [/LIST] [ATTACH type="full"]29163[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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