Raygun blasted onto the world stage after her breaking performance at the Paris Olympic Games in 2024, sending social media into a frenzy.
Her signature kangaroo hopping, sprinkler and floorwork, and the decision to wear the Australian team kit instead of streetwear, were all points of contention.
The performance failed to score the Olympian any points, sparking a fearsome debate surrounding her performance and the sport.
Now, the polarising breaker has launched with comparison site Finder, calling on the public to submit their best breakdancing clips to win a cash prize.
“I’ve heard some of you can do better than me,” Raygun said in the video.
“Really? Let’s find out, shall we?”
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The best solo dancer will win $5,000, while $10,000 will be given to the best dance crew of two or more people.
However, this move was slammed by many arguing that she was milking her 15 minutes of fame.
“The real question is who cannot do better than this,” one person wrote.
“That really hurt to watch. Can u at least do a backflip or something,” another said.
“Not that we think we can do better. As an Olympian, we thought you would have done better!” another pointed out.
But others were quick to share support for Raygun, calling for kindness rather than hate.
“Rather than blasting her, give her some love,” one wrote.
“The truth is some will probably do better than her, but the fact is, she is using what she got to give back to the community. Haters gon hate, bboys and bgirls just participate,” another person wrote.
One person commented, “The whole thing was a stroke of genius on her behalf & she’s now the one laughing all the way to the bank!!”
In an interview with The Project, Gunn apologised for the backlash the breaking community received following her performance.
“But I can’t control how people react. Unfortunately, we just need some more resources in Australia for us to have a chance to beat world champions.
“I don’t think I’ll be competing for a while. Not really wanting to be in the spotlight, breaking, competing.”
Gunn told Stellar Magazine that she believes if she were a man, the world would have reacted very differently to her performance.
“I saw a great meme that was like, ‘The world is hard on silly women’, with a photo of me.” “Women aren’t allowed to be silly,” she added.
“But I think if I was a man, I would have very quickly been given the larrikin title and people would have rallied behind me a lot more.”
