{"id":429131,"date":"2024-10-30T00:51:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T01:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=429131"},"modified":"2024-10-30T04:10:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T04:10:01","slug":"15k-up-for-grabs-as-raygun-challenges-critics-in-insta-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=429131","title":{"rendered":"$15k up for grabs as Raygun challenges critics in Insta video"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn<\/a>, better known as "Raygun",\ufeff has set a challenge for the millions of people who've ridiculed her or hated on her after the Olympic campaign that sent her viral<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 37-year-old university lecturer has paired up with Finder, the global financial technology company, to challenge her critics to a dance-off.<\/p>\n

"I've heard some of you think you can do better than me," Gunn says in a video posted to Instagram by Finder. "Really?"<\/p>\n

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She then cracks her knuckles,\ufeff perks up like a kangaroo \u2014 that's a nod to her Olympic campaign \u2014 and quips, "Let's find out, shall we?"\ufeff, before busting out a cameo of her finest moves to the tune of Finder advertisement music.<\/p>\n

"Think you can do better?" she says at the end of the dance.<\/p>\n

"Let's find out."\ufeff<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DBs1IxEJWU6\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Entrants must put together a dance video to the same Finder tune and post it to Instagram with the hashtag #RaygunChallenge.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Finder will gift the best solo dancer $5000 and the best dance crew $10,000.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Gunn is capitalising on the worldwide attention she drew after producing moves such as the hopping kangaroo and the sprinkler as breaking made its Olympic debut in Paris.<\/p>\n

She also danced in a Team Australia tracksuit instead of hitting the dance floor in streetwear.<\/p>\n

She \ufeffcontested three battles that yielded zero points and no wins.<\/p>\n

Fuming at Gunn and the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), tens of thousands signed a petition calling for "immediate transparency and accountability"<\/a>.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Many people are angry that Gunn was backed by Australian taxpayer money to, in their view, produce substandard routines.<\/p>\n

In an interview with the magazine Stellar last week, Gunn hit back.<\/p>\n

"You did not bring me down," she said.<\/p>\n

"You did not succeed. I will stand by what I did."<\/p>\n

American breakdancer Jeffrey "Jeffro" Louis, who competed for Team USA at the Paris Olympics, believes the Raygun storm has had a positive impact on the sport<\/a>.\ufeff<\/p>\n

He also said he hoped Gunn was "doing all right" and admitted "the world can be cruel".\ufeff<\/p>\n

\"Rachael<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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