Here’s Olivia Dunne’s ‘New Skill’ That Amazed Her Fans And LSU Students
In a video she shared on Instagram on Friday, the LSU gymnastics star, Olivia Dunne, who is also the highest-paid female athlete in the NCAA—demonstrated what appeared to be a brand-new flip for her vault routine.
The post’s description was “Hey seniors can play with new skills too,” according to Dunne, who has 4.4 million Instagram followers.
Since the NCAA allowed players to profit from NIL, Dunne has become a phenomenon. He reportedly earned seven figures from NIL.
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In the spring, she will start her last and fourth season at LSU.
Dunne excels at uneven bars and was named an All-American in the discipline her freshman year.
In the previous season, Dunne averaged a strong 9.788 on the occasion and reached a season-high of 9.850 in the SEC Championships.
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Dunne just started her modeling career, and the prestigious Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition was where she made her debut.
During the photo shoot, she posed on the beach in a variety of seductive poses.
“When people look at my Sports Illustrated photos, I want them to take away that you can have the best of both worlds,” In a video she made for the photo shoot, Dunne remarked.
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“You can be an athlete, you can be in school, you can do modeling, but you can have the best of both worlds — and you can be a strong, independent woman while doing it all.”
Along with LSU basketball player Angel Reese, Dunne was one of just two athletes to appear in the SI photoshoot. She is dating renowned Pirates prospect Paul Skenes, who was selected first overall in the 2023 MLB draft.
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“As a female athlete, I hope I can bring attention to how amazing college sports are and how hard college athletics are,” Olivia Dunne said. “People don’t see [behind the scenes] every day of my college athletics, and it’s very time consuming.
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“In gymnastics, a lot of people only watch the Olympics every four years, and I feel like I’ve been able to use my platform to bring an audience to college gymnastics, and people are starting to see how amazing all these gymnasts are.”
