Olivia Dunne Continues To Shine In Her Last Season, This One Will Be Her ‘Best One’
With the LSU gymnastics team, Olivia Dunne is determined to have her final year be her “best one.”
The Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad Meet took place in Salt Lake City on Saturday. LSU placed second overall with a score of 197.150. The 21-year-old athlete and social media sensation achieved a score of 9.850 in a floor routine.
Despite defeating No. 12 UCLA (197.100) and No. 2 Utah (196.475) in their second tournament of the year, the Tigers were unable to upset top-ranked Oklahoma (197.900).
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“I’m just proud of the way we fought back and finished second to beat two very strong teams,” head coach Jay Clark said.
“… Our team knows the expectation and we have to be able to handle success as well as we handle adversity.”
On Saturday, Konnor McClain, a freshman, achieved her first-ever perfect score of 10.00 on the bars with an outstanding performance.
Prior to their encounter on Saturday, Dunne and her LSU teammates had just defeated Ohio State in their season-opening victory.
Dunne made her season floor debut last week, earning a score of 9.875 in the triumph.
When Dunne posted photographs from an LSU photo shoot in September, she gave fans a sneak peek at her senior season.
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At the moment, Dunne wrote on Instagram, “Last one best one,” with the hashtag “senior szn.”
Dunne has been considering her options for the future for a while.
The New Jersey native, who has more than 12 million social media followers, talked of soaking in “every single last memory” she can in an August 2023 interview with Elle.
College gymnastics looks GOOD on @_KonnorMcClain
The freshman scores her first career perfect 10
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— LSU Gymnastics (@LSUgym) January 13, 2024
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“I know it’s coming to an end, so I’m trying to take in every single last memory I can, but I’m also excited to see what the future holds,” Dunne said.
On Friday, Dunne and the Tigers will take on Kentucky.
