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LSU gymnast and social media influencer Olivia 'Livvy' Dunne broke her silence after her team finished third in the NCAA semifinals, which served as her final competitive gymnastics meet.
"(Peace-sign fingers emoji) out gymnastics it’s been real… and of course forever LSU!" Dunne wrote on her X account.
LSU finished one spot shy of clinching its third consecutive NCAA women's gymnastics national championship appearance, having won the national title in 2024, a season in which Dunne, 22, averaged a 9.857 score on the floor exercise, despite being limited by injuries late in her career. The New Jersey native emerged as a social media superstar even prior to her arrival in Baton Rouge, amassing more than 13 million followers on her TikTok and Instagram accounts and becoming the highest-earning female college athlete with a $4.1 million name, image and likeness valuation, which trailed only Texas quarterback Arch Manning ($6.5 million), Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg ($4.8 million) and Miami quarterback Carson Beck ($4.3 million) for the highest among college athletes, according to On3.com.
Dunne's ventures outside of gymnastics include sponsorships with Crocs, Vuori sports wear, American Eagle Outfitters, Forever 21, Grubhub, ESPN, Nautica and others, and she's set to appear in the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition magazine for the third consecutive year.
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