LSU won their first NCAA women's gymnastics championship with great excitement. The Tigers, led by senior gymnast Olivia Dunne,
were motivated to make this season their finest yet, and they succeeded without fail after losing to South Carolina last year.
Dunne, recognized for her gymnastics prowess and status as the "most followed NCAA athlete on social media," offers a unique combination of social media notoriety and athleticism to the team.
The LSU athlete has 8 million followers on TikTok and 435.7 million likes. She is also the fifth-highest NIL earner, according to On3.com, with transactions worth $3.2 million.
With a seven-figure paycheck and appearances in Time, Forbes, and SI Swimsuit, the 21-year-old gymnast known as Livvy is coming off a fantastic year away from the gymnastics mats.
One lingering question: How good is Dunne at gymnastics? Olivia began gymnastics when she was just three years old.
She competed in state, regional, and national tournaments, with her best performance coming at the Eastern National Academy of Paramus.
Dunne, who attended Abeka Academy while homeschooling, improved her floor, beam, and bar routines enough to qualify for major competitions such as the 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup, the 2016 and 2017 P&G Championship, and the 2017 U.S. Classic.