Amidst NCAA Championship Practice Olivia Dunne Shows Off her ‘Beam Work’

Published 01/15/2024, 1:45 PM EST

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The SEC Gymnastics Championship has been the goal of the LSU gymnastics team since its founding in 1981. The head of LSU’s gymnastics team senior Olivia Dunne, is committed to making her last season the “best one”. Since way before LSU’s championship run, Dunne has been an inspiration for collegiate athletes. She began building her social media empire famously known by her nickname Livvy in 2020.

In the following years, she has amassed an internet fan base of over 15 million and now earns a seven-figure salary. The 21-year-old is currently juggling her influencer job, gymnastics meets leading the LSU Tigers women’s gymnastics team. In a recent update, the gym-fluncer shared her tumble work with her fans.

Olivia Dunne flaunts her beam training

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In just their second meet of the year and their first road meet, the LSU gymnastics team broke the 197.000 mark on the national arena at the Maverik Center.  In the ensuing Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad Meet, Livvy upped her floor performance from the season opener and got a 9.850. While the team prepared for the upcoming meet, Livvy gave her followers a preview of her balancing beam exercise, posting a video with the caption, “beam work:) #gymnastics #lsu #tumbling.”

 

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Dunne and her LSU teammates went into Saturday’s gymnastics competition coming off a season-opening victory over Ohio State and setting the bar high for the rest of the season with Dunne’s season floor debut score of 9.875. However, the Utah meet saw LSU put on an impressive show despite injured gymnasts, defeating No. 2 Utah and No. 12 UCLA, only losing to No. 1 Oklahoma by 0.900. Particularly, the LSU bars team’s strong performance in the last rotation—a score of 49.650—was crucial to their second-place result. This was not only the team’s best road score, but it was also the third-highest bar score in LSU’s history of the SEC.

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Excitement for the future beyond gymnastics

Olivia is hopeful for her senior year and discussed what will happen once she bids adieu to gymnastics in an interview with Elle. She showed an eagerness to embrace the wonders of the future while also acknowledging that her athletic adventure must come to an unavoidable end.

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Noting the same, she said, “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” With her huge following, there are a plethora of options available to her, meanwhile, Livvy hinted to moving to Florida, New York City, or Malibu as her post-graduation plans.

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Divya Purohit

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Hi there! I am Divya Purohit, and I am a Olympics sports writer at EssentiallySports. As an avid sports junkie I delved in the world of sports journalism and started crafting content around my favorite athletes. By means of my distinct storytelling approach, I provide perceptive viewpoints on diverse sports stories.
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