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LSU’s Olivia Dunne competes in first event of the year; sister takes to social media to celebrate
LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne boasts a fervent fan base and at last competed in entrance of supporters in her fist occasion of the 12 months.
The 20-year-old had been coping with an harm, however on Friday she helped carry No. 8 LSU to victory over No. 9 Alabama by a rating of 197.975-197.925.
Dunne did her half by scoring a 9.825 on bars.
Olivia Dunne of LSU throughout a meet towards Utah at Jon M. Huntsman Middle Jan. 6, 2023, in Salt Lake Metropolis. (Alex Goodlett/Getty Photos)
The Tigers are set to return to motion March 3. Dunne has change into a social media sensation and has greater than 3.7 million Instagram followers.
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Dunne’s sister, Julz, determined to rejoice the win by way of social media.
“Don’t thoughts the screaming,” Julz captioned an Instagram story put up displaying a tv display screen along with her sister competing.
Olivia Dunne of LSU cheers on a teammate throughout a meet towards Auburn at Neville Enviornment Feb. 10, 2023, in Auburn, Ala. (Stew Milne/Getty Photos)
Dunne is in her junior 12 months at LSU and has had large crowds present as much as her meets.
The fan consideration has prompted police to extend safety measures at her meets, and LSU has carried out new safety measures.
In January, Dunne tweeted that she appreciated the assist from the followers however urged them to be extra respectful.
“I’ll at all times respect and love the assist from you guys, however should you come to a meet, I wish to ask you to please be respectful of the opposite gymnasts and the gymnastics neighborhood as we’re simply doing our job,” she wrote.
Olivia Dunne practices on the uneven bars for the U.S. Gymnastics Championships at TD Backyard in Boston Aug. 15, 2018. (Barry Chin/The Boston Globe by way of Getty Photos)
Dunne is likely one of the most adopted collegiate athletes on social media.
In keeping with On3 Sports activities, Dunne has an NIL valuation of $2.3 million. She reportedly earns round $2 million with varied sponsorships, together with the activewear model Vuori, American Eagle and Planet Gasoline. Dunne can be signed to the WME Sports activities company.
When Dunne first began at LSU in 2021, she made the SEC’s First-12 months Tutorial Honor Roll and was a WCGA Tutorial All-American. She was a WCGA All-American within the uneven bars and, in 2022, was named to the SEC Tutorial Honor Roll.