Livvy Dunne shows off stunning progress between freshman year to now
The LSU superstar gymnast has come a long way. Livvy Dunne posted a video on TikTok of her progress as a gymnast from her freshman year, to now, and the results are stunning. Dunne is one of the most influential collegiate athletes of all-timeGetty The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model and fifth-year LSU student-athlete posted a video of her from her freshman year, attempting a difficult tumbling pass. She flips in the air, but falls to her knees and fails to land it. The video then shows Dunne attempting the same stunt, but five years later, and absolutely nailing it. Twice. Even adding in more flips, displaying her transformation as a gymnast. It’s a clear example of just how far she has come in the last five years. She captioned the video, “just had to let me cook #gymnastics #lsu #senior #studentathlete #tumbling.” Not only has Dunne conquered the college athletics landscape, winning her first national title earlier this year, and first ever championship for LSU gymnastics, but she has catapulted herself into stardom. Far beyond what the world of college sports can supply. Dunne is one of the highest paid NIL athletes (highest-paid female), and highest paid influencers on social media. She is dating Paul Skenes, former LSU baseball pitcher, who just completed one of the most successful rookie campaigns ever in Major League Baseball, as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Skenes and Dunne first met at LSU, where they begin datingGetty As a rookie, he was an All-Star and member of the All-MLB first-team, while taking home the NL’s Rookie of the Year award. In other words, Dunne and Skenes are the very definition of a power couple. Dunne is now looking to use her platform to empower other young female athletes, in helping connect them to brand and sponsorship opportunities. It is why she started the Livvy Fund and wants to keep giving back while she can. It is also why she has taken such pride in everything she has created and avoids the naysayers and doubters. In an exclusive interview with SI Swimsuit, Dunne explained why she does what she does. Dunne has an impressive following on social mediaGetty Images - Getty “People need to understand that I work for everything I earn,” Dunne said. “I’ve spent years building an audience of over 11 million followers between Instagram and TikTok (now 13.5 million), and brands pay for the reach that my accounts get and the demographic that it caters to. “When I make content, I love to think about who might be watching it and what they’d like. “People always comment stuff that they would never say to your face, so part of it is just having developed tough skin as well. “Social media is hard. It’s a very hard place to be.” And no one does it better than Dunne.
The LSU superstar gymnast has come a long way.
Livvy Dunne posted a video on TikTok of her progress as a gymnast from her freshman year, to now, and the results are stunning.
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model and fifth-year LSU student-athlete posted a video of her from her freshman year, attempting a difficult tumbling pass.
She flips in the air, but falls to her knees and fails to land it.
The video then shows Dunne attempting the same stunt, but five years later, and absolutely nailing it. Twice.
Even adding in more flips, displaying her transformation as a gymnast.
It’s a clear example of just how far she has come in the last five years.
She captioned the video, “just had to let me cook #gymnastics #lsu #senior #studentathlete #tumbling.”
Not only has Dunne conquered the college athletics landscape, winning her first national title earlier this year, and first ever championship for LSU gymnastics, but she has catapulted herself into stardom.
Far beyond what the world of college sports can supply.
Dunne is one of the highest paid NIL athletes (highest-paid female), and highest paid influencers on social media.
She is dating Paul Skenes, former LSU baseball pitcher, who just completed one of the most successful rookie campaigns ever in Major League Baseball, as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
As a rookie, he was an All-Star and member of the All-MLB first-team, while taking home the NL’s Rookie of the Year award.
In other words, Dunne and Skenes are the very definition of a power couple.
Dunne is now looking to use her platform to empower other young female athletes, in helping connect them to brand and sponsorship opportunities.
It is why she started the Livvy Fund and wants to keep giving back while she can.
It is also why she has taken such pride in everything she has created and avoids the naysayers and doubters.
In an exclusive interview with SI Swimsuit, Dunne explained why she does what she does.
“People need to understand that I work for everything I earn,” Dunne said.
“I’ve spent years building an audience of over 11 million followers between Instagram and TikTok (now 13.5 million), and brands pay for the reach that my accounts get and the demographic that it caters to.
“When I make content, I love to think about who might be watching it and what they’d like.
“People always comment stuff that they would never say to your face, so part of it is just having developed tough skin as well.
“Social media is hard. It’s a very hard place to be.”
And no one does it better than Dunne.
