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Olivia Dunne
Olivia Dunne
Dunne in 2017
Personal information
Full nameOlivia Page done
Nickname(s)poo
Country representedTemplate:Ireland
Born (2002-10-01) October 1, 2002 (age 21)
Westwood, New Jersey
HometownHillsdale, New Jersey
ResidenceBaton Rouge, Louisiana
Height5 ft 6.25 in (168 cm)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelNCAA division 7
Years on national team2017 (USA)
ClubTBA
GymN/A
College teamLSU Tigers (2021–24)
Head coach(es)Jay Clark
Assistant coach(es)Garrett Griffeth
Courtney McCool-Griffeth
Ashleigh Gnat
Former coach(es)Craig Zappa
Jennifer Zappa
Medal record
Representing  United States
City of Jesolo Trophy (none)
Gold medal – first place 2017 Jesolo Team
TikTok information
Followers7.1 million
Likes354.3 million
Last updated: January 3, 2023

Olivia Paige "Livvy" Dunne (born October 1, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast and social media personality. A former USA national team member and a current member of the LSU Tigers women's gymnastics team, she is the highest-valued women's college athlete as of 2022.[1] Dunne's social media following of over 10 million has resulted in endorsement deals for her name, image, and likeness totaling seven figures.[2]

Early life

Dunne was born in Westwood, New Jersey in 2002 and raised in Hillsdale, New Jersey.[3] She started her gymnastics training in 2005 at ENA Gymnastics[4] in Paramus, New Jersey.[5] By the time she was 14 years old, Dunne was homeschooled by her mother while she spent her days training with her coach Craig Zappa at ENA Gymnastics.[6] Though she did not attend her public high school, she managed the high school gymnastics team at Pascack Valley High School with her older sister.

The house in Hillsdale, New Jersey where Olivia Dunne was raised

Gymnastics career

Junior

2014–15

Dunne made her elite debut at the 2014 American Classic where she finished 28th in the all-around.[7] She next competed at the U.S. Classic where she placed 33rd in the all-around.[8]

In 2015 Dunne re-qualified for elite status at the WOGA Classic, where she earned a qualifying score of 52.750 and placed fifth.[9] She next competed at the American Classic where she placed eighth and qualified to compete at the 2015 National Championships.[10] Dunne competed at the U.S. Classic where she placed 24th in the all-around.[11] Dunne made her National Championships debut in 2015 where she placed 25th in the all-around.[12]

2016

Dunne competed at the 2016 American Classic where she finished 27th in the all-around.[13] She next competed at the 2016 U.S. Classic where she finished 24th.[14] Dunne concluded the season competing at the 2016 National Championships where she finished 12th in the all-around. She also placed eighth on balance beam and sixth on floor exercise.[15]

2017

In March, Dunne was selected for the team to compete at the 2017 City of Jesolo Trophy; as a result she was added to the National Team for the first time.[16] She made her international debut there and placed sixth in the all-around.[17] Dunne competed at the 2017 U.S. Classic in July where she finished fifth in the all-around.[18] At the 2017 National Championships Dunne finished ninth in the all-around.[19]

Senior

2018–20

Dunne turned senior in 2018. Although the United States did not send a team, Dunne represented her club at the 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy. She finished 15th in the all-around.[20] She competed at the 2018 U.S. Classic only on uneven bars due to an ankle injury.[21] Dunne qualified to compete at the National Championships via petition.[22] She ended up placing 18th in the all-around.[23]

Dunne did not compete during the 2019 season in order to rest her injuries.[24] In November Dunne officially signed her National Letter of Intent with Louisiana State University, starting in the 2020–21 season.[25]

Dunne qualified to the 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup after dropping down to Level 10.[26] She ended up placing 11th.[27]

NCAA

Dunne joined the LSU Tigers gymnastics team in 2020.

2020–21 season

Dunne competed on the uneven bars in every regular-season meet.[28] She made her NCAA debut in a meet against Arkansas, scoring 9.875.[29] She entered the postseason with an NQS of 9.9 on bars.[30]

At the SEC Championships she contributed an uneven bars score of 9.9 to LSU's second-place team finish.[31] At the NCAA Championships semi-finals she again scored 9.9 on bars; LSU did not advance to the finals.[32]

2021–22 season

Dunne again competed on the uneven bars in every regular-season meet and also competed five times on the floor exercise. She matched her career-high of 9.925 on the uneven bars during the opening meet against Centenary.[33] She earned a score of 9.800 in her collegiate debut on floor on January 28.[34]

At the SEC Championships she contributed an uneven bars score of 9.875, but LSU was forced to count a fall on that event and finished in fifth place overall.[35]

At the NCAA regional semifinals she contributed scores of 9.85 on uneven bars and 9.9 on floor exercise.[36] LSU suffered two uncharacteristic falls on balance beam and as a result was eliminated from the postseason during the first round of regionals, failing to qualify to the national championship as a team for the first time since 2011.

2022-2023 season

As of February 11, 2023, Dunne has yet to compete in the 2023 season due to various injuries including two torn labrums, a torn bicep,[37] and a stress reaction in her leg.[38]

Social media fame

Dunne joined the social media platform TikTok in 2020. Initially she posted videos of her gymnastics but later started posting videos of other areas of her life as well.[39] As of February 2023, Dunne is the most-followed NCAA athlete on social media with more than 7 million followers on TikTok and 3 million on Instagram.

On July 2, 2021, the NCAA changed its rule to allow its athletes to earn money from their name, image, and likeness.[40] Dunne was projected to earn more compensation than any other collegiate athlete due to her large social media platform, which was a combined five million followers across both Instagram and TikTok at the time the rule change took effect.[41] In August, Dunne announced that she signed with WME Sports, becoming their first NIL athlete.[42] A month later, she announced her first exclusive brand partnership with activewear brand Vuori.[43]

Dunne is currently the highest-valued women's college athlete with an estimated NIL valuation of $3.3 million.[1] In February 2023, she reported to Today that her endorsement deals total seven figures.[2]

On January 6, 2023, a large group of fans, mostly teenage boys, showed up to LSU's opening meet of the season at Utah to support Dunne. Some of these fans were reportedly harassing members of both gymnastics teams as well as journalists both during and after the meet. As a result of this, LSU hired additional security staff for the team and implemented increased safety measures including disallowing LSU gymnasts to go into the stands after a meet. Following the incident, Dunne posted a statement to Twitter requesting that her fans be more respectful.[44]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2014 American Classic 28 31 25 16 18
U.S. Classic 33 36 35 29 20
2015 WOGA Classic 5
American Classic 8 18 15 9 6
U.S. Classic 24 34 30 14 12
U.S. National Championships 25 27 23 23 21
2016 American Classic 27 26 26 22 20
U.S. Classic 24 33 23 20 13
U.S. National Championships 12 22 21 8 6
2017 City of Jesolo Trophy 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6
American Classic 12 6
U.S. Classic 5 22 11 6 6
U.S. National Championships 9 15 9 7 8
Senior
2018 City of Jesolo Trophy 15
U.S. Classic 15
U.S. National Championships 18 17 20 19
2020 Nastia Liukin Cup 11
NCAA
2021 SEC Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5
NCAA Championships SF 9
2022 SEC Championships 5 17

References

  1. ^ a b "On3 Women's NIL 100". www.on3.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  2. ^ a b "College gymnast Olivia Dunne is so popular on TikTok she needs security". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  3. ^ Cooper, Darren. "Archive: Standout Hillsdale gymnast aiming for the top", The Record, April 4, 2017. Accessed April 21, 2021. "Olivia Dunne’s gymnastics journey began as a quest for a 'pink, sparkly leotard.' It might end with an Olympic medal. The 12-year-old Hillsdale resident left today for the U.Secret Claic in Chicago, where she will be one of the youngest competitors on hand Saturday."
  4. ^ "Olivia Dunne - ENA Gymnastics". ENA Gymnastics.
  5. ^ "Olivia Dunne USAG profile". USA Gymnastics.
  6. ^ "Teen Hillsdale Gymnast Swaps School For Sports". Daily Voice.
  7. ^ "Toronjo, Foberg win all-around titles at 2014 American Classic". USA Gymnastics. July 5, 2014.
  8. ^ "Biles, Chiles take Secret U.S. Classic all-around titles". USA Gymnastics. August 2, 2014.
  9. ^ "2015 WOGA Classic Results". The Gymternet. February 14, 2015.
  10. ^ "16 advance from weekend's American Classic". USA Gymnastics. June 1, 2015.
  11. ^ "Biles, Hernandez win all-around titles at 2015 Secret U.S. Classic". USA Gymnastics. July 25, 2015.
  12. ^ "Hernandez captures junior women's all-around title at 2015 P&G Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 15, 2015.
  13. ^ "Navarro, Ramler and Hurd top standings at American Classic". USA Gymnastics. May 14, 2016.
  14. ^ "Alexeeva wins junior title at Secret Classic". USA Gymnastics. June 4, 2016.
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  22. ^ "Who Qualified to Nationals". The Gymternet. July 30, 2018.
  23. ^ "Biles wins fifth senior women's all-around title at 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 19, 2018.
  24. ^ @livvydunne (July 15, 2019). "hi friends! Unfortunately, I will not be competing this summer due to some healing injuries" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  25. ^ "Gymnastics Announces 2020 Signing Class". LSU Tigers. November 13, 2019.
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  27. ^ "Bryant, Rorich win titles at 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup". USA Gymnastics. March 7, 2020.
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  32. ^ "LSU gym suffers heartbreaking, frustrating loss in NCAA Semifinals". The Daily Reveille. April 19, 2021.
  33. ^ "Olivia Dunne". LSU. 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  34. ^ "Gymnastics Grinds Out SEC Opener Win Over Georgia". LSU Sports. January 28, 2022.
  35. ^ "Schedule". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  36. ^ "Schedule". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  37. ^ Panchal, Ananya (Jan 31, 2023). "Olivia Dunne Holds a Handstand and Midair Splits in Latest TikTok". Sports Illustrated Lifestyle.
  38. ^ columnist, SCOTT RABALAIS | Sports. "LSU gymnastics: Updating Olivia Dunne's injury status after the Arkansas loss". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
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  40. ^ "Let's make a deal: NCAA athletes cashing in on name, image and likeness". ESPN. July 1, 2021.
  41. ^ "LSU gymnast expected to earn more money than any other college athlete". WBRZ-TV. July 1, 2021.
  42. ^ @wme_sports (August 19, 2021). "WME Sports is proud to announce we have signed All-American LSU gymnast, Olivia Dunne" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  43. ^ Dosh, Kristi (September 14, 2021). "LSU Gymnast Olivia Dunne Announces First NIL Brand Deal Is With Activewear Brand Vuori". Forbes.
  44. ^ Goldberg, Rob. "LSU Gymnast Olivia Dunne Asks Fans for Respect After Disruptive Group at Utah Meet". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2023-02-12.

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