“Summer fun!” the caption read over Dunne’s video, which ended with her striking a silly pose.
Olivia “Livvy” Dunne shared a video of her on the balance beam. screengrab Livvy Dunne's Instagram Dunne could be seen smiling and striking a pose after. screengrab Livvy Dunne's Instagram
“These past four years have changed my life. There is something about putting on a purple and gold leotard,” Dunne began. “And no matter how many opportunities come my way off the mat, there’s just something about LSU. And that’s why I’m here to say, I’m not done yet.
The news drew much shock, as the 21-year-old had previously ruled out an Olympics run and told The Post in an exclusive interview that she was contemplating the future of her gymnastics career.
“I don’t think I’m going to try for the Olympics, or anything after, since I once competed for Team USA and I closed that chapter and went to LSU,” she said on July 1.
“The national championship, that was obviously the end goal,” she added. “That was the cherry on top of my senior year. It’s just so cool to be able to make history with my whole team.”
Dunne helped bring the first NCAA Championship to LSU’s program in April.
Dunne and LSU are coming off the program’s first national championship. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con
The Lady Tigers secured the title with a final score of 198.2250 to beat California, Utah and Florida at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
The team finished with an NCAA championship record-breaking score of 49.7625 on the beam, which also marked the highest in LSU gymnastics’ history.
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