The all-worldly LSU gymnast, Livvy Dunne, has kicked off her final collegiate season in style.
Dunne and the LSU gymnastics team kicked off the 2025 season in front of 12,000 people in their home gym, where they unveiled their 2024 national championship banner.
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They sent the purple and gold crowd home happy, as they held off Iowa State for a 197.300-194.100 win.
Dunne played a huge part in the Tigers’ victory.
The fifth-year senior scored a 9.825 on her debut performance on the beam.
Her boyfriend, Paul Skenes, the All-Star pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates and NL Rookie of the Year, was in attendance supporting Dunne.
The camera captured his stoic expression as he watched his girlfriend perform.
A stoic-like expression that Pirates fans are accustomed to.
Not only did Dunne perform well on the beam, she once again did what she does best, and dazzled during her floor routine.
She scored a 9.875 on the floor.
Overall, head coach Jay Clark seemed happy with how his squad kicked off their title defense on such an emotional night.
“Once that banner went up, I pulled them together and said ‘okay, let’s go’,” Clark said.
“It’s about the business at hand, and that’s the five minutes in front of our face.”
Consider the business at hand, handled.
At least for one night.
Meanwhile, Dunne continues to grow her brand, not only with her strong performances in competition, but away from the gym as well.
She has more than 5.3 million followers on Instagram and 8.1 million on TikTok.
Dunne has earned a total of $9.5 million during her time at LSU.
According to On3.com, she earns an estimated $4.2million per year.
That is fifth most, behind only college football stars Arch Manning, Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter and Quinn Ewers.
Dunne’s value and net worth will only rise as the season gets underway and she continues to perform at a high level, with the national spotlight directly on her at all times.