LSU Star Olivia Dunne’s Memorable Video Goes Viral
LSU Star Olivia Dunne’s Memorable Video Goes Viral
LSU star Olivia Dunne is no stranger to fans of collegiate gymnastics. She came into the year with a ton of hype and hasn’t done much to disappoint up to this point.
Dunne has also slowly but surely been building up an absolutely massive online following. To date, she has amassed more than 1.5 million followers on Instagram.
That said, there is a reasonable case to be made that Dunne had not yet penetrated the larger cultural zeitgeist.
This week – everything changed.
During a recent match against Alabama, Dunne performed a floor routine that set the world ablaze. Video of it immediately went viral, officially putting the young gymnastics star on the map.
Livvy Dunne DID THAT @LSUBarstool pic.twitter.com/uLvL8LZ8Bm
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) February 19, 2022
Reactions to her performance poured in immediately:
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And that’s why they’re the #1 team in women’s collegiate athletics…— Matt Dumas (@Doom25_) February 19, 2022
I think I just blew out both of my knees watching this
— T2U Jay (@On4NemSZN) February 19, 2022
That was PERFECT form & those are not easy flips
— Kelsi Lovett (@KelsiLovett) February 19, 2022
ESPN production is so shitty lmao. Arguably the biggest star in college gymnastics is doing her floor exercise better shrink it to half the screen so we can get a video of her coach talking about NIL instead.
— Michael Schettig (@MichaelSchettig) February 19, 2022
Big picture, Dunne will only get more popular from here. Just look at the recent engagement on her Instagram posts:
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This has been a crazy year for college sports. You’ve had college football stars get exposed for weird fetishes, coaches get outed for their improper relations, reporters being criticized for their overly “exposing” clothing and on-the-field bullying that nobody did anything about.
Yikes. https://t.co/XdCtDFum5j
— Game 7 (@game7__) February 19, 2022
It’s nice that in the midst of all that, fans can get a feel-good story like Dunne.
What heights will her popularity reach from this point forward? Time will tell.
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