Watch: LSU Gymnast Olivia Dunne Talks Making Her Younger Self Proud

The social media influencer and athlete started gymnastics at the age of 3.

Olivia Dunne.Stew Milne/Getty Images

She may be a star gymnast for the LSU Tigers these days, but Olivia Dunne got her start in her sport when she was just 3-years-old.

“I really wanted a pink sparkly leotard and my mom said I can’t have one unless I do gymnastics,” Dunne said in a recent TikTok video. “So she signed me up.”

The 20-year-old athlete included clips of her present day self as well as adorable video snippets and photos of herself as a little girl as she mused about what her younger self would think of her achievements today.

“My 3-year-old self would just be happy I could do a backflip,” Dunne quipped. “I hope she would be proud of everything I’ve accomplished.”

Currently a junior at LSU, Dunne is the highest-paid female athlete in college sports. She’s also an online influencer, with a dedicated fanbase of 7.3 million followers on TikTok and another 3.7 million fans on Instagram.

“That’s why I do gymnastics today—to make the little girl that I once was proud,” Dunne stated.

Plenty of the Division I athlete’s fans were quick to offer support in the comments.

“I’m very sure 3 yr old u would be very proud of what you’ve accomplished,” one person wrote.

“The best since day one, you already know 😌,” someone else added.

“Out of all the women we push to be famous, I’m glad we made you that person,” another individual said. “A good inspiration/influence to girls on this [platform]. Thank you ❤️.”

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