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Look: LSU Gymnast Olivia Dunne Gets Serious With Preseason Workouts

The season doesn’t officially start for another month, but the college athlete is ready to go.

Ananya Panchal

Olivia Dunne.

Olivia Dunne.

Never let it be said that Olivia Dunne is a slacker. The LSU gymnast recently shared a couple of photos from preseason workouts on Instagram.

“’tis the pre-szn :),” she captioned the Dec. 1 post to her 2.4 million followers.

While the Tigers’ regular season doesn’t start for another month, the 20-year-old is already hitting the gym. In the first pic shown, she stood in front of the balance beam, decked out in a black sleeveless LSU leotard,. In the second snap, the New Jersey native had gripson her wrists and was twiddling her thumbs getting ready to move.

Her blonde hair was thrown up in to a messy bun. The post garnered more than 600,000 likes in less than a day.

“Stunner,” wrote Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu, while Noelle Leyva said “omg 😍.”

TikTok star Lily Chee chimed in to say “focused and locked in for the szn.”

Fellow LSU gymnast Elena Arenas piped “best time of the year 🥳.”

Dunne, who was the recent subject of a viral New York Times article, has grown her TikTok fandom to almost 6.5 million followers since she joined the platform in 2020.

She shares gymnastics tricks, lifestyle videos and popular lip-synching and dancing trends and has been able to successfully monetize her content. Her social media posts, in addition to brand deals and sponsorships in accordance with the new NCAA name, image and likeness rules, have earned her a top salary.

“Seven figures,” she explained. “That is something I’m proud of. Especially since I’m a woman in college sports. There are no professional leagues for most women’s sports after college.”

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.

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