Livvy Dunne facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Olivia Dunne
Full name	Olivia Paige Dunne
Nickname(s)	Livvy
Country represented	United States
Born	(2002-10-01) October 1, 2002 (age 21) Westwood, New Jersey
Hometown	Hillsdale, New Jersey
Residence	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Height	5 ft 6.25 in (168 cm)
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	NCAA
Years on national team	2017 (USA)
Club	ENA Paramus
College team	LSU Tigers (2021–present)
Head coach(es)	Jay Clark
Assistant coach(es)	Garrett Griffeth Courtney McCool-Griffeth Ashleigh Gnat
Former coach(es)	Craig Zappa Jennifer Zappa
Medal record Representing  United States City of Jesolo Trophy (junior) Gold 2017 Jesolo Team
TikTok information
Followers	7.8 million
Likes	416.2 million
Instagram information Followers 4.5 million
Last updated: November 21, 2023

Olivia Paige "Livvy" Dunne (born October 1, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast and social media personality. A former USA national team member and a current member of the LSU Tigers women's gymnastics team. Dunne's social media following of over 10 million has resulted in endorsement deals for her name, image, and likeness totaling seven figures.

Early life

Dunne was born in Westwood, New Jersey in 2002 and raised in Hillsdale, New Jersey. She started her gymnastics training in 2005 at ENA Gymnastics in Paramus, New Jersey. By the time she was 14 years old, Dunne was homeschooled by her mother while she spent her days training with her coach Craig Zappa at ENA Gymnastics.

Gymnastics career

Junior elite

Dunne made her elite debut at the 2014 American Classic where she finished 28th in the all-around. She next competed at the U.S. Classic where she placed 12th in the all-around. In 2015, Dunne re-qualified for elite status at the WOGA Classic, where she earned a qualifying score of 52.750 and placed fifth. She next competed at the American Classic where she placed eighth and qualified to compete at the 2015 National Championships. Dunne competed at the U.S. Classic where she placed 24th in the all-around. Dunne made her National Championships debut in 2015 where she placed 25th in the all-around.

Dunne competed at the 2016 American Classic where she finished 27th in the all-around. She next competed at the 2016 U.S. Classic where she finished 24th. Dunne concluded the season competing at the 2016 National Championships where she finished 12th in the all-around. She also placed eighth on balance beam and sixth on floor exercise. In March 2017, Dunne was selected for the team to compete at the 2017 City of Jesolo Trophy; as a result she was added to the National Team for the first time. She made her international debut there and placed sixth in the all-around. Dunne competed at the 2017 U.S. Classic in July where she finished fifth in the all-around. At the 2017 National Championships Dunne finished ninth in the all-around.

Senior elite

Dunne turned senior in 2018. Although the United States did not send a team, Dunne represented her club at the 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy. She finished 15th in the all-around. She competed at the 2018 U.S. Classic only on uneven bars due to an ankle injury. Dunne qualified to compete at the National Championships via petition. She ended up placing 18th in the all-around. Having not competed during the 2019 season in order to rest her injuries, Dunne officially signed her National Letter of Intent with Louisiana State University in November, starting in the 2020–21 season. Dunne qualified to the 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup after dropping down to Level 10. She ended up placing 11th.

NCAA

Dunne joined the LSU Tigers gymnastics team in 2020. During the 2020–21 season, she competed on the uneven bars in every regular-season meet. She made her NCAA debut in a meet against Arkansas, scoring 9.875. She entered the postseason with an NQS of 9.9 on bars. At the SEC Championships she contributed an uneven bars score of 9.9 to LSU's second-place team finish. At the NCAA Championships semi-finals she again scored 9.9 on bars; LSU did not advance to the finals.

The next season, Dunne again competed on the uneven bars in every regular-season meet and also competed five times on the floor exercise. She matched her career-high of 9.925 on the uneven bars during the opening meet against Centenary. She earned a score of 9.800 in her collegiate debut on floor on January 28. At the SEC Championships she contributed an uneven bars score of 9.875, but LSU was forced to count a fall on that event and finished in fifth place overall. At the NCAA regional semifinals she contributed scores of 9.85 on uneven bars and 9.9 on floor exercise. LSU suffered two uncharacteristic falls on balance beam and as a result was eliminated from the postseason during the first round of regionals, failing to qualify to the national championship as a team for the first time since 2011. After missing much of the 2022–23 season due to various injuries including two torn labrums, a torn biceps, and a stress reaction in her leg, Dunne made her season debut on February 24 against Alabama, scoring a 9.825 on the uneven bars.

Personal life

In August 2023, former LSU pitcher and member of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, Paul Skenes, gave an interview with Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette where he discussed his romantic involvement with Dunne.

Competitive history

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Junior
2014	American Classic		28	31	25	16	18
	U.S. Classic		33	36	35	29	20
2015	WOGA Classic		5
	American Classic		8	18	15	9	6
	U.S. Classic		24	34	30	14	12
	U.S. National Championships		25	27	23	23	21
2016	American Classic		27	26	26	22	20
	U.S. Classic		24	33	23	20	13
	U.S. National Championships		12	22	21	8	6
2017	City of Jesolo Trophy	1	6
	American Classic				12	6
	U.S. Classic		5	22	11	6	6
	U.S. National Championships		9	15	9	7	8
Senior
2018	City of Jesolo Trophy		15
	U.S. Classic				15
	U.S. National Championships		18		17	20	19
2020	Nastia Liukin Cup		11
NCAA
2021	SEC Championships	2			5
	NCAA Championships	SF			9
2022	SEC Championships	5			17
2023	SEC Championships	3			28