Over the past several months, LSU Tigers gymnastics star Olivia Dunne has emerged as the highest-paid athlete in women’s sports thanks to the endorsements she’s gained from her massive social media following. But she’s been able to mix her social media success with her athletic prowess – just as she did this weekend.
This week, Olivia Dunne and her LSU Tigers clinched a spot in the semifinals of the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships after the Tigers advanced out of the NCAA Denver Regional on Sunday with a final score of 197.750. And Dunne celebrated the way she does best: by dancing.
Following the success at the NCAA Regional, Dunne celebrated by posting a TikTok video dancing in her hotel room alongside teammate Elena Arenas.
“It’s a great day to be a tiger” Dunne said in the comments.
The video quickly went viral on social media, immediately gaining more than 1.5 million views in under 24 hours.
This now marks the 32nd appearance for LSU in the NCAA Championships. And even though the team had a strong showing, LSU coach Jay Clark knows that they can do even better.
“The beat goes on. We weren’t perfect, but this team just continues to fight and do enough to keep it going,” LSU coach Jay Clark said according to the school’s website. “I’m just so proud of them and their spirit and who they are as people. They do it for each other. This is a special group and it makes it that much sweeter that we got through it in the fashion that we did against some very good teams.”
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