Livvy Dunne impressed in LSU’s season opener, also in attendance with boyfriend Paul Skenes
A celebrity couple returned to Baton Rouge on Friday night as one half began their quest to become back-to-back national champions.
Livvy Dunne and the defending national champion LSU gymnastics team kick off the season Friday against Iowa State.
Dunn, who qualified for the fifth year, helped the nation’s No. 2 team defeat Iowa State 197.300-194.100.
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Olivia Dunne of the LSU Tigers at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on February 23, 2024 in Gainesville, Florida ‘Connell Center) versus the Florida Gators. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Dunn placed third on floor and fourth on beam, scoring 9.875 and 9.825, respectively.
Dunn’s boyfriend, LSU alumnus and National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes, also attended the event.
Before becoming the No. 1 pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, Skenes was LSU’s College World Series-winning ace. Skenes was called up to the majors at the start of the season, started in the All-Star Game, and finished third in NL Cy Young Award voting with a 1.96 ERA and 11.5 K/9.
Paul Skenes and Olivia Dunne on ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Nov. 9, 2024, at LSU in Baton Rouge Held at the University Quad. (LSU Athletics/University Photo via Getty Images)
Olympic gymnast Aaliyah Finnegan of Louisiana State University from the Philippines won the all-around title with a score of 39.725.
The meeting took place just days after Dunn and Skenes were out on Bourbon Street, hours after a terrorist attack in the French Quarter that killed 14 people.
LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne celebrates the New Year with her boyfriend, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, in New Orleans. (livvydunne via Instagram)
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Bourbon Street is about an hour and a half from Baton Rogue.
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