Olivia Dunne is currently the most popular gymnast in America by a massive margin. With nearly 15 million combined social media followers, she wins the popular vote even against legends like Simone Biles. A student at Lousiana State University, Olivia ‘Livvy’ Dunne has so many fans that the university has had to increase security during meets in the past. Earlier today, social media star posted a series of stories on Snapchat. However, Dunne shared a snap with a caption that might surprise many of her fans.
College gymnastics‘ biggest star has been sidelined due to injuries for a while. However, according to one of her Snapchat stories, Dunne is practicing again. The gymnast attended the SEC earlier. That’s where she clicked a cozy snap with the Olympic champion.
The dynamic duo
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Among the many Snapchat stories Dunne posted, one snap stood out. The most followed college gymnastics star posted a selfie with Auburn star and Olympic champion Sunisa Lee. Sunisa, also known as Suni Lee, has had a tremendous rise to fame and is currently the defending Olympics all-around champion.
Like Dunne, Sunisa is a supremely talented college gymnast who recently returned to competition. Lee had taken a mental health break from the sport after the Olympics win. However, she has returned better than ever, scoring a perfect ten on the uneven bars at the South Easter Conference. Last month Lee’s Auburn Tigers even defeated the LSU Tigers 197.75 to 197.5.
After the meet, ‘Livvy’ and Lee got together to create some social media content for their millions of fans. Dunne and Lee posted a TikTok that generated millions of views. Dunne also tried to recut her friend for the LSU tigers. “Trying to convince my Olympic champion friend to transfer to LSU,” Dunne wrote in a story.
Now that the dynamic duo has met again, Dunne uploaded another cozy snap.?“@sunisalee lovr,”?wrote the talented gymnast, and added a white heart emoji to her Snapchat story. Now let’s look at some stats to find out why Olivia Dunne wanted Suni Lee to transfer to LSU.
How do Olivia Dunne and Sunisa Lee’s stats compare?
Olivia Dunne is a talented gymnast who was part of the USA gymnastics team. She made her international debut in the 2017 City of Jesolo Trophy and won the team gold. However, she is yet to make her World Championships or Olympics debut. On the other hand, Lee is at the pinnacle of the sport. She won all-around gold at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Olympic All-Around Champion Sunisa Lee takes to Instagram to express her gratitude after her historic win:
“so surreal. i can’t thank you all enough for the love and support. thank you to everyone who has believed in me and never gave up on me. this is a dream come true 😭💕” pic.twitter.com/7oy8mFBnIR
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) July 29, 2021
Lee, a three-time Olympic medalist, also won three world championship medals in 2019. However, when it comes to social media popularity, Dunne eclipses Lee. She is also the highest-paid NIL college gymnast, earning millions through sponsorships.
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It looks like the dynamic duo spent some time together again. Do you think they’ll create more content for social media? Let us know in the comments.?