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Olivia Dunne is an athlete who has perfectly been juggling between the roles of a popular social media figure and an established gymnast for Louisiana State University. The American gymnast garnered a huge fan following across various social media platforms, and she keeps her fans updated on every aspect of her life, be it professional or personal. Along similar lines, Dunne announced last year in August that she was dating Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes.

Ever since, the couple has been going strong, and the two have been spotted together at several sports events cheering for LSU. However, in a recent turn of events, a social media post by Dunne is going viral, where the Westwood native was seen backing her partner against the redundant demands of fans.

Olivia Dunne clears the air

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On Wednesday, Olivia Dunne posted a dance video with one of her friends on TikTok, where the two can be seen grooving on Tokyo Vanity’s “That’s My Best Friend” track. Dunne put a caption that reads, “@thesavbananas kilt goes crazy.” The video captured the interest of her fans, with one suggesting a contest between Jackson Olson and Paul Skenes, with the winner getting Olivia Dunne. To this, the New Jersey-based athlete replied, “I’m just making content with the @thesavbananas relax.” 

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The friend seen dancing in the video is another famous internet personality, Jackson Olson, who is a buddy of Dunne and a baseball athlete appearing in Savannah Bananas’ games. Olson has an interesting story of becoming a 3B for the latter team. Furthermore, fans continued to tease Olivia Dunne by comparing Olson with Skenes in the comments on the same video.

Fans’ penchant for comparing the two knows no bounds

The fans flooded the comment section of the video with a battle referring to baseball faceoffs, as comments like “Jackson Olson vs Paul Skenes in a hitting vs pitching matchup” and “paul skenes vs jackson olson matchup?” kept every gymnastics and baseball enthusiast hooked. Some other fans even represented Skenes’ sentiments and how he would be feeling after watching the video.

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As seen from “Paul skenes finna be mad,” some other fans called it one of the greatest collabs and one of the most unexpected crossovers of the year. Olivia Dunne is known for being a Savannah Bananas’ fangirl, and she has expressed her love for the Georgian team several times, which does not compromise her love for Paul Skenes, as evidenced by her above statement.

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