Livvy Dunne posts emotional 'thank you' to gymnastics after career ends

Livvy Dunne has said her farewell to gymnastics.

Dunne's vocation wrapped up earlier this period aft her LSU Tigers failed to repetition arsenic nationalist champions.

The 22-year-old had a 5th twelvemonth of eligibility and decided to return, but aft competing since the property of two, the leotards are being hung up.

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Mar 7, 2025; Baton Rouge, LA, USA;  LSU Tigers Olivia Dunne looks connected during the conscionable against the Georgia Bulldogs astatine Maravich Center.  (Stephen Lew-Imagn Images)

Dunne posted a video of herself watching a montage of her gymnastic career, which included footage from her toddler days and adjacent her LSU acceptance. With herself connected the narration, she couldn't assistance but fto tears travel watching the video.

"'Time flies erstwhile you're having fun.' Something said that erstwhile you’re enjoying yourself to the constituent clip seems to gaffe distant from you. That’s precisely however the past 20 years successful this athletics person felt," Dunne said successful the video. "The highs, the lows, making the USA nationalist squad and competing for our country. Every hazard was worthy the reward. Finishing my vocation implicit the past 5 years astatine the champion assemblage successful the satellite has been an unthinkable journey, and I'm everlastingly grateful. 

Olivia Dunne of the LSU Tigers looks connected earlier a conscionable against the Florida Gators astatine the Stephen C. O'Connell Center connected February 23, 2024 successful Gainesville, Florida.  (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

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"Gymnastics, you person filled my bosom and volition ever beryllium a portion of me. You shaped maine into the idiosyncratic I americium today, creating memories and sisterhoods that volition past a beingness beyond the sport. You were my archetypal love…

"And yes, clip did alert by. And I volition cherish each representation for the remainder of my life. Thank you for everything, gymnastics. You were truthful bully to me."

Dunne had not competed since Jan. 24 against Arkansas, arsenic she was dealing with an "avulsion fracture of my patella."

Dunne, who is dating Pittsburgh Pirates pitching sensation Paul Skenes, was 1 of the NCAA's apical NIL earners and boasted millions of followers crossed respective societal media platforms. She played a relation successful helping LSU triumph its archetypal NCAA rubric past year.

Olivia Dunne of the LSU Tigers warms up astatine the Dickies Arenas for the NCAA Championship connected April 20, 2024 successful Fort Worth, Texas.  (Chris Parent/LSU/University Images via Getty Images)

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While LSU failed to support its rubric arsenic a No. 1 seed, Utah clinched its 5th consecutive Final Four quality astatine the NCAA women’s gymnastics championship. It joins UCLA, Oklahoma and Missouri. 

Fox News' Paulinda Dedaj and The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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