Livvy Dunne’s college gymnastics career is over.
Her top-ranked LSU Tigers finished third at the 2025 NCAA Championship Semifinals on Thursday, April 17, behind Utah and UCLA, officially ending their season. Dunne, 22, was a fifth-year senior for LSU. She took to X after the event to say goodbye to her sport and school as she begins her next chapter.
“✌️ out gymnastics it’s bean real… and of course forever LSU! 💜,” she wrote.
While her competitive career has come to an end, Dunne has plenty going on as one of the most popular college athletes in the country. She is also a model, influencer and social media personality.
Dunne also endeared herself to a new audience, baseball fans, last year when her boyfriend, Paul Skenes, was called up to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Now that Dunne won’t be spending her summer training for the next season, she said she’s looking forward to watching Skenes, 22, and the Pirates in action.
“I’m super excited to be able to spend time with Paul,” she told People in a story published April 8. “I’ve always had to train during my summers and stuff… So to be able to not have to do gymnastics training and be able to spend more time in Pittsburgh with Paul enjoying the baseball season, I’m looking forward to that.”
While Skenes is off to another electric start, his team hasn’t fared as well. The Pirates are just 8-12, sitting in last place in the National League Central. But as Dunne noted, there’s plenty of time for the team to turn things around.
“And hopefully the Pirates can turn things around,” she said. “They did not have the best series against the Marlins, but I’m excited to see what Paul can do and how his mindset and his leadership role can help the Pirates win.”
Dunne and Skenes met through mutual friends in 2023 while Skenes was a member of the LSU baseball team. They began dating that August.
The gymnast shared in an exclusive interview with Luxury Handbag Shopping last July that the two have had to work to keep their relationship strong.
“We’re always in different states,” Dunne said. “We try to see each other as much as possible, especially while it’s my offseason during the summer. When it’s his offseason, he’ll come to LSU and visit me.”
She added that they have had to figure out how to navigate their relationship amid the publicity they both command.
“Just being in the public eye, trying to keep things private,” she said. “That’s definitely a little bit difficult.”
