Olivia “Livvy” Dunne impressed throughout LSU gymnastics’ season opener, and boyfriend Paul Skenes was there to take all of it in.
Dunne, again at LSU for her fifth season, placed on sturdy showings on the ground and stability beam in Baton Rouge on Friday.
She positioned third on the ground with a rating of 9.875 and fourth on beam (9.825) after finishing her routine with no fall.
No. 2 LSU went on to defeat Iowa State 197.300-194.100 on the night time they unveiled their nationwide championship banner in entrance of essentially the most followers for a season opener in program historical past at 12,324.
Skenes, who’s coming off an NL Rookie of the 12 months season with the Pirates, was proven on the SEC Community broadcast whereas Dunne was finishing her beam routine.
Olympian Aleah Finnegan, who competes internationally for the Philippines, gained the all-around with a rating of 39.725 for LSU.
Dunne, a New Jersey native, celebrated the victory with a put up on her Instagram tales with the rating and the caption: “& that’s a tiger dub.”
Dunne and Skenes, who went public with their relationship in August 2023 however had begun relationship prior, had been out on a double date on Bourbon Avenue on Wednesday earlier than the terrorist assault that killed a minimum of 14 folks and injured dozens.
Dunne and Skenes had been joined by Pirates prospect Bubba Chandler and his girlfriend, Allie Enright, at a Bourbon Avenue bar earlier than Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a Ford truck into the group.
Skenes is coming off a season the place he went 11-3 with a glowing 1.96 ERA and 170 strikeouts en path to profitable Nationwide League Rookie of the 12 months.
