It’s the holiday season in the United States, and with Christmas just around the corner, many are gearing up to celebrate, including LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne. The girlfriend of Pittsburgh Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes has been embracing the festive spirit.
Fans of Olivia Dunne know how excited she's for Christmas, from her Instagram posts and stories. She celebrated a pre-Christmas party with her friends.
In her latest Instagram pictures, Dunne is seen embracing the Christmas spirit, celebrating alongside other LSU athletes. One of the photos features her smiling and posing closely with three friends, all dressed festively, with one wearing a Santa-themed headband.
The ladies seen with Olivia in the pictures are LSU Tigers gymnastics’ Alyona Shchennikova, Chase Brock and Leah Miller. The caption for the photo reads:
"girls nightttt ❤️"
Several other photos posted show the group posing playfully and enjoying the party. They also appeared to have played a Kahoot game, and Dunne shared in her story that the winner was fellow LSU gymnast Ashley Cowan.
The image roll ended with a beautiful moment of Dunne sitting in front of a brightly decorated indoor Christmas tree wearing a comfortable red outfit. Another showed the entire group posing and playfully leaning on each other in front of the tree with the caption:
“Squad UP!”
Dunne and her LSU gymnastics teammates are coming off a historic 2024 season, where they won the NCAA Gymnastics Championship.
Olivia Dunne responds to boyfriend Paul Skenes’ different workout style
Paul Skenes, being a Major League Baseball player, and his girlfriend Dunne, a gymnast, need to stay in top shape and often work out.
In a Betches podcast, Dunne was asked whether the couple has worked out together, to which she responded:
“We tried to work out together once, but our workout style is quite different. He has his earbuds in; he just grinds and doesn’t talk, but I like talking too much!”
Paul Skenes is coming off a solid season with the Pittsburgh Pirates, having become an All-Star and winning the NL Rookie of the Year award. The 22-year-old recorded an 11-3 record with a 1.96 ERA, striking out 170 batters and posting a 0.95 WHIP.