Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne breaks the internet with throwback photos with Olympian Hezly Rivera, soon to be her LSU teammate

Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne started in gymnastics at a very early age and therefore has memories with several of them who would go on to make big. Among them was Hezly Rivera, who announced her verbal commitment to join Dunne's LSU Tigers this fall.

Rivera, part of a five-member US women's gymnastics contingent including Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, and Sunisa Lee, won a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the team event.

The 16-year-old has previously represented the US in the 2023 Antalya Junior World Championships, where she won two silver medals, one in the team event and the other in individual floor exercise.

Amid the buzz of an Olympic medalist joining LSU on Thursday, Olivia Dunne shared a throwback photo with Hezly Rivera on her social media. In the throwback photo, young Dunne and Rivera are captured in a locker room.

"Baby Tig," Dunne wrote in her story.

Olivia Dunne's Instagram story

Olivia Dunne's 3-word reaction to Hezly Rivera's commitment to LSU

Olivia Dunne's fifth and final year at LSU will get a major boost after Olympian Hezly Rivera announced her commitment to join LSU for the upcoming gymnastics season which will see the Tigers defend their NCAA crown which they won in April.

“I am so blessed & excited to announce that I have verbally committed to Louisiana State University (LSU🙃) on a full athletic scholarship. Thank you Jesus for this wonderful blessing! Thank you to my family, coaches, and teammates for helping me throughout this process. I also want to thank all the girls, coaches, and staff at LSU for everything💜 GEAUX TIGERS 💜💛" Rivera wrote in her post.

Reacting to the post, Dunne commented:

“LETS FREAKING GEAUX💜💛”

Dunne's reaction to Rivera's post

Before announcing her commitment to LSU, Hezly Rivera joined the University of Florida to explore her options. Following her official visit, Olivia Dunne wrote:

“LSU looks good on you!!!💛💜"

The LSU has set themselves up nicely to defend the crown. Apart from Dunne and Rivera, they'll have returning seniors Haleigh Bryant, Sierra Ballard, Chase Brock and Alyona Shchennikova.