Olivia Dunne shows off her skills on the floor and the balance beam as she returns to the gym for her fifth year at LSU gymnastics

Olivia Dunne has returned to LSU for her fifth year after enjoying four successful years. She was recently seen showing off her gymnastics skills which made her a collegiate sensation.

Dunne is ready to make even more waves in the world of collegiate gymnastics after competing in ten of the thirteen meets in the last season. The gymnast announced her decision to continue her collegiate gymnastics quest with LSU Women's Gymnastics after the team lifted their first-ever historic National Championships trophy in 2024.

The Tigers earned this groundbreaking triumph after earning a total of 198.225 points to surpass California and Utah's gymnastics squads, who posted 197.850 points and 197.800 points, respectively.

Ahead of the 2025 season, the super-senior was seen honing her skills with the other LSU gymnasts, glimpses of which she shared on her Instagram stories for her fans. She was seen brushing her skills on the balance beam as she wrote,

"Some good ole beam!"

Screenshot of Dunne's Instagram story.

Screenshot of Dunne's Instagram story.

Olivia Dunne recorded a career-high of 9.900 on floor event at the Podium Challenge in 2024. She will be joined by Kathryn Weilbacher, competing in her fourth year, Siera Ballard, Chase Brock, Haleigh Bryant, Aleah Finnegan, KJ Johnson, Zoe Miller, and Lexi Zeiss.

The 2024-25 season for the LSU Tigers will kick off on January 3, 2025, with a faceoff against Iowa State at Baton Rouge. The Tigers will next compete in Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad, Podium Challenge, and SEC Championships until the NCAA Championships.

"NIL space is something that I would love to do" - Olivia Dunne opens up on her plans following her fifth year in the collegiate gymnastics circuit

Olivia Dunne performs against the Auburn Tigers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo via Getty Images)

Olivia Dunne, who recently celebrated her 22nd birthday, returned in the purple and gold leotard for LSU for the fifth year.

However, the Tigers' gymnast revealed her plan to stay in the NIL circuit following her conclusion of collegiate gymnastics. Olivia Dunne, one of the highest-paid female collegiate athletes, expressed her desire to keep working in NIL (Name, Image, Likeliness) space, to keep providing assistance to the upcoming female gymnasts.

"I'm always trying to think of the next thing and yes I would like to enjoy certain moments more but I love to think about what comes next and I love that inspired feeling that I get when I think about, 'hey like this can totally happen in the future,' and I think for me keep doing NIL and stay in the NIL space is something that I would love to do because I now have so much knowledge about it," Dunne said. (17:01 onwards)

The 2024-25 NCAA Championships will kick off on April 17, 2025, at Fort Worth, Texas.