"Security team's contract getting extended";"10 on beam is coming"- Fans react as Olivia Dunne returns for fifth year to LSU Tigers

Fans online are full of excitement after gymnast Olivia Dunne announced her highly-anticipated fifth-year return to collegiate sports. She won her maiden NCAA Gymnastics Championships with the LSU Tigers last year and will now aim for one last shot at glory.

Dunne recently said that the LSU victory motivated her decision to return this year. In 2020, the NCAA announced that athletes who couldn't compete that season due to the COVID-19 pandemic would be granted an extra season of eligibility in their sixth year. Dunne is utilizing her extra year to compete this season. She hit a career-high score of 9.900 on the floor twice in the last season.

A week ago, she was still mulling over her final decision, but has officially announced her return now.

Dunne announced her decision via a video message through LSU's social media accounts, adding that the last four years at the school had changed her life.

The 21-year-old's highly anticipated decision sent waves of joy across gymnastic fans online. An X user wrote:

"YESSSS FINALLY THE 10 ON BEAM IS INCOMING NEXT YEAR!!!!!"

"MORE 10.0 BEAM ROUTINES LSU DON’T MESS THIS UP," another fan wrote.

"They did it!, user commented.

Several fans also had funny takes on the announcement:

"Security Team's contract getting extended another year!"

"Guys i feel like we knew this already why are we shocked," another fan wrote.

“This past year I found a renewed love of the sport”- Olivia Dunne feels she has more to give as she returns for her fifth year at LSU

Olivia Dunne had a sensational season with LSU last year (IMAGE: GETTY)

Olivia Dunne will join her longtime teammates Haleigh Bryant, Sierra Ballard, Chase Brock, and Alyona Schennikova for this season. All these names are returning for their fifth year at LSU.

Dunne said her decision was based on her renewed love for the sport after last year's results.

“This past year I found a renewed love of the sport. I had trained a lot in the ofoff-seasonso I felt really strong and healthy from the start and ready to contribute. I really enjoyed the dynamic of the team this year and it all came together well. Winning the national championships was a great team accomplishment, but I feel like I have more to give as an individual competitor,” she said via (LSU Gymnastics)

As Dunne returns for her fifth year with renewed love, she will be eyeing to score her first perfect 10 of her collegiate career in the 2024-25 NCAA Championships. Her best scores were 9.900 on floor and 9.825 on uneven bars last year.