Livvy Dunne posed through the pain — Sports Illustrated cover shot with a broken kneecap
Livvy Dunne confesses to shooting Sports Illustrated cover while hiding a painful knee injury (Getty Images)
Olivia "Livvy" Dunne may have left the gymnastics mat, but she's still flipping expectations. The former LSU gymnastics star recently made waves not just for landing the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, but for the grit it took to get there—posing through the pain of a fractured kneecap.
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In a behind-the-scenes Instagram reel released by Livvy Dunne, fans got a rare peek into her Bermuda shoot for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. The sunny beaches and vibrant swimsuits may have painted a picture-perfect scene, but underneath it all was a harsh reality few knew.
'Fun fact, I was shooting on a fractured kneecap, so poses like this and the cover shot kind of hurt, but it was honestly so worth it,' Dunne revealed in the video voiceover, as she knelt on the sand in an animal print bikini—ironically striking the very pose that ended up gracing the cover.
Interestingly, Dunne had no idea during the shoot that she was creating what would become one of the year's most talked-about magazine covers. 'Little did she know she was shooting her COVER,' the official Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Instagram commented.
The injury wasn't a surprise to her loyal followers. Two months earlier, in March, Dunne had already shared her battle with an avulsion fracture of her patella—an injury that benched her during LSU's senior night.
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'Hi friends! Unfortunately, I've been dealing with an avulsion fracture of my patella and will not be able to compete on senior night,' she wrote. 'It absolutely breaks my heart to not get the opportunity to compete in the PMAC one last time. Tiger fans, you've been so good to me! Thank you for the endless support and as always Geaux Tigers! – Liv.'
Her college gymnastics journey wrapped in April with LSU finishing third in the NCAA semifinals.
Dunne marked the end of this era with heartfelt words in a tribute video: 'You will always be my first love… Time did fly by and I will cherish every memory for the rest of my life.'
While she said goodbye to gymnastics, Dunne stepped into the spotlight of her next chapter. 'I AM A SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIM COVER MODEL! Somebody pinch me!' she wrote in May, as her cover was officially unveiled—joining the likes of Salma Hayek, Jordan Chiles, and Lauren Chan.
Livvy Dunne's Sports Illustrated shoot (Getty Images)
If there's anything this journey has proven, it's that Olivia Dunne isn't just a star athlete or a cover girl—she's a relentless fighter with a smile that doesn't flinch, even in pain.
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