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News.com.au
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Livvy Dunne's raw Olympics admission as beloved gymnast opens up about day her dream died
Olivia Dunne opened up about the brutal injury that dashed her dreams of becoming an Olympic gymnast. 'I was actually competing on a hurt ankle at the 2018 USA Championships and, yeah, part of my ankle bone died. … Yeah, it just died. So, my Olympic dreams died with it,' Dunne said on Thursday's episode of the 'What's Your Story? With Steph McMahon' podcast. 'It kind of healed a little bit. It stopped bothering me. I went to college after that, but it was so painful. That was kind of my first real injury.' Dunne suffered the injury, osteochondritis dissecans, while competing at the senior elite level as a 16-year-old, according to the New York Post. 'I've actually never gotten any surgery, which is kind of crazy for a gymnast,' she added. 'And I was like, I think if I just give myself time to heal, I can heal without surgery. But that's something I take pride in. I have never needed surgery as a gymnast, which is very uncommon.' Dunne began to compete in elite gymnastics in 2014, and she went on to join LSU, where she helped the Tigers to their first-ever national championship in 2024. She became a prominent figure on social media in her early years at LSU during Covid. The 22-year-old announced her retirement from gymnastics in April 2025 in the wake of an injury-riddled senior season. 'Gymnastics, you have filled my heart and will always be a part of me,' Dunne said in her retirement message. 'You've shaped me into the person I am today, creating memories and sisterhoods that will last a lifetime beyond the sport. You are my first love.' She currently boasts 8 million followers on TikTok, 5.4 million on Instagram and 191,100 on X, and is also a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model. Recently, she's been spotted often at MLB ballparks to cheer on her boyfriend, Pirates ace and former LSU standout Paul Skenes.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Livvy Dunne reveals agonizing medical condition that ended her Olympic dreams
Livvy Dunne has lifted the lid on the gruesome ankle problem that killed her hopes of ever competing at the Olympics. The former LSU star, who took up the sport aged 3, has become one of the richest and most recognizable gymnasts in the world over recent years. She competed for Team USA as a youngster, reaching the Junior Olympics, and was home-schooled by her mother in a bid to reach the very top of the sport. But Dunne's Olympic dreams died when she was around 16. She suffered osteochondritis dissecans and a section of her ankle bone 'died'. 'I was actually competing on a hurt ankle, I think (at) the 2018 USA Championships and part of my ankle bone died,' she told the 'What's Your Story? With Steph McMahon' podcast. 'It's called an OCD. It just died. So my Olympic dreams died with it... it was so painful. That was one of my first real injuries' She added: 'I did compete for Team USA and we would go to Italy to compete, we won gold. That was one of the biggest honors of my life but it was just not the right environment for me and I kept getting hurt. 'So (I decided) I'm going to go enjoy the sport again in college, go to LSU, heal up and love the sport.' Osteochondritis dissecans is a condition 'in which bone underneath the cartilage of a joint dies due to lack of blood flow', according to the Mayo Clinic. 'It kind of healed a little bit, it stopped bothering me and I went to college after that,' Dunne explained. 'I've actually never got any surgery, which is kind of crazy for a gymnast and I was thinking: "If I give myself time to heal, I can heal without surgery." So that's something I take pride in.' OCD most commonly affects the knee but also can impact people's elbows, ankles and other joints. Symptoms can appear after an injury or after months of activity, 'especially high-impact activity such as jumping and running'. Dunne is now 22 and earlier this year she called time on her gymnastics career after five seasons with LSU. A decade earlier, she was pulled out of school to focus on gymnastics. From around seventh grade, Dunne was home-schooled and forced to curb her social life in a bid to reach the very top. 'That's when training became more rigorous and I knew I really wanted to go to the Olympics and I was on the USA National Team,' she said. 'So I knew I had to make a sacrifice and there's a lot of different things (I gave up) - whether it's a pool day with my friends, beach day, family vacations.'
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Longtime WWE Talent Confirms Departure From The Company
A long time host has left WWE. In addition to its weekly television products such as Raw and SmackDown, WWE has a number of recap, pre and post shows, giving fans a closer look at the events unfolding within the company and across social media. One such face of the latter programming is Scott Stanford, who joined WWE in 2009. A decade and a half later, he is now leaving the company in style. Advertisement 'When you walk out of the studio on your last day @WWE ! 15 year run… nothing but love!' Stanford wrote on Twitter/X alongside a video of him receiving a celebratory round of applause from his WWE Studios colleagues. 'Hope to make it back one day! @TripleH @StephMcMahon @HeymanHustle.' Stanford first came aboard WWE as a host of WWE Bottom Line, which provided international fans with a recap of WWE's weekly flagship program, Raw. In the years following, Stanford expanded his on-air work to premium live event countdown shows and the commentary desk of WWE Superstars. He's also been a part of Raw and SmackDown pre-shows, and post-shows such as Raw Talk and SmackDown LowDown. Most recently, Stanford hosted This Week In WWE alongside Megan Morant. This series, which airs on platforms such as Peacock and Apple TV, provides fans with a summary of the weekly events and moments in WWE, both in and outside of the ring. Advertisement Outside of WWE, Stanford is a morning anchor on 1010WINS and 92.3FM NY and a co-host of The Suki & Scott Show. RELATED: WWE Host Scott Stanford On 'Mean' Gene: He Was My Idol & Hero The post Longtime WWE Talent Confirms Departure From The Company appeared first on Wrestlezone.
