One of the most well-known college athletes in the nation, Olivia Dunne, was the focus of a recent New York Times article on Name, Image, and Likeness. Let’s see who Olivia Dunne is and about the behind the scenes of Olivia Dunne’s social media posts in detail.
Who is Olivia Dunne?
American artistic gymnast and social media celebrity Olivia Paige “Livvy” Dunne was born on October 1, 2002. In 2017, she competed for the USA national gymnastics team. Currently, she represents Louisiana State University in the NCAA.
Dunne grew up in Hillsdale, New Jersey after being born there in 2002. When she was three years old, she began her gymnastics instruction.
Gymnastics career
2014 – 2015
At the 2014 American Classic, Dunne made her professional debut, where she placed 28th overall. She then participated in the U.S. Classic where she finished 33rd overall.
At the WOGA Classic in 2015, when she finished sixth and got a qualifying score of 52.750, Dunne re-qualified for elite status.
American Classic
Olivia Dunnee next participated in the American Classic where, thanks to her eighth-place finish, she earned a spot in the 2015 National Championships.
Dunne participated in the U.S. Classic and finished 24th overall. In 2015, Dunne competed in her first National Championships, finishing 25th in the all-around.
2016
After competing in the 2016 American Classic, where she placed 27th overall, Dunne went on to the 2016 U.S. In the Classic, she came in 24th place.
At the 2016 National Championships, where she competed to close up the season, Dunne placed 12th overall. She also finished sixth in the floor exercise and ninth on the balance beam.
2017
Olivia Dunne joined the National Team for the first time after being chosen in March for the team that will compete at the 2017 City of Jesolo Trophy.
She competed there for the first time internationally and finished sixth overall. In July, Dunne participated in the 2017 U.S. Classic, where she placed sixth overall.
Dunne’s overall ranking at the 2017 National Championships was seventh.
2018
In 2018, Dunne reached senior status. Dunne represented her club at the 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy even though the US did not send a team. In the all-around, she came in 15th place.
Due to an ankle injury, she was limited to competing on uneven bars at the 2018 U.S. Classic. Dunne obtained a petition to enter the National Championships. In the end, she finished 18th overall.
2019
Dunne rested her injury during the 2019 season by refraining from competing.
Dunne has signed her National Letter of Intent with Louisiana State University in November, beginning with the 2020–21 academic year.
Dunne dropped to Level 10 and earned a spot in the 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup. She finished in 11th place.
Season 2021–2022
Olivia Dunne took part in the first game versus Centenary. Behind teammate Alyona Shchennikova, her uneven bars score of 9.925 was the second-highest of the evening.
On January 28, Dunne competed in floor exercise for the first time in college, getting a 9.800.
Homeschooling
Dunne had hundreds of thousands of Instagram followers by the time she entered high school. Her mother had homeschooled her while she competed as an elite gymnast.
With the aid of her millions of followers on TikTok (4.5 million) and Instagram, Dunne is now making money off the NCAA’s name, image, and likeness (NIL) rule change and getting business partnerships. She turned 19 on October 1st (1.3 million).
NCAA Debut
During a match versus Arkansas, Dunne made her NCAA debut.
Dunne only competed on the uneven bars in the SEC Championships, where she finished fifth and helped LSU finish behind Alabama as a team in second place.
Dunne once again only participated on the uneven bars at the NCAA Championships semifinals, finishing ninth with a score of 9.90. LSU did not, however, make it to the championship round.
NCAA New rule
A new NCAA regulation change that no longer forbids college athletes from selling the rights to their names, photos, and likenesses has benefited American gymnastics sensation Olivia Dunne (NIL).
In July, the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Board of Directors approved one of the most significant changes in college athletics history, paving the way for nearly 500,000 athletes to begin making money off of their notoriety and celebrity without worrying about jeopardizing their eligibility or putting their school in danger of breaking long-standing amateurism rules.
NCAA President’s Statement
After the “NIL” regulation was altered, NCAA President Mark Emmert commented, “This is a momentous day for college athletes since they can all now take advantage of name, image, and likeness opportunities.”
With this action, NCAA regulations on payments to players for sponsorships, web endorsements, and personal appearances are effectively suspended.
It applies to 460,000 athletes across all three divisions.
Contract with WME Sports agency
Dunne, who recently joined the WME Sports agency, announced her first exclusive brand relationship with the athletic business Vuori on Instagram this week. The deal is reportedly for US$500,000 ($AU680,000).
She wrote, “Dream come true! Excited to announce my exclusive partnership with Vuori.”
Social media Star
Olivia has a successful sporting career in addition to being well-known on social media. Olivia joined the video-sharing website TikTok in the year 2020, let us share that with you.
Dunne initially shared videos of gymnastics on her TikTok profile. Later, she also started allowing her followers a closer peek at other aspects of her life. On her TikTok profile, she started publishing challenge videos, challenge dance videos, and lip sync videos.
Olivia had more than 4 million followers on the social media site by July 2021. She is better known online as Livvy and is currently one of the most popular NCAA athletes in the country.
Major Strike in Social Media
Dunne claimed that when the COVID-19 epidemic broke out in 2020, her followers on Instagram and TikTok experienced a significant increase.
“I was quarantined in Florida and I just started making content at the beach, doing flips and filming it. My videos started to get on the ‘for you’ page [on Instagram] a lot more, so more people saw them … and it took off,” Dunne said.
“Then I went to LSU and the Louisiana following — they’re the best.”
New York Time Post Controversy
This week, Dunne was featured in a New York Times article on Name, Image, and Likeness in Women’s College Sports.
In light of the social media photographs she shares, the New York Times questioned whether this is helpful for women’s sports.
In the article, it is said that “New Endorsements for College Athletes Resurface an Old Concern: Sex Sells.”
Throughout the week, social media users have been discussing the New York Times article.
It reads, “Female college athletes are making millions thanks to their large social media followings. But some who have fought for equity in women’s sports worry that their brand building is regressive.”
4-Word Message For New York Times
The New York Times appears to be bothering Olivia Dunne.
Dunne seems to have learned that the news was going viral on social media. On her Instagram Story, she shared a picture from the New York Times photo shoot along with a four-word caption.
She wrote, “Is this too much?
Forbes Interview
In an interview with Forbes, Dunne disclosed that she has received numerous requests from businesses and brands looking to collaborate with her.
she said, “This is my first exclusive brand deal I‘ve ever done, so I was trying to find a brand to work with that is authentic to me and that I would want to introduce to my audience to because they trust me.”
NY post Interview
Many details regarding the sports influencer Dunne were exposed in an interview with NY post. She is making money off the NCAA’s new name, image, and likeness policy and landing business partnerships thanks to her 5.7 million TikTok and 1.8 million Instagram followers.
“I don’t feel too much pressure, because doing social media is always something that I’ve loved, and I’ve always taken it pretty seriously,” she says.
“At times, I can get overwhelmed with how busy things are, but I don’t feel pressure on a day-to-day basis.”
Equity in women’s sports
Due to their significant social media followings and the implementation of new regulations permitting college athletes to sign name, image, and likeness, or NIL, deals in 2021, female college players are earning millions of dollars.
The athlete compensation and endorsement rules have completely changed the landscape for collegiate athletes, but some advocates for equal treatment in women’s sports worry that the money influx and the methods by which many female athletes are obtaining it reward traditional feminine attractiveness over athletic prowess.
People Tweets against New York Times Post
Celebrities and her fans tweets in support of Olivia Dunne’s posts and against the New york Times degrading post about the women athletes.
Jack McGuire tweeted,
“NYT told Livvy Dunne they were doing an article on her and NIL then proceeded to make it some bizarre hit piece about how she is moving women’s sports backward because her “sexiness sells”.This is the definition of journalist scum.”
Caity McDuffee tweeted,
“This NYT writer is mad that Olivia Dunne is white, looks great in her selfies, & that she will make 20x more money than he will ever make.ALSO fails to mention—that maybe, just maybe—her being a talented female athlete helps.Yet, I’m sure this guy calls himself a feminist.”
Olivia Dunne claps back at the NYT pic.twitter.com/jsHDzZa0wB
— Caity McDuffee (@CaitMcDuffee) November 10, 2022
OutKick tweeted,
“A New York Times columnist is upset that Olivia Dunne is getting that bag while being a college athlete💰.Oh, and it’s also about her race!”
Chris Allen tweeted,
“This is how the world works and how it has always worked. Complaining about it changes nothing. People pay for what they want to see. Let’s not forget that
@livvydunne is a very talented gymnast and an All American on Bars.”
James Brisentine tweeted,
“This article is disgusting.
@kurtstreeter clearly lied to Olivia Dunne about what this article was going to be about to push his own opinion. You wanna write an opinion piece? Fine, but don’t dupe people into furthering your point.”
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