Livvy Dunne seemed to have put her injury devastation behind her and looked to be having a great time as she flew to Alabama on Thursday.
The LSU gymnast and her teammates were on board their private jet for a trip to face Auburn on Friday.
Dunne, 22, saw her season come to a heartbreaking end last week when the social media sensation emotionally announced that she had fractured her kneecap.
The devastating injury saw Dunne miss the final home meet of her Tigers career. However, the gymnast, sporting a knee brace, was present for the Senior Night ceremonies in Baton Rouge last Friday.
Dunne has become one of the biggest names in college sports in recent years and returned for a fifth of eligibility at LSU in the Fall, which she was granted due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
After being ruled out for the rest of the season, it remains to be seen what she will do next. But for now she’s being a loyal teammate, joining LSU on their road trip.
Livvy Dunne seemed to have put her injury devastation behind her as she flew to Alabama
This week, Dunne chose to hit back at a troll who questioned her fifth and final year of college eligibility and seized Senior Night as a chance to take aim at Dunne.
In the comments of her post commemorating the evening, they wrote: ‘Don’t worry, you’ll be a senior for the next 10 years.’
An incensed Dunne furiously fired back, asking, ‘Why do you care?’
‘I don’t really understand what’s so hard to get,’ Dunne began in a video shared with her 8 million TikTok followers.
‘I came to college in 2020, got granted a fifth-year because of COVID and I came back for the fifth year. I only see this comment on female athletes’ posts, and why do you care if I come back for a fifth year and have another year of eligibility? Like why do you care?’
Dunne went on to highlight that she isn’t the only student athlete to seize the chance to extend their college careers, even providing an example in Baton Rouge.
Dunne fired back at a troll who questioned her fifth and final year of college eligibility
The 22-year-old returned for the fifth and final year with LSU granted to her due to Covid-19
‘The starting quarterback of LSU is coming back for a fifth year, this comment is nowhere to be found on his account,’ she continued, referring to Garrett Nussmeier.
‘People commenting stuff like this obviously were never a college athlete or never loved a sport, so, like, you’re not funny. Why do you care what I’m doing with my life? Please stop.’
Others had targeted Dunne by claiming it was ‘greedy’ for her to return but she instantly set the record straight.
‘To the people saying it’s greedy to come back, I gave up my scholarship to somebody else so I can come back. So please stop, thank you,’ Dunne stated.
