Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne claps back at fan with witty remark after a highlight fail from LSU routine

Pittsburgh Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes' girlfriend, Olivia Dunne, called time on her gymnastics career earlier this year. However, the former LSU star remains connected with gymnastics.

Dunne, who announced her retirement after completing five seasons with the LSU Tigers, shared a clip of her practice routine at LSU in a TikTok. In the clip, Dunne highlighted multiple failed attempts at grabbing the bar.

"The lioness does not concern herself with catching the bar," Dunne wrote in the clip.

Watching Dunne's failed attempts in the post, a fan urged the former LSU star to find a new personality in the comments:

"Time to find a new personality, babe."

Dunne fired back at the snide remark, writing:

"Your comment Just paid my bills for the next month."

After calling time on her gymnastics career due to a knee injury in April, Dunne shared her thoughts on her life as a non-athlete.

"My life has revolved around gymnastics," Dunne said. "So, honestly, to be able to say yes to more things and potentially maybe do some more performing art stuff on screen — and I'm very excited."

The former LSU gymnast was a staple at PNC Park for Pirates games as she cheered for Paul Skenes. She also enjoyed her free time after retirement by going on vacations.

Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne shared a message for her "haters" during Mediterranean getaway

Olvia Dunne is no stranger to clapping back at her detractors. Last week, Dunne and Paul Skenes took a scenic getaway to Italy. During her vacation, Dunne shared a TikTok of performing a headstand on a paddleboard. She wrote a message for her haters in the caption of the post.

"Never have seen my haters doing a headstand on a paddle board in the Mediterranean,” Dunne wrote. “I said what I said.”

Dunne has also dealt with baseball fans on social media, who often urge the former LSU star to convince Paul Skenes to join a different team.

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Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

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