Livvy Dunne Talks 2028 Olympics, LSU Gymnastics, Lane Kiffin, Paul Skenes and More in B/R Interview

Livvy Dunne may be a social-media sensation with millions of followers, but she's still a gymnast at heart even in retirement.

And, like so many other gymnasts and fans of the sport, she's hoping to see the GOAT compete one more time on the Olympic stage when the 2028 Los Angeles Games arrive in the United States.

"Obviously, there's some talk that Simone Biles might come back," Dunne told Bleacher Report. "I don't know if that's true or not, I honestly have no clue. But we would love to see her come back because she's the best to ever do it. Hopefully, I can go and watch in L.A., that would be amazing. I would love to be there watching and making content and supporting."

While Biles will be 31 years old during the 2028 Olympics with nothing left to prove after already cementing her legacy as an all-time great, she would give the home fans a legend to cheer for when gymnastics is under the spotlight in the United States.

Her Olympic resume includes seven gold medals, two silvers and two bronzes after she added to her list of accomplishments in the 2024 Paris Games with a gold in the team competition, all-around competition and vault to go with a silver for the floor.

Biles is a major reason why Team USA has won the gold in the women's team event in three of the last four Olympics, but Dunne believes the Americans will keep rolling even if she doesn't compete.

"The best part of USA Gymnastics is there is just a huge pool of talent," she said. "You can't really go wrong. I think we have the best gymnastics team in the whole world, but if something happens to that gymnastics team and we have to put in the alternates, we still have the best in the world. I think that's amazing."

Dunne joked that maybe she'll make a comeback, but she is familiar with competing for Team USA from when she finished in sixth place in the all-around competition at the 2017 City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy.

Yet she is best known in the gymnastics world for her time at LSU that included helping lead the Tigers to their first NCAA team national championship in program history in 2024.

She competed in floor and uneven bars throughout that national title season that also included an SEC team championship and still misses the thrill of the competition.

"The thing that I miss the most is just that I'm competitive," Dunne said. "I love to compete. I'm sure there's going to be different things in my day-to-day life that I can compete and try to be the best at. It's different, though, when you've done a sport since you were three years old and have it come to an end. It's hard and a lot of people struggle to find their identity when they're done with gymnastics. Luckily for me, I have a few different routes I can go, which I'm blessed to have."

Dunne announced her retirement in April 2025 with an emotional video that looked back on her journey throughout the sport and allowed her to reflect on some of the memories she will carry with her for the rest of her life:

While she is no longer competing, she is still following the program and was in attendance for LSU's alumni night when the Tigers defeated rival Alabama 197.975-197.600 in front of more than 13,000 people in attendance.

It was LSU's 19th consecutive home win and featured a perfect 10 from Kailin Chio on beam with Dunne taking on a spectator role.

"I think the fact that I'm not in control of what happens anymore or the outcome of what happens with the girls on the team," she said when explaining why she gets nervous while watching. "I don't see the preparation and what goes into it every day. I know that they work their butts off, but now just being a spectator and sitting back and watching and having to have that trust in the girls is a very different role. But they were amazing, they were lights out. They beat Bama. And it's just an electric atmosphere. I had a blast, but it was very different."

She also made headlines during that meet when she teamed up with Lane Kiffin for a social media post that included the new LSU football head coach mouthing along to an audio clip saying, "You wish that was you, huh?" as she watched the meet.

Kiffin's high-profile exit from Ole Miss before the team took the field in the College Football Playoff remains one of college football's biggest storylines, but he is already generating momentum with the Tigers with the top-ranked transfer class of the offseason, per 247Sports.

"It's a huge win for LSU football to have Lane," Dunne said. "I met him that night at the meet, I'm really glad that he supports the gymnastics team and women's sports. He goes to a lot of the sporting events, which I think is really cool. I don't know if I've seen a lot of the other football head coaches go to gymnastics meets. It will be great for LSU football, a lot of people respect him and what he does."

Gymnastics and football aren't the only sports in the headlines for LSU, as the women's basketball team is positioned to land a favorable seed in the NCAA tournament after going 27-5 and reaching the SEC tournament semifinals.

Dunne will be following along with the Tigers and all of March Madness thanks to her partnership with Fanatics Sportsbook for its 10x-more-rewarding tournament offer.

The campaign will feature 10 profit boosts every game day during the Big Dance, as well as up to $1,000 in bet matches for new customers and FanCash offerings during the first 10 days. It was fitting, then, that Dunne's newest commercial with her longtime partner featured 10 different versions of her playing basketball, sitting in the stands and debating her picks.

"Working with them feels so natural and authentic," she said. "First of all, I'm friends with Michael Rubin and his daughter and his wife. They're a great family and just good people. And Fanatics is sports, and I'll always identify as an athlete at heart. It felt authentic to me, and I love working with them."

She also knows what she will be rooting for as the games unfold during the promotional period.

"The women's team is amazing. For the men, my heart will always be with LSU, but I think for the tournament I just have to root against Alabama."

Boyfriend Paul Skenes, who also went to LSU, will surely join her in rooting against the rival Crimson Tide, but he will have other things on his mind in March as he looks to help lead Team USA to a World Baseball Classic title.

Dunne said she is "very excited" she gets to see him represent the country but added, "I get nervous too. It's so amazing, I cheer, I get through those nerves. Just like watching the gymnastics, I'm not in control. So I can only sit back and watch. Luckily for me, he always does well so it ends up being fun."

Skenes has enjoyed plenty of success since he made his debut in May 2024 and is now arguably the best pitcher in the sport. Through nearly two full seasons as the Pittsburgh Pirates' ace, his resume includes a National League Cy Young, NL Rookie of the Year, ERA title and two All-Star Game nods.

He finished the 2025 campaign with a 1.97 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 216 strikeouts in 187.2 innings and is a major reason there is plenty of optimism in Pittsburgh after it added former All-Stars Brandon Lowe, Marcell Ozuna and Ryan O'Hearn this offseason.

"If he just does what he always does, there will be greatness this year as well," Dunne said. "I've never met someone who works so hard and is so disciplined in their day-to-day routine. If he just does what he always does, he'll be great."

While Dunne will surely be present at plenty of Pirates games throughout the upcoming season, she is also looking ahead to her next chapter.

"I've been taking some acting lessons," she said. "It's been so fun, but it's a different challenge. It's a different part of my brain because I'm not myself, I'm playing somebody else. I love that aspect of it because I can be somebody else and then come back at the end of the day and not have to let everybody know every second of what I'm doing in my day-to-day life if I'm playing a different character. In a sense, you get to protect your privacy."

Given her success in gymnastics, social media and elsewhere, expect to see Dunne in a theater near you sooner rather than later.