The retired gymnastics star, Olivia Dunne, spent her weekend lakeside showing off her athletic background, this time without her boyfriend Paul Skenes, who was occupied with Major League Baseball duties against the Chicago Cubs.
The split focus highlights the balance the couple continues to maintain between professional demands and their growing public profiles, with Dunne looking for her next steps after leaving the LSU Tigers.
At just 22, she has made a seamless transition from NCAA gymnastics to the media and entertainment industry as she has been featured in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, walked red carpets during MLB All-Star festivities, and continued to grow her following through a combination of lifestyle content and athletic flair.
But now at Lake Oconee in Georgia, she took the chance to revisit her gymnastics roots by performing a series of balancing tricks and flips alongside her sister, Julz, and friends.
Videos and photos from the lake showed Dunne first executing a handstand on a towel, her legs stretched high above her in a pose that recalled her competitive career.
Later, she extended her performance onto a floating support, adopting a crab pose on the water and proving that her balance and precision remain sharp even outside of the gym.
She reflected on her performance with the playful caption that she was “fulla tricks,” a nod to the skills that originally propelled her into the spotlight and gave her the tools to become a national champion.
The bizarre stat that shows how the Pirates are letting Paul Skenes down
Paul Skenes‘ 2025 season has been defined not just by dominance on the mound but by the advanced metrics that reveal his true value to the Pittsburgh Pirates and as one of the premier talents in the MLB.
Chief among them is his Wins Above Replacement (WAR), which currently sits at 4.8, an elite figure that underscores his impact despite the his team’s woeful offensive struggles in the ongoing campaign.
WAR is designed to measure a player’s total contributions to his team, independent of traditional statistics such as wins and losses, and for Skenes, this metric is particularly telling.
While he holds only four wins on the year, his 1.94 ERA through 19 starts, paired with strong strikeout totals, places him among the most effective pitchers in baseball, essentially proving he’s not the reason the team are .419.
In several outings, Skenes allowed only one or two runs yet still took losses, highlighting the disconnect between old-fashioned pitching records and modern evaluation tools.
WAR attempts to account for these factors, and so far they’re showing that his performances are worthy of Cy Young consideration even if his win column suggests otherwise.
Skenes has proven that WAR captures his season more accurately than any outdated stat line and it’s part of why he’s generating so much trade buzz in just his second season in the sport.
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