Olivia Dunne opens up about gruesome injury that shattered Olympic dreams

Former LSU Tigers gymnast Olivia Dunne opened up about a gruesome injury she suffered when she was younger that essentially shattered her dreams of becoming a U S Olympian The New Jersey native began her foray into elite gymnastics in and was added to the national squad and began to work her way up to the senior elite level before committing to LSU where she earned a national championship with the campaign before her collegiate career ended CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMDunne explained on What s Your Story With Stephanie McMahon that she suffered the devastating injury in I was truly competing on a hurt ankle at the USA Championships and yeah part of my ankle bone died Yeah it just died So my Olympic dreams died with it she declared It kind of healed a little bit It stopped bothering me I went to college after that but it was so painful That was kind of my first real injuries I ve certainly never gotten any surgery which is kind of crazy for a gymnast And I was like I think if I just give myself time to heal I can heal without surgery But that s something I take pride in I have never needed surgery as a gymnast which is very uncommon SUNI LEE DISCUSSES OLYMPIC RETURN AFTER KIDNEY DISORDER ASSESSMENT ESPYS COMEBACK ATHLETE NOMINATIONDunne was able to compete at LSU until an injury ultimately derailed her final year at the undertaking She has been one of the most-followed athletes on social media since she joined LSU She boasts more than million followers on TikTok and another million on Instagram She helped the Tigers to a national championship in but her final year with LSU was derailed because of an injury Since then she s been spotted cheering on her boyfriend Paul Skenes as he makes waves in MLB with the Pittsburgh Pirates Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter