Social media sensation and Louisiana State University gymnast Olivia "Livvy" Dunne attended the Battle of the Hudson River and witnessed the New Jersey Devils absolutely crush the Rangers in a 5-0 win for New Jersey.
Dunne is a Westwood, New Jersey native and attended the game in a custom Stadium Series Devils Jersey. She previously trained at ENA in Paramus growing up. According to her Instagram, both Jack and Luke Hughes follow her on social media platforms. She returns Luke Hughes's follow and brought her sister — Julz Dunne — to the game with her.
Livvy Dunne is a certified #NJDevils Fan! 😈🏒#THPN pic.twitter.com/7nG21S5PuR
— Devils State Of Mind Podcast (@DevilsState) December 23, 2024
Given her notoriety, she was shown on the big screen during the first period. According to sources, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit model received a pretty large ovation from the crowd.
LSU gymnast and TikTok star, Livvy Dunne, is in the building. Pretty large ovation from the crowd here.#NJDevils pic.twitter.com/ruFh5iPHLX
— Daniel Amoia (@daniel_amoia) December 23, 2024
Livvy is currently dating Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes. The pair met while they were both student-athletes at LSU. He has since earned the coveted award of Rookie of the Year. While she is often in Pittsburgh, it's worth noting that the Devils recently played the Penguins on the road in a 3-0 win on Saturday, Dec. 21st.
Skenes (6'6") stands at exactly a foot taller than Livvy. In addition to following Luke (6'2), she also follows the overall New Jersey Devils team account across various social media platforms.
While she wasn't there to witness the Devils beat Pittsburgh, she was clearly excited to be at the Rock on Monday's afternoon matchup.
Noted @NJDevils Fan Livvy Dunne taking in Monday’s matinee 😈 pic.twitter.com/ifNO0Zmpcc
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) December 23, 2024
In addition to the win, Livvy got to witness Jack Hughes score two goals — earning his 15th goal of the 2024-25 season in the process. Tensions were also running high across both teams, with multiple fights occurring throughout the matchup.
She was among the first university athletes to benefit from new “name, image and likeness” rules from the NCAA. Since 2021, when NIL guidelines changed, Dunne has since made an estimated $9.5 million — one of the highest numbers reported across college athletes.
Given her being from the state of New Jersey, this is certainly not her first Devils game and will also not be her last.