Olivia Dunne's All-Star moment with Paul Skenes goes viral with Nastia Liukin and Kailin Chio reacting to photo dump

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes and his girlfriend Olivia Dunne attracted a lot of attention at the MLB All-Star game red carpet on Tuesday.

Dunne, who retired from gymnastics earlier this year, walked the red carpet with the reigning NL Rookie of the Year for a second consecutive year.

During the All-Star festivities, Skenes was seen helping the former LSU gymnast with her heels. Dunne shared that moment on Instagram, captioning the video:

“Gentleman Paul Skenes.”

Following the All-Star game, Dunne shared a photo dump on Instagram that drew reactions from several prominent figures.

"Had to come back for seconds," Dunne captioned her Instagram carousel post.

Former gymnast and Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin reacted to the post with three fire emojis.

Dunne's former LSU teammate, Kailin Chio, who made her NCAA debut in January, commented on the post:

"Hot couple alert."

Internet personality Olivia Ponton also reacted to the photo dump, writing:

"You're gorgeous."

One of the pictures from the post featured Dunne sharing a frame with 2024 World Series MVP Freddie Freeman's wife Chelsea Freeman. Chelsea also shared the pictures on her Instagram story, claiming Dunne as her "new bestie."

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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.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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