Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne drops 1-word reaction as Golden Bears' Elizabeth Edmonston steals spotlight at Athlete Con

Paul Skenes' girlfriend, Olivia Dunne, was one of the attendees at Athlete Con 2.0 in Charlotte. The event brings together student-athletes with some of the biggest NIL earners.

One of the athletes at the event this week was California Golden Bears' Field Hockey star Elizabeth Edmonston. Edmonston dazzled with her glittering outfit and shared her look on Instagram.

"Embracing my inner Queen Elizabeth," Edmonston captioned her Instagram post.

Dunne, who was at the event, dropped a one-word reaction to commemorate Edmonston's look.

"Queen,"

Edmonston acknowledged the former gymnastics star's comment, replying:

"It was so nice meeting you."

Edmonston also shared a picture with Dunne with the duo posing for the cameras while embracing each other.

Olivia Dunne is one of the highest NIL earners despite the former LSU Tigers star announcing her retirement from Gymnastics in April 2025. She commands a strong fan following on social media despite her departure from athletics.

Olivia Dunne reflects on viral SI catwalk moment

Olivia Dunne graced the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show catwalk earlier this month. She went viral for her ramp walk after performing a jaw-dropping split. Her split became the talking point and the former gymnast shared how she prepared for it.

"I actually had my Invisalign aligners in and then I went on the runway, had all the confidence in the world and dropped into a split. Because why not? Gymnastics will never leave me. I’ll always be a gymnast at heart."

"I was so nervous that during rehearsal, I walked down the wrong side of the runway. But whenever I get nervous, I just take a deep breath and smile, because that makes me feel my best."

Olivia Dunne continues to make the headlines despite her retirement while her boyfriend, Paul Skenes, dazzled from the mound for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Skenes was lights out in his latest outing, pitching 7.2 innings with seven strikeouts against the Philadelphia Phillies helping the Pirates to a 2-1 win.

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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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