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Olivia Dunne will be rooting for the 'GOAT' Simone Biles when she steps out on the mat at the Paris Olympics.
The Louisiana State University gymnast, who is returning to college to compete with the LSU Tigers for a fifth year, gushed over the seven-time Olympic medalist.
'Simone has always been a GOAT and I think that this is like her revenge tour. What happened in 2020 was a freak thing and I think that she is out for revenge,' Dunne told Sports Illustrated on the red carpet at the ESPY Awards last week.
'She is going to probably win,' the social media star added.
Of course, Dunne was referencing the Tokyo Olympics, where Biles withdrew from the team all-around competition due to the 'twisties.'
Olivia Dunne gushed over seven-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles at the ESPY Awards
'Simone has always been a GOAT and I think that this is like her revenge tour,' she said
The condition is a state of mind in which gymnasts cannot recognize where they are in the air during a routine.
With the high degree of difficulty of the moves Biles is capable of performing, competing with the 'twisties' can lead to serious injury.
'I am doing therapy weekly to keep everything in tune so that I feel comfortable and confident enough to be competing,' Biles told ELLE last week.
'It’s been a crucial part of my training regimen. I understand and realize I have to take care of my physical appearance as well as my mental.'
At 27, Biles is now the oldest member of Team, and is slated to compete in a full range of events when the Games kick off in Paris later this month.
Biles bowed out of part of the Tokyo Olympics due to a condition known as the 'twisties'
She is hoping to taste gold again in Paris like she did in Rio back in the 2016 Olympic games
She is already back in top form, winning the all-around at the trials, and is on track to become the most decorated American gymnast in the history of the Olympics should she take home a medal.
Dunne, for her part, had a short stint on the U.S. national team as a teenager before accepting a LSU scholarship.
'Elite gymnastics [was] definitely a sacrifice. My childhood was full of gymnastics. The atmosphere in the gym was very intense. Our collective goal was just to make the Olympics,' she previously told Yahoo Sports.
'That was my dream growing up. Stepping away from elite gymnastics was very difficult. I just decided why not be healthy, go to school and enjoy college and gymnastics.'
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