Livvy Dunne’s devastating injury is glaring in sweet LSU senior night photo

The viral Lady Tigers gymnast unfortunately won’t compete with her teammates for the last home meet of the season, but still poses with them.

Livvy Dunne | IMAGO / Newscom World

This isn’t how Livvy Dunne imagined her senior night with the LSU Lady Tigers going. After posting a heartbreaking message that she won’t be able to participate for the final time at home due to a knee injury, Dunne posed for the big seniors photo with a giant brace on her knee.

The 22-year-old Dunne hasn’t competed in over a month after such a promising start to her fifth and final year with a crucial score in the SEC opener, and an epic double backflip move that her boyfriend Paul Skenes perfectly captured. She also had some memorable road trip moments like her airplane selfie sandwiched between two teammates, and her sparkly leotard hug with fellow senior Haleigh Bryant, and her awesome moment with an Alabama fan.

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Livvy Dunne during happier times this season. | IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire

But all that fun came crashing down a avulson fracture of her patella she’s been dealing with. While Dunne still has been seen recently having fun like throwing Mardi Gras beads off a next-level parade float in a jaw-dropping green dress as Grand Marshal of Endymion, competing in front of of the crowd at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center (PMAC) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, one more time unfortunately isn’t in the cards for her.

Dunne and Haleigh Bryant relax after the Purple & Gold Podium Challenge. | IMAGO / Newscom World

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Dunne at least got to be in the senior photo, but you can see she has the knee brace on due to her injury — definitely not how she’d envisioned this night going.

Livvy Dunne (upper far right) | LSY Gymnastics/Instagram

After all the hard work, Dunne deserved a better senior season. The rest of the Lady Tigers seniors will compete for No. 2 LSU vs. the No. 10 Georgia Bulldogs on Friday and Dunne will be their No. 1 cheerleader sadly without competing herself.

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