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Olivia Dunne pulls off dangerous ‘beach-nastics’ flip in ‘insane’ TikTok video

Pulling this stunt off without breaking your neck requires serious leg muscle and athleticism.

Star LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne performed quite the athletic feat when she performed a backflip off a small black rock at the beach while landing comfortably on the sand in one of her latest TikTok videos.

“Some beach-nastics to start the summer off right,” she captioned her video.

The slow-motion video makes it seem as if Dunne could be in trouble mid-flip before appearing to land the maneuver with ease.

@livvy

some beach-nastics to start the summer off right:) #foryou#gymnastics

♬ Aces – dkj

The stunt did take her followers aback.

“I would of smacked my face on that rock,” one TikTok user commented.

“Literally thought it was going to end in a face plant,” another wrote.

“The body control is insane,” another of Dunne’s followers wrote.

The video, which appeared to be posted on Friday, already has two million views.

Olivia Dunne sets herself up to pull off an impressive backflip. TikTok/livvy
Olivia Dunne swings her legs to complete the backflip. TikTok/livvy

The 20-year-old Dunne from Hillsdale, N.J., is the highest-valued women’s college athlete, even more than fellow LSU Tiger Angel Reese.

A big piece of her notoriety and value is her TikTok social media page, which has 7.4 million followers, and the impressive video has over 300,000 likes.

Dunne has $3.5 million in NIL deals, the third most among college athletes, behind only soon-to-be freshman Bronny James and Arch Manning.

Olivia Dunne attends a celebration for the release of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit on May 20, 2023. Getty Images for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit
Olivia Dunne and Olivia Ponton attends the 2023 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue release. Getty Images for Sports Illustra
Olivia Dunne competing for LS at the NCAA women’s national gymnastics championships on April 15, 2023. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con

She credits her NIL success to having a great support system, mainly her agent.

“I would say, first and foremost, find a really good agent,” she said in an interview explaining her incredibly successful business.

Her brand will only keep growing at this rate as she enters her junior year.