Olivia Dunne handled security at the LSU meets: Why is security required?

Olivia Dunne, a popular gymnast at Louisiana State University, will be safeguarded by security staff at 2024 meets following an incident last season that made her fear for her safety.

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When the Louisiana Tigers came to see Dunne at the meet in Utah in January 2023, some of her admirers were a touch too ardent for her liking, and she had to remind them to be respectful.

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"There's literally a line outside the Huntsman Center of teenage boys asking if Livvy is coming out," said Josh Furlong, a Utah-based writer.

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I've never seen anything like this." As an added precaution, the group will be given a security guard.

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"As an added precaution, the group will be supplied with a security guard for their own safety for the future season, as they expect at least the same amount of'support' as her fame grows.

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"We haven't competed since last season, so we'll see what this season holds," she said in an interview with People.

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"But after the incident in Utah that happened last year, we now have a security guard that travels with the LSU gymnastics team.

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Kathy Johnson Clarke, an ex-Olympic gymnast who met her 'fans,' told Sports Illustrated that they were "rude

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disrespectful" to OutKick, that Dunne no longer attends in-person lessons out of concern for her own health.

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Despite her anxieties, she does not want to stop being herself.

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