Olivia Dunne rang the alarm on the lack of audience in female gymnastics and suggested that the judges and the punctuation system can be guilty.
Dunne triggered a little characteristic critical publication about X about the state of sport. He arrived when LSU was upset in a confrontation of the SEC against Arkansas. The Tigers entered the meeting as squad No. 2 in the country.
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The Gimnasta of LSU Tigers, Olivia Dunne, practices between events against the Florida Gators during the meeting at Exactch Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell center in Gainesville, Florida, on Friday, February 23, 2024. (Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun)
“I am sitting here seeing the gymnastics of the NCAA and the empty seats are worrisome. I care deeply the growth of women’s sports, especially in the NCAA,” he wrote. “If you want fans to enjoy sports and increase the audience, you have to look at what makes the crowds go crazy! People understand what is a perfect 10 and want people who do things that look great to be rewarded.
“Too many deductions taken at the discretion of a judge feel the same as seeing a basketball game that is constantly interrupted with penalties or a football game with flags in each play. At some point it feels negative and loses the entertainment factor that attracts To the crowd.
Dunne added that he can have a “unique” perspective on the issue given the fan base that he cultivated outside the sport.
The Gimnasta of LSU Tigers, Olivia Dunne, heats up against the Florida Gators before the meeting in Exactch Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell center in Gainesville, Florida, on Friday, February 23, 2024. (Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun)
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“It’s not about LSU, it’s about sport,” he wrote in a separate publication. “I am in my fifth year and I have a casual fans audience, so maybe I am in a unique position to see what is happening with fans differently from people who only look at the assistance numbers. Fans are confused .
“I also spend time raising money for female athletes and I will always advocate for athletes. Making changes that can affect the entertainment value will also affect financial athletes. For athletes.”
Gymnastics is not exactly the most stable sport when it comes to its judges and points that are recorded or deduced. The drama that involves American Olympics Jordan Chiles in Paris Games is a good example of that.
Olivia Dunne, from Los Tigres de LSU, observes before a meeting against the Florida Gators at the Stephen C. O’Connell center on February 23, 2024 in Gainesville, Florida. (James Gilbert/Getty images)
Awful announcement said the television audience fell to the National Championships from 2023 to 2024 for more than 100,000.
