Dunne announced her retirement from gymnastics in April and is recovering from a major knee injury suffered in March.
The avulsion fracture was just the latest in a long line of injuries suffered by the 22-year-old.
“I was actually competing on a hurt ankle (at) the 2018 USA Championships,” she told McMahon. “And part of my ankle bone died … so my Olympic dreams died with it.”
She said she was diagnosed with osteochondritis dissecans, a condition in which bone beneath the cartilage of a joint dies due to lack of blood flow, saying that it can also cause pain and possibly hinder joint motion,” according to People.
But she kept trying anyway, only to get hurt again. Last month Dunne told People: “I fractured my kneecap during my gymnastics season and it’s getting better, slowly but surely. I’ve been grinding non-stop ever since the season ended, but I think that it is getting a little bit better.
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Dunne, who was one of the 2025 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover stars, told People she’s adjusting to life after athletics.
“My life has revolved around gymnastics,” she said. “So honestly, to be able to say yes to more things and potentially maybe do some more performing art stuff on screen — and I’m very excited.”
That might even include more acting, she hinted to the publication. She previously was a star of an Amazon Prime series on LSU athletes.
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