Stephen Nedoroscik: 5 facts about Team USA gymnastics' 2024 Paris Olympics breakout star

Let's get to know Stephen Nedoroscik, Team USA gymnastics' 2024 Paris Olympics breakout star.

United States gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik helped his team take home the bronze on Monday at the 2024 Paris Olympics with his thrilling pommel horse routine.

Nedoroscik’s outstanding performance on the pommel horse sparked the first medal in gymnastics for the Team USA men’s team since 2008, which is a fantastic achievement for the American gymnasts.

Nedoroscik is one of the breakout stars from this year’s Olympic Games, so let’s get to know him a bit more with his history with gymnastics and how he’s performed in the past leading up to this year’s Olympics.

Stephen Nedoroscik had to score big on pommel horse for Team USA in the last rotation…

AND HE DID.

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1. He started gymnastics in 2003 

Nedoroscik has been active in gymnastics competition for more than two decades leading to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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2. The pommel horse is his signature event 

Nedoroscik has made his career out of competing on the pummel horse, going back to his high school gymnastics days.

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3. He attended Penn State and was part of its gymnastics team

While with the Nittany Lions, Nedoroscik won a NCAA National Championship on the pommel horse as a freshman in 2017 and won two national titles in total during his college days.

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4. He became a World Champion in 2021 

Nedoroscik became the first United States gymnast to win gold at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on the pommel horse.

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5. This is his first Olympics 

Nedoroscik’s trip to Paris is his first Olympic Games as a part of Team USA, bringing his ability to dominate the pummel horse to the global stage once more.