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Team USA’s Stephen Nedoroscik posted such a priceless reaction after dominating at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Stephen Nedoroscik is already one of our favorite 2024 Paris Olympics athletes.

Team USA men’s gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik took the 2024 Paris Olympics spotlight on Monday, as his pommel horse routine sparked a bronze medal for him and his teammates.

Nedoroscik took to social media right with a very understandable reaction after he and his fellow Team USA men’s gymnasts medaled, America’s first men’s gymnastics win at the Olympics since 2008.

The pommel horse great asked if this was real life after he took the globe by storm with his stellar Olympic performance, and we get it.

Can you imagine stunning the entire world in such a difficult gymnastics routine and having it be the thing that earns your team a host of Olympic medals?

Nedoroscik’s reaction is perfect, as he finds the surreal in such a historic moment for him, his teammate and his country.

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Former Penn State gymnast clinches Olympic medal for Team USA

Former Penn State gymnast uses his signature routine to clinch a medal for the United States

Penn State alumnus Stephen Nedoroscik is known for one thing in gymnastics: his stellar pommel horse routine.

That routine was on full display Monday afternoon when the United States clinched the bronze medal in the men’s gymnastics team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The bronze medal marked the first time since the 2008 Beijing Olympics that the U.S. men won a medal in team gymnastics.

The Worchester, Massachusetts native made Team USA for one reason: to be a dominant force in the pommel horse. He was just that on Monday.

Team USA placed third with a core of 257.793, following China (259.062) and first place Japan (259.594).

At Penn State, Nedoroscik was a two-time NCAA National Champion in the pommel horse, including winning his first during his freshman season.

Nedoroscik will now look forward to competing in the individual event finals on Saturday after narrowly missing being the top-ranked gymnast due to a lower execution score. As a former world champion in the pommel horse, he should be considered one of the favorites for the gold medal in the event.

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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.

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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.

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Stephen Nedoroscik only had one job to do for Team USA men’s gymnastics and he absolutely nailed it

Stephen Nedoroscik forever

Stephen Nedoroscik had just one job for Team USA’s men’s gymnastics team: The pommel horse. That’s it. That was the only thing he had to do during these Games.

Sounds pretty simple, right? I mean, it’s just one thing. Just come in and do some swings on the horse and you’re done! Easy.

But it’s not that simple at all.

Think about how things go for, say, NFL kickers. Or closing pitchers in the NFL. If that kick glides just slightly to the left, you’re cooked. If that curveball gets away from you just a bit, you’re done. The ball is going yard.

Now think about what Nedoroscik had riding on this. He didn’t need to just complete his routine on the horse — he needed to nail it. The men’s U.S. gymnastics team had a whole medal riding on this. The team’s first medal in 16 years.

And guess what he did? Nailed it. LOOK AT MY BOY. He took those glasses off and turned into Superman.

He nailed it. This is so clutch. What a performance. This guy will go down in Team USA’s history books.