Five days after clinching a team medal for USA men’s gymnastics on the pommel horse, Penn State great Stephen Nedoroscik won a bronze medal in the individual pommel horse.
Nedoroscik scored a 15.3 in his routine, with was .233 behind gold medalist Rhys McClenaghan (Ireland).
Taking silver was Nariman Kurbanov (Kazakstan).
ICE IN HIS VEINS 🥶
Stephen Nedoroscik is your Olympic bronze medalist on pommel horse!
📺: @NBCOlympics & @peacock #ParisOlympics
pic.twitter.com/lwDN2EZuR0— Team USA (@TeamUSA) August 3, 2024
Nedoroscik achieved worldwide fame this past Monday. Team USA hadn’t won a team medal in men’s gymnastics since 2008, and it was up to Nedoroscik to break the cycle. He did that, and a wild celebration ensued. Six days later, he had a chance for individual glory and again delivered.
This is the first time the 25-year-old has competed in the Olympics, and he made the U.S. team as a pommel horse specialist.
Nedorosick competed at Penn State from 2016-20, winning two national titles on the pommel horse and being named an All-American in all four years. He could well have won a third national title in 2020, when he was named America’s top senior gymnast, but all national championships were cancelled due to COVID-19 taking over the world.
