The 25-year-old Massachusetts native came to Paris to do one thing only: the pommel horse. On Monday, he helped USA men's gymnastics win its first medal in 16 years — and he's not finished yet.
The 25-year-old Massachusetts native came to Paris to do one thing only: the pommel horse. On Monday, he helped USA men's gymnastics win its first medal in 16 years — and he's not finished yet.Stephen Nedoroscik throws a peace sign during the artistic gymnastics men's qualification at the Bercy Arena in Paris on Saturday.Stephen Nedoroscik was not exactly a household name going into Monday’s men’s gymnastics all-around finals.
And he answered a question on many peoples’ minds: He can see without his glasses, but doesn’t think he’s using his eyes at all.Nedoroscik’s journey didn’t end on Monday. He’s the only member of Team USA who qualified for the final of any individual apparatus . The pommel horse final is slated for Saturday, and he’ll be chasing gold.“I would crawl up the walls, I’d shimmy up the door and it scared the babysitter,” he recalled.
As a teen, Nedoroscik said he didn’t realize how good he was at the pommel horse until a visiting coach marveled that he could one day be a national champion. Sure enough, one year later, he won the Junior Olympic national title on pommel horse. By the time he got to college, he made that his focus.
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