{"id":115952,"date":"2024-08-03T16:21:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T16:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/03\/gymnast-stephen-nedoroscik-wins-bronze-at-2024-paris-olympics\/"},"modified":"2024-08-03T16:21:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T16:21:39","slug":"gymnast-stephen-nedoroscik-wins-bronze-at-2024-paris-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/03\/gymnast-stephen-nedoroscik-wins-bronze-at-2024-paris-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik Wins Bronze at 2024 Paris Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3676594\" style=\"width: 682px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:150%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Stephen Nedoroscik<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Kristy Sparow\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Stephen Nedoroscik<\/strong> placed third in the men\u2019s pommel horse final at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/tag\/olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 Paris Olympics,<\/a> earning the bronze medal.<\/p>\n<p>The gymnast, 25, competed on Saturday, August 3, winning over the crowd in Paris, finishing behind Ireland\u2019s<strong> Rhys McClenaghan<\/strong> and Kazakhstan\u2019s <strong>Nariman<span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span>Kurbanov<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>After his family\u2019s previous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/stephen-nedorosciks-family-still-cant-get-good-pommel-horse-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pleas for better seats<\/a>, they were able to move closer to the pommel horse to watch him compete. \u201cAll the way, let\u2019s go,\u201d his sister screamed after his rotation.<\/p>\n<p>Nedoroscik quickly won over viewers when he helped lead the U.S. men\u2019s gymnastics team to their first Olympic medal in 16 years, securing the bronze on Monday, July 29, alongside teammates <strong>Brody Malone<\/strong>, <strong>Fred Richard<\/strong>, <strong>Asher Hong<\/strong> and <strong>Paul Juda<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/every-medal-team-usa-won-at-the-2024-paris-olympics\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Every-Medal-Team-USA-Won-at-the-2024-Paris-Olympics-545.jpg?crop=410px%2C105px%2C1590px%2C897px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Every Medal Team USA Won at the 2024 Paris Olympics 545\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Every-Medal-Team-USA-Won-at-the-2024-Paris-Olympics-545.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/every-medal-team-usa-won-at-the-2024-paris-olympics\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Every Medal Team USA Won at the 2024 Paris Olympics<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAs Team USA takes on the 2024 Paris Olympics, the American athletes have already made an impression at the summer Games. The 2024 Olympics kicked off on Friday, July 26, with an illustrious opening ceremony that took place entirely outdoors on the River Seine and featured performances from the likes of Celine Dion and Lady [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following that victory, Nedoroscik <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/stephen-nedoroscik-nailing-routine-at-olympics-was-greatest-moment-of-my-life-8685755\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoke to reporters<\/a> about his winning performance. \u201cIt was just the greatest moment of my life, I think,\u201d he said. \u201c[I\u2019m] so happy to have been there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nedoroscik noted that he had a \u201creally long day\u201d waiting for his routine, which was the last on the lineup. \u201cI framed that in my head as a positive, like, I can be the exclamation point,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n<p>Nedoroscik received support from his teammates Malone and Juda, who were cheering him on as he prepared to do his part in the competition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/olympian-stephen-nedoroscik-gf-tess-mccrackens-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Olympian-Stephen-Nedoroscik-and-Girlfriend-Tess-McCracken-s-Relationship-Timeline-385.jpg?crop=0px%2C79px%2C1440px%2C814px&amp;resize=400%2C225\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik and Girlfriend Tess McCracken s Relationship Timeline 385\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Olympian-Stephen-Nedoroscik-and-Girlfriend-Tess-McCracken-s-Relationship-Timeline-385.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/olympian-stephen-nedoroscik-gf-tess-mccrackens-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik and GF Tess McCracken&#8217;s Relationship Timeline<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCourtesy of Tess McCracken\/Instagram Team USA\u2019s Stephen Nedoroscik can count on his girlfriend, Tess McCracken, to be his No. 1 cheerleader. After Nedoroscik helped the men\u2019s gymnastics team win their first Olympic medal in 16 years, McCracken was by his side to celebrate her boyfriend\u2019s achievement. (The pommel horse specialist was last to compete in [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI kind of, in that moment, was like, \u2018Alright, let\u2019s run in back, then. Let\u2019s go out there and do our thing,\u2019\u201d he recalled. \u201cI have [coach] <strong>Sam Mikulak<\/strong> as just, like, the greatest coach of all time. He\u2019s up there, helping me keep the nerves in check. He knows exactly what to say to me. So when we got that chalk bucket, he kind of just settled me down and said, \u2018You\u2019re ready for this.\u2019 I went up there, did my routine, and during that dismount, I was just, like, already smiling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nedoroscik went viral after a photo of him relaxing as he waited for his turn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/team-usa-gymnast-stephen-nedoroscik-best-memes-of-the-2024-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">became a meme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObsessed with this one guy on the US men\u2019s gymnastics team who looks like he\u2019s getting his phd in anthropology and his only job is pommel horse,\u201d one fan tweeted via X on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers also appreciated how Nedoroscik removed his glasses for his routine, in a move that earned comparisons to Clark Kent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/all-of-the-must-see-photos-from-the-2024-paris-olympics\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Best-2024-Olympics-Photos-History-in-the-Making.jpg?crop=90px%2C242px%2C1877px%2C1061px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Best 2024 Olympics Photos\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Best-2024-Olympics-Photos-History-in-the-Making.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/all-of-the-must-see-photos-from-the-2024-paris-olympics\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">All of the Must-See Photos From the 2024 Paris Olympics<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe 2024 Paris Olympics have created several picture-perfect moments since kicking off on July 26. Perhaps the most viral snap came during the third round of the men\u2019s surfing competition on July 29. After completing a barrel ride in Teahupo\u2019o, Tahiti, Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina soared in the air and pointed his finger toward the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not necessarily clear,\u201d he told <em>Today<\/em> of his vision. \u201cBut the thing about pommel horse is if I keep [my glasses] on, they\u2019re gonna fly somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>He added: \u201cWhen I go up on the pommel horse, it\u2019s all about feeling the equipment. I don\u2019t even really see when I\u2019m doing my gymnastics. It\u2019s all in the hands \u2014 I can feel everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Nedoroscik\u2019s popularity soared, his girlfriend, <strong>Tess McCracken<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/stephen-nedorosciks-girlfriend-reveals-favorite-paris-olympics-meme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared his reaction<\/a> to the newfound attention, telling <em>E! News<\/em> on Thursday, August 1, that he was \u201ctaken aback\u201d by the love he received.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was trying to show him things, like, \u2018You\u2019re a meme, you are viral. Look at all this stuff,\u2019\u201d she continued. \u201cAnd he loved them. He laughed at them. And at that point, they were just starting. We didn\u2019t know what it was about to turn into.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/gymnast-stephen-nedoroscik-wins-bronze-at-2024-paris-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Nedoroscik Kristy Sparow\/Getty Images Stephen Nedoroscik placed third in the men\u2019s pommel horse final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, earning the bronze medal. The gymnast, 25, competed on Saturday, August 3, winning over the crowd in Paris, finishing behind Ireland\u2019s Rhys McClenaghan and Kazakhstan\u2019s Nariman\u00a0Kurbanov. After his family\u2019s previous pleas for better seats, they [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":115953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-115952","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}