Stephen Nedoroscik, “Pommel Horse Guy,” wins bronze Olympic medal in men’s gymnastics final

Stephen Nedoroscik, the pommel horse specialist who has develop into a breakout sensation on the 2024 Paris Video games, received a bronze Olympic medal on Saturday within the males’s gymnastics particular person pommel horse finals.

Nedoroscik, 25, scored a 15.30 within the particular person pommel horse finals — the one occasion he competes in, however one he does exceptionally nicely. He draped the American flag round his shoulders like Superman as he took the rostrum. 

Eire’s Rhys McClenaghan took the gold with a rating of 15.533, and Kazakhstan’s Nariman Kurbanov took silver with a rating of 15.433.

Through the staff occasion, Nedoroscik scored 14.866 on the pommel horse and performed a giant half in Group USA successful the bronze, the primary U.S. medal for males’s gymnastics in 16 years. Nedoroscik had the very best rating for any occasion among the many U.S. male gymnasts throughout the staff match. 

His 15.200 qualifying rating for the person occasion tied Eire’s Rhys McClenaghan for the tops among the many eight finalists. 

Since Group USA received its bronze medal on Monday, Nedoroscik has develop into an Olympic darling generally known as “Pommel Horse Man.” He has been in comparison with Clark Kent for carrying dark-framed glasses, which he whips off and turns into Superman when he will get on the pommel horse, a fan wrote on social media after his win. 

Nedoroscik takes all of the web memes in stride, telling Leisure Tonight, “They’re hilarious. It’s such an honor to be in that place.”