Stephen Nedoroscik

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Stephen Nedoroscik
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Nedoroscik at the 2021 National Championships
Personal information
Country representedFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1998-10-28) October 28, 1998 (age 25)
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Residence Sarasota, Florida
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite
Years on national team2019 – present (USA)
Club EVO Gymnastics
College team Penn State Nittany Lions
Head coach(es)Randy Jepson
Assistant coach(es)Tony Beck
Carlos Vazquez
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Kitakyushu Pommel Horse
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santiago Team
Event1st2nd3rd
FIG World Cup 200
Representing Penn State Nittany Lions
Penn State text logo.svg
NCAA Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 West PointPommel Horse
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 ChicagoPommel Horse
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 ChampaignPommel Horse

Stephen Nedoroscik (born October 28, 1998) is an American artistic gymnast who specializes on the pommel horse. He is the 2021 World Champion and a two-time NCAA National Champion on the event. [1] He is a member of the United States men's national gymnastics team.

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Personal life

Nedoroscik was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, on October 28, 1998, to Cheryl and John Nedoroscik. He began gymnastics in 2003. [2]

Gymnastics career

As a young gymnast Nedoroscik competed on all apparatuses. Around the time he was in high school he noticed that he was only progressing on pommel horse and decided to specialize in that event. In 2015 and 2016 he won the Junior Olympic National title on pommel horse. [3] He is well known for competing in goggles which were originally a Secret Santa gift for him from Penn State teammate Ben Cooperman. [4]

2017–18

Nedoroscik began competing for the Penn State Nittany Lions in 2017 and became the NCAA National Champion on the pommel horse during his freshman season. [5] Additionally he qualified to compete at the 2017 U.S. National Championships where he finished seventh on pommel horse. [6]

Nedoroscik began the 2018 season competing at the Winter Cup Challenge where he placed fourth on pommel horse. [7] At the 2018 NCAA National Championships Nedoroscik defended his pommel horse title and helped Penn State finish sixth as a team. [8] Although already pre-qualified to the upcoming U.S. National Championships, Nedoroscik competed at the National Qualifier where he finished fourth on pommel horse. [9] At the National Championships Nedoroscik placed ninth on pommel horse after having a subpar performance on day two of the competition. [10]

2019

Nedoroscik competed at the Winter Cup Challenge and placed first on pommel horse, winning his first elite-level title. As a result he was added to the national team for the first time. [11] Nedoroscik made his international debut at the Doha World Cup where he finished sixth. [12] At the NCAA National Championships Nedoroscik helped Penn State finish sixth as a team and individually he finished second on pommel horse behind Alec Yoder of Ohio State.

Nedoroscik and Alex Diab were selected to compete at the World University Games. [13] Nedoroscik finished 13th during qualification and did not advance to the pommel horse final. At the 2019 U.S. National Championships he finished second on pommel horse behind Sam Mikulak. [14] Nedoroscik ended the season competing at the Cottbus World Cup where he finished eighth. [15]

2020–21

In early 2020 Nedoroscik competed at the Melbourne World Cup where he won gold on pommel horse, his first international medal. [16] He next traveled to Azerbaijan to compete at the Baku World Cup; however he immediately returned home due the U.S. State Department raising its alert level for travel to Azerbaijan on March 6 due to COVID-19 fears. [17] Nedoroscik's senior NCAA season was cut short due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the NCAA Championships were canceled. [18] Nedoroscik was awarded the Nissen Emery Award, the highest honor in college men's gymnastics. [19]

Nedoroscik returned to competition at the 2021 Winter Cup where he placed second on pommel horse behind Alec Yoder. [20] At the 2021 U.S. National Championships Nedoroscik placed first on pommel horse and won his first elite-level national title. [21] As a result he qualified to compete at the upcoming Olympic Trials. [22] At the Olympic Trials Nedoroscik fell on the first day of competition. As a result he finished third on pommel horse and the selection committee opted to choose Yoder, who finished first, as the individual athlete to send to the Olympic Games. [23]

In September Nedoroscik competed at the Worlds team selection trials. He was named as one of the six members after posting scores of 14.8 and 15.5 during the two days of competition. [24] At the 2021 World Championships Nedoroscik qualified to the pommel horse final in second place, behind Weng Hao of China. During the final he bested both Weng and 2020 Olympic bronze medalist Kazuma Kaya to win the world title. This was the United States' first world title on pommel horse and the first gold medal won by an American male artistic gymnast since 2011. Additionally it was the only gold medal won by a USA gymnast, man or woman, at the 2021 World Championships. [25]

2022

In late July Nedoroscik returned to competition and competed at the U.S. Classic. Although he fell off the pommel horse he finished with the top score. [26] He next competed at the U.S. National Championships where he won his second consecutive national title on the pommel horse. [27] In October Nedoroscik was named to the team to compete at the 2022 World Championships alongside Brody Malone, Asher Hong, Colt Walker, and Donnell Whittenburg. [28] During qualifications Nedoroscik finished second on pommel horse and qualified to the event final. During the team final he contributed scores on pommel horse towards the USA's fifth place finish. [29] During the pommel horse final he finished fifth.

2023

In February Nedoroscik competed at the Winter Cup; he placed third on pommel horse behind Ian Skirkey and Ignacio Yockers. In August Nedoroscik competed at the Core Hydration Classic where he placed first on pommel horse. [30] He next competed at the Xfinity National Championships where he once again placed first on pommel horse. [31] The following day he was named to the team to compete at the Pan American Games taking place in late October alongside Donnell Whittenburg, Colt Walker, Shane Wiskus (later replaced by Curran Phillips), and Cameron Bock. [32]

At the Pan American Games Nedoroscik helped the United States win team gold. Individually he qualified to the pommel horse final. [33] During the pommel horse final he finished fifth. [34]

2024

Nedoroscik competed at the Baku World Cup where he co-won gold on pommel horse alongside Lee Chih-kai. [35]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2015 Junior Olympic National Championships (JO15)Gold medal icon.svg
2016 Junior Olympic National Championships (JO16)Gold medal icon.svg
2017 NCAA Championships Gold medal icon.svg
U.S. National Championships 7
2018 Winter Cup4
NCAA Championships 6Gold medal icon.svg
National QualifierBronze medal icon.svg
U.S. National Championships 9
2019 Winter Cup Gold medal icon.svg
Doha World Cup 6
NCAA Championships 6Silver medal icon.svg
Summer Universiade 13
U.S. National Championships Silver medal icon.svg
Cottbus World Cup 8
2020 Melbourne World Cup Gold medal icon.svg
2021 Winter Cup Silver medal icon.svg
U.S. National Championships Gold medal icon.svg
Olympic Trials Bronze medal icon.svg
World Team TrialsGold medal icon.svg
World Championships Gold medal icon.svg
2022 U.S. Classic Gold medal icon.svg
U.S. National Championships Gold medal icon.svg
World Championships 55
2023 Winter Cup Bronze medal icon.svg
U.S. Classic Gold medal icon.svg
U.S. National Championships Gold medal icon.svg
Pan American Games Gold medal icon.svg5
2024 Winter Cup Silver medal icon.svg
Baku World Cup Gold medal icon.svg

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