Wait… Stephen Nedoroscik is not on the team? The guy who helped bring home the U.S. men’s first Olympic gymnastics medal since 2008? The pommel horse king who snagged bronze in Paris? Yep. You read that right. Despite all he’s accomplished, Nedoroscik didn’t make the cut for next month’s Pan American Championships, and fans were just as surprised as he probably was.
USA Gymnastics dropped the roster for the June event in Panama, and Stephen’s name was nowhere in sight. Instead, Taylor Burkhart, Brandon Dang, Josh Karnes, Taylor Christopulos, and Asher Hong will rep the U.S., with Jun Iwai stepping in as the alternate. For someone who’s not only an Olympic medalist but also a Rubik’s Cube-solving electrical engineer, TV host, and former Dancing with the Stars standout, it felt like a big miss. But rather than throw shade or spiral, Stephen did something better.
He showed up. On May 7, he shared a video from his first day back in the gym since the Paris Olympics wrapped up, hopping right back on the pommel horse. “Wasn’t gonna post for the first day back because it was underwhelming and kinda buns,” he wrote, “BUT SECOND DAY BACK WAS INSANE .” Classic Stephen—no drama, just drive. Whether he’s competing for medals or just working quietly behind the scenes, he made one thing clear: he’s not going anywhere.
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