How do you end a 16-year Olympic medal drought? If you’re Team USA in 2024, you place your hopes on one man, and he delivers. At Paris 2024, the men’s gymnastics team of the US looked over to one guy. They hoped for this one teammate to end this drought of 16 years of no medals in the Olympics. Stephen Nedoroscik walked up to do the pommel horse, took off his glasses in a true Superman manner, and the rest is history. The streets of US men’s gymnastics were flooded when the members of it had the bronze medal slide down their necks after 16 years. But Nedoroscik was not done here.
The same year, though, Nedoroscik looked beyond. Aside from gymnastics, Nedoroscik showcased his versatility by joining Dancing with the Stars, where he reached the finale, finishing fourth with his dance partner Rylee Arnold. But behind such an eventful year, there were the hands of a company, a company that has won something. What does the gymnast have to say?
“WOAHHH!! ” in that very big black font started Stephen Nedoroscik’s story. It also read, “So well deserved, I couldn’t have had this amazing year without S&S.“ So what’s S&S? Nedoroscik also attached a post on his story with the logo of SMITH&SAINT—the leading boutique talent agency for the next generation of athletes, influencers, and digital entrepreneurs, as they call it. The gymnast had signed with the talent agency way back in 2024. What was the occasion, and what was the well-deserved for the agency?
The post attached to the story also read, “VOTED 2025 Boutique Talent Agency of the Year”. Further explaining it, the agency captioned, “We are honored to have once again been named Boutique Talent Agency of the Year by @nfluenceagency!” Smith and Saint are the winners of the talent agency of the year – a part of the Influence Awards presented by the Influence Company, a firm recognized for delivering performance-based marketing campaigns for some of the most exciting brands in the world.
The caption also said, “To us, our boutique size is our greatest strength: it lets us go all in on our clients’ success. We’re proud to work alongside our amazing internal team and brand partners to make our clients’ dreams a reality every day. #smithandsaint.” Stephen Nedoroscik did not leave the comments empty of his presence, he typed and entered saying, “Omg!! So amazing and so well deserved!“
Not just him, his girlfriend, Tess McCracken, a former gymnast who has also worked with the agency, chimed in to celebrate their win. She took to Instagram to share a story, congratulating the agency. “Navigating the last 9 months wouldn’t have been possible without S&S, incredibly grateful to this amazing team of women and all they do for Stephen” McCracken wrote. Amidst all this, thanks, Nedoroscik is slowly making his return to gymnastics as well.
Stephen Nedoroscik’s full-fledged return on the cards
After dazzling the world with his Olympic bronze and a viral run on Dancing with the Stars, Stephen vanished from the pommel horse scene. For nine months, fans watched him co-host an 81-show tour, light up the chessboard at PogChamps, and even visit his alma mater, Penn State, as a celebrity. But the whispers began: Was he done? Then, in April 2025, the silence broke. Stephen stepped back into the gym—rusty, candid, and hungry. He posted himself executing the skill on the Pommel horse on Instagram and wrote, “Wasn’t gonna post for the first day back because it was underwhelming and kinda buns BUT SECOND DAY BACK WAS INSANE ”
Despite not being selected for the team for the Pan American championships, the man is training hard. On April 13, 2025, he posted another video here he could be seen doing the flairs on the pommel horse. While the video was originally about how a gymnast sees the world, the skills he showed were great. He captioned,” First week in the books and I’m feeling great ”. The 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2025 is all set to take place in Jakarta from October 19-25. Are we going to see the Superman of gymnastics there?
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