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Stephen Nedoroscik: 5 facts about Team USA gymnastics' 2024 Paris Olympics breakout star

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US' Stephen Nedoroscik makes a V-sign during the artistic gymnastics men's qualification during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP) (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)
US' Stephen Nedoroscik makes a V-sign during the artistic gymnastics men's qualification during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP) (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)

Stephen Nedoroscik his team take home the bronze Nedoroscik's outstanding performance

Jul 27, 2024; Paris, France; USA gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik reacts after performing on the pommel horse during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Bercy Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 27, 2024; Paris, France; USA gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik reacts after performing on the pommel horse during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Bercy Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports

1. He started gymnastics in 2003 

for more than two decades

Jul 29, 2024; Paris, France; Stephen Nedoroscik performs on the pommel horse during the men’s team final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Bercy Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 29, 2024; Paris, France; Stephen Nedoroscik performs on the pommel horse during the men’s team final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Bercy Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports

2. The pommel horse is his signature event 

Penn State's Stephen Nedoroscik competes on the pommel horse during the Big Ten men's gymnastics championships on Friday, April 5, 2019, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. Nedoroscik finished 3rd, scoring 14.950. 190405 B1g Mgym 002 Jpg
Penn State's Stephen Nedoroscik competes on the pommel horse during the Big Ten men's gymnastics championships on Friday, April 5, 2019, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. Nedoroscik finished 3rd, scoring 14.950. 190405 B1g Mgym 002 Jpg

3. He attended Penn State and was part of its gymnastics team

won a NCAA National Championship

USA's Stephen Nedoroscik poses during the medal ceremony for the pommel horse event at the men's apparatus finals during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at the Kitakyushu City Gymnasium in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture on October 23, 2021. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images)
USA's Stephen Nedoroscik poses during the medal ceremony for the pommel horse event at the men's apparatus finals during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at the Kitakyushu City Gymnasium in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture on October 23, 2021. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images)

4. He became a World Champion in 2021 

the first United States gymnast

Jul 29, 2024; Paris, France; Stephen Nedoroscik reacts with teammates after he performs on the pommel horse during the men’s team final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Bercy Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports ORIG FILE ID: 20240729_ajw_no5_194.JPG
Jul 29, 2024; Paris, France; Stephen Nedoroscik reacts with teammates after he performs on the pommel horse during the men’s team final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Bercy Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports ORIG FILE ID: 20240729_ajw_no5_194.JPG

5. This is his first Olympics 

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