Stephen Nedoroscik is leaning into his newfound stardom as a geeky, bespectacled, Rubik’s Cube-solving video gamer who just won two bronze medals at the Paris Olympics. The 25-year-old U.S. gymnast finished third in the pommel horse on Saturday, helping the American men’s team earn bronze.
Stephen Nedoroscik , of the United States, competes during the men’s artistic gymnastics individual pommel finals at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris , France. Stephen Nedoroscik , of the United States, celebrates after winning the bronze medal during the men’s artistic gymnastics individual pommel finals at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris , France.
Images and clips of Nedoroscik removing his glasses and centering himself before hopping on the pommel horse for a focused routine have gone viral. The memes and tweets have likened him to Clark Kent taking off his glasses and transforming into a hero.Internet fodder aside, Nedoroscik and his eyeglasses have brought visibility to an eye condition called coloboma, which occurs when part of the tissue that makes up the eye is missing.
“When I was real little – I’m talking like, basically before I could walk, I was already climbing up the walls in my house, scaring the baby sitters. So it didn’t take long for my parents to say, let’s put them in one of those preschool gyms,” he said.
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