PSU grad wins two Olympic medals

Penn State University graduate and gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik has won his second bronze medal in the 2024 Olympic Games. Click on above photo for video highlights.

Stephen Nedoroscik may only compete in one event on the U.S. men’s gymnastics team, but he’s still had a long, successful week at the Paris Summer Olympics. Since Monday’s viral performance and momentous Team USA win, Nedoroscik — aka “Pommel Horse Guy” — has become somewhat of a household name. The former Penn State gymnast cemented his legacy even further Saturday morning, earning his second bronze medal of the games.

And he has become one of the breakout stars of these Olympics. The U.S. men’s gymnastics team brought 25-year-old former Penn State gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik to Paris with one assignment: hit pommel horse routines. He’s the 2021 world champion in the event and competes one of the most difficult routines in the world on what is traditionally a low-scoring apparatus for Team USA.

Nedoroscik, who already left his mark once this week when he helped end U.S. men’s gymnastics team’s 16-year medal drought, has once again proven his status as pommel horse extraordinaire. His routine knocked two-time Olympic gold medalist Max Whitlock out of third place, ending the British gymnast’s winning streak in the event.

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