Ballroom adventure, checked. Dancing with the Stars showbiz, checked. Promoting men’s artistic gymnastics, checked. Making history at the Paris Olympics, checked. In the last six months, Stephen Nedoroscik had his chance to fulfill his targets. Fortunately, he shot the bull’s eye at every target. At 26, the Worcester native has two Olympic medals and recognition as a class dancer. Some enviable achievements! But is that all? Has he ticked every box on his wishlist? Doesn’t he have any more goals to achieve? 

Well, Nedoroscik is full of surprises. In Paris, he helped Team USA’s men’s gymnastics squad win the first Olympic medal in 16 years. But he missed claiming the gold. And voila! The gymnast keeps this on his list. But apart from this, he has another target to achieve on the mat. What is it? 

Stephen Nedoroscik settles his eyes on making history 

‘The pommel horse guy’, ‘Clark Kent of gymnastics’—some titles Stephen Nedoroscik earned during the Paris Olympics. His extraordinary skills, mastery of the pommel horse, and ability to match up with nervy situations earned him such tags. But now it’s time to go up the race. Why not achieve something that would make him a part of history? Target locked! Stephen Nedoroscik has now shifted to make his gymnastics skill named after him. Yes, the former world champion has been looking to concentrate on unveiling a new skill on the pommel horse and get it named after him according to the FIG codes. On December 27, Stephen uploaded a clip on his Instagram handle with the caption, “One day I’ll have my name in the code 🙌🏻.” The Olympian seemed to be firm in achieving his target. But what about the clip? What does it show? 

It is all about completing his turns on the pommel horse apparatus with some handstands. Meanwhile, the clip shows lines like, “Inventing a skill after 4 months off,” “that even a skill?!” Do these lines signify his lack of momentum in shaping the skill? Well, it might be. Since joining the US Olympic and Paralympic Training Center after the DWTS final, Stephen Nedoroscik has been trying to invent a new skill on the pommel horse apparatus. But he has yet to reach his goal. Rather, he has had several missed attempts so far. So would he be able to mark his new skill on the pommel horse? 

The two-time Olympic medalist has a record of achieving the targets. So, in the coming days, some more clips might come, showing him giving the last ounce of his ability to unveil the new skill. He has the World Championships on the calendar to unveil the skill and make it named after him. The bespectacled gymnast might pull off the miracle. Four months ago in Paris, he took one such target and made it fulfilled. Do you remember? 

The eyes are set on lofty goals 

Stephen Nedoroscik has been eyeing continuing his sweet affair with the Olympics. During his days in DWTS, the Pommel horse guy seemed to have a well-set plan for the upcoming LA Olympics. However, four years later, Stephen will be 29. So, he might face age-related issues. But he doesn’t seem to be bothered by that. Instead, his engagement in the US National Gymnastics camp signifies his urge to keep himself ready to embrace the Olympic cycle. After all, he missed the gold in Paris. He surely remembers the last run in the individual men’s pommel horse final, where he had an opportunity to clinch the gold medal. 

Yes, the race for Olympic gold in the men’s artistic gymnastics final reached a different height because of Rhys McClenaghan and Stephen Nedoroscik. In the qualifying round, both had the same score: 15.200. The two-time Olympic pommel horse champion Max Whitlock wasn’t even in the race. But the calculations changed after Rhys’s shocking attempt, earning him a score of 15.533. After that, Nedoroscik had nothing to do. He tried his best. But the score only touched the number 15.300. Four months later, he is breaking a sweat in the gym to add weapons to his arsenal. It could be his best bet to keep himself one step ahead in the upcoming competitions. Isn’t it?