Stephen Nedoroscik is the first contestant announced for season 33 of “Dancing With the Stars.”
The exciting announcement about the 25-year-old from Worcester, Massachusetts, joining the upcoming season was made Thursday on “Good Morning America.”
Nedoroscik rose to national prominence at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he won two bronze medals as a pommel horse specialist on the U.S. men’s gymnastics team.
Nedoroscik’s score on the pommel horse in the team event propelled the U.S. team to third place, securing the men’s team its first Olympic medal in 16 years.
Stephen Nedoroscik, a pommel horse specialist on the U.S. men’s gymnastics team who has become a star at the 2024 Olympics, will take to the “Dancing With the Stars” ballroom as a celebrity competitor.
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Nedoroscik also made history in the individual pommel horse competition, winning a bronze medal and becoming the first American to medal in that Olympic event in eight years.
Nedoroscik said on “GMA” that he hopes to bring some of his pommel horse moves to ballroom.
“I want to bring some of that gymnastics – maybe a backflip or a handstand. I want to have fun with it,” he said.
Stephen Nedoroscik is the first contestant announced for season 33 of “Dancing With the Stars.”
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Some fans watching his routine nicknamed Nedoroscik “Clark Kent” after he removed his glasses moments before jumping into action on the pommel horse, a reference to Superman’s iconic outfit change.
Nedoroscik shared on TikTok that he suffers from an eye condition called strabismus, or crossed eyes, which is a misalignment of the eyes that can lead to vision problems, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
When asked if he planned to dance with his glasses, Nedoroscik replied: “I could have fun with it, I’m afraid they’ll fly away… maybe we could make a gimmick, keep them. Maybe a new pair of glasses, to match the theme, right?”
He added that he was “very excited” to be in the ballroom.
Before his Olympic moment, Nedoroscik graduated from Penn State University in 2020 with a degree in electrical engineering.
According to USA Gymnastics, Nedoroscik has won four U.S. pommel horse titles, tying the record for most pommel horse championships in U.S. history.
Stephen Nedoroscik is the first contestant announced for season 33 of “Dancing With the Stars.”
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Season 33 of “Dancing with the Stars” will be hosted by Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro, with Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough returning as judges.
The cast for season 33 of “Dancing with the Stars” will be announced exclusively on “GMA” on September 4.
“Dancing with the Stars” season 33 will premiere Tuesday, September 17 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+, with episodes streaming on Hulu the following day.
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