Team USA gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik inspired so many memes after winning an Olympic bronze medal

Shoutout to Steve, man.

Stephen Nedoroscik is an ABSOLUTE DAWG, and as an unofficial card-holding member of the glasses-wearers coalition, I salute him.

It’s been so long since the U.S. won a medal in any team event for men’s gymnastics (Here’s exactly how long it’s been), and to win one during this year’s Paris Games, it was all down to one event: the pommel horse.

The U.S. is not exactly a powerhouse on the pommel, and they needed big performances from Paul Juda and Brody Malone to boost Team USA’s chances of winning a medal before Steve Nedoroscik took the floor. Both Juda and Malone came through with clutch scoring, setting the stage for Steve to go big or go home. AND HE DELIVERED.

Stephen Nedoroscik had to score big on pommel horse for Team USA in the last rotation…

AND HE DID.

: NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/hkhiHpovyh

— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 29, 2024

His performance — sans glasses — was so good that Olympics fans had a field day. Here’s what they said:

if i send u this just know im gonna put in WORK right after this nap pic.twitter.com/NUOtxeHDLM

— Matt Ellentuck (@mellentuck) July 29, 2024

I don’t know the process but homeboy with the glasses on the gymnastics team gotta be the new Spider-Man.

— Myron Medcalf (@MedcalfByESPN) July 29, 2024

THE CONTACTS INDUSTRY IS SHAKING RIGHT NOW.

IF WARBY PARKER DOES NOT GIVE THIS MAN ALL OF THEIR MONEY RN THEY SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN. https://t.co/UWqFNfnV0O

— Lindsay Gibbs (@linzsports) July 29, 2024

Stephen Nedoroscik on the sideline vs. Stephen Nedoroscik on the pommel horse pic.twitter.com/YUo5t9NBYs

— BetMGM (@BetMGM) July 29, 2024

I love this nerdy kid from Worcester who's at the Olympics just to do pommel horse and only pommel horse and he is literally Team USA's best chance at Olympic gold for just pommel horse. And today he's literally just hanging out until it's time for pommel horse. LOVE HIM. pic.twitter.com/GbQZUqb0SZ

— Meghan O’Keefe (@megsokay) July 29, 2024

Pommel Horse Guy when everybody needs him to Pommel harder than anybody has ever Pommeled before pic.twitter.com/OIS69edEY3

— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) July 29, 2024

me liking every tweet about Steve the pommel horse hero and his glasses pic.twitter.com/kQhyRDMVKV

— Jamie Han (@jamiehan) July 29, 2024

I know nothing about gymnastics and here I am living and dying with whether this nerdy guy in glasses named Steve can pommel that horse. The Olympics are a curse.

— Ryan Rosenblatt (@RyanRosenblatt) July 29, 2024