Clark Kent has officially become Superman, as American gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik continues to be one of the biggest stories to come out of the Paris Olympic Games. After helping the men’s gymnastics team achieve bronze with his impressive performance and then earning his own individual medal , the so-called Pommel Horse Guy has skyrocketed to fame. It wasn’t an easy road though, according to his mom.
Cheryl Nedoroscik is now speaking out about the “derogatory remarks” made toward her son and the one Olympic moment when she thought she might pass out. America fell in love with Stephen Nedoroscik, the pommel horse specialist who won a bronze medal in Paris just days after helping the men’s gymnastics squad secure its first Olympic medal since 2008 . Being a specialist, the pommel horse hero didn’t compete in the other events like his teammates did, which apparently led to some not-so-heroic treatment, according to Mama Pommel Horse.
Cheryl Nedoroscik told the Telegram : I really wanted Steve to do well because there were so many derogatory remarks about the USA choosing him to be on the five-man team, since he is a specialist. And the pommel horse can be very cruel. If you ask any men gymnast, they will tell you they hate the pommel because it’s so easy to fall off.
That was my biggest fear. I really wanted him to do extraordinarily well for the team. And he did.
Mama Pommel Horse has seen first-hand exactly how cruel the pommel horse can be. In 2020, Steve Nedor.