Men’s gymnastics sensation Stephen Nedoroscik has veteran Olympian Simone Biles by his side to show him the ropes — or in his case, the memes. Nedoroscik, a bronze medalist, revealed in an interview with Teen Vogue that Simone Biles recently paid him a visit in the Olympic Village to show him a meme of himself. He described the moment with “the GOAT” as “surreal,” saying, “I don’t think she really even knew what my name was a month ago.
” The gymnast, 25, has been dubbed “ Pommel Horse Guy ” for his position as a specialist on Team USA. Beyond his medal-earning skills in the event, Nedoroscik has appealed to Americans everywhere with his unbothered, nerdy persona. Nedoroscik has displayed a number of meme-worthy behaviors on camera during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games , most notably his Rubik’s cube side quest.
“I probably solved it about 100 times, maybe even more than that,” he said. “It’s a way for me to kill time and is also a stress reliever as well.” Taking to Instagram to share his personal record (under 10 seconds), the gymnast’s pre-competition ritual became one of his most viral moments.
Author John Green chimed in on Twitter, writing in the caption: “To truly understand Stephen Nedoroscik’s nerd credentials, you need to know that he is in Paris for the Olympics and posting to his insta story about solving a rubik’s cube in under 10 seconds.” Again Nedoroscik was caught in a “meme-able” moment resting his eyes on the sid.