Ever since he participated in ‘Dancing With the Stars’ last year, Stephen Nedoroscik has maintained a close relationship with the dancing circuit and the competition in general. The pommel horse Olympic bronze medalist recently gave the winners of the 34th edition of the competition, Robert Irwin and Witney Carson, their flowers.
The finals of the competition concluded earlier this week, where each participant had to execute three performances to win the prestigious Mirrorball Trophy.
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Competing in the finals, Irwin and Carson performed to “Are You Gonna Be My girl”, “Cake by the Ocean,” “Black and Gold,” and “The Nights.” These performances helped the duo emerge as the winners of the event, surpassing pairs such as Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa and Alex Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy.
Following the victory, Irwin, a media personality, took to his Instagram handle to share a post featuring glimpses from his DWTS campaign and a heartfelt message. It read, “Where do I begin. I’ll never be able to describe what last night and these last 3 months have meant to me, but I can say THANK YOU. Thank you for letting me live out my dream.”
Nedoroscik reacted to the post with a brief yet adorable comment, stating, “So well earned, congratulations!!! Your journey was so fun to watch and cheer on!! 👏🪩🏆.”
Last year, Nedoroscik advanced to the finals of the competition, finishing fourth with his partner, Rylee Arnold. Arnold found a new dance partner in Scott Hoying in the 34th edition but was eliminated back in October.
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Before becoming a successful elite gymnast, Nedoroscik achieved similar success with his collegiate team, the Penn State Nittany Lions, where he won two NCAA titles on the pommel horse apparatus. However, his collegiate days weren’t just about gymnastics; they were also a difficult situation where he had to juggle between commitments.
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He said in a recent conversation, “Being a college athlete wasn’t easy for me, especially cause I was going after a difficult degree in electrical engineering. The things that made me able to be happy throughout the whole experience and be successful was the fact that I was able to lean on my hobbies together.”
Further in the conversation, Nedoroscik added that he would be a depressing individual if he had focused on just one commitment during his collegiate career, and is quite happy to juggle between his hobbies and endeavors.