Dancing with the Stars has announced Olympic medalist Stephen Nedoroscik as its first celebrity competing on the ABC reality dancing competition this fall.
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The 25-year-old pommel horse specialist on the U.S. men's gymnastics team from Worcester, MA, was announced as Dancing with the Stars' first contestant during Thursday's episode of Good Morning America on ABC.
"I want to bring some of that gymnastics -- maybe a backflip or a handstand [to the ballroom]," Stephen said on GMA. "I want to have fun with it."
Stephen will be the first male gymnast to ever compete on Dancing with the Stars, and he said he's "very excited" to test his dance skills.
Stephen's score on the pommel horse in the team event at the Olympics this summer launched Team USA into third place, resulting in the men's team winning its first Olympic medal in 16 years.
Stephen also made history by becoming the first American man to medal in the Olympic pommel-horse event in eight years.
Many Olympic viewers gave Stephen the nickname of "Clark Kent" because he'd remove his glasses before wowing the crowd with his Superman-like pommel horse skills.
Stephen recently shared on TikTok that he has an eye condition called strabismus, also known as crossed eyes.
When asked if he'll remove his glasses for Dancing with the Stars performances, Stephen quipped, "I might have fun with it -- I'm scared they'll fly off. But maybe we could do a gadget to keep them on, or maybe a new pair of glasses to match the theme, right?"
According to USA Gymnastics, Stephen has racked in four U.S. pommel horse titles and tied the record for most pommel horse championships in United States history.
Prior to competing in the Olympics, Stephen graduated from Penn State University in 2020 with a degree in electrical engineering.
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The rest of Dancing with the Stars' Season 33 cast will be announced Wednesday, September 4 on Good Morning America. However, more Dancing with the Stars participants will likely leak out in the coming weeks.
ABC has already confirmed that Julianne Hough will be reprising her role as co-host alongside host Alfonso Ribeiro.
Dancing with the Stars will also feature the return of judges Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli.
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Dancing with the Stars is set to premiere Tuesday, September 17 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC. The series will also stream on Disney+ and be available for viewing on Hulu the following day.
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