From the pommel horse to the dance floor: Stephen Nedoroscik’s summer continues. “Dancing with the Stars” announced the popular American gymnast on Thursday as the first celebrity participant in the show.

Team USA selected the 25-year-old Nedoroscik as a single-event specialist, and he won two Olympic medals at the 2024 Games. The first medal came in thrilling fashion in the team final, when he had to wait over two hours before claiming the bronze medal for the U.S. Days later, he won another bronze medal for his individual performance on the pommel horse, becoming the first American man to win an individual medal in the gym since 2016.

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Good Morning America announced Nedoroscik’s selection for Dancing With The Stars and he revealed to host Robin Roberts that he may plan to bring some of his gymnastics moves to the dance floor.

“I hope to bring some of that. I want to bring some flares, I want to bring some of that gymnastics,” he said. “Maybe a backflip or a handstand. I want to have fun with it.”

The 33rd season of the series will premiere on September 17th.

Nedoroscik will be the first male gymnast to compete on the show. Previous Olympic gymnasts include Shawn Johnson, Aly Raisman, Nastia Liukin, Laurie Hernandez and Simone Biles. Johnson and Hernandez both won their relays. Other winning athletes include Emmitt Smith, Hines Ward, Donald Driver, Apollo Ohno and Kristi Yamaguchi.

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Nedoroscik’s sudden rise to fame over the summer is due in large part to his Clark Kent-like looks. The bespectacled gymnast gained viral attention when he transformed into an Olympic hero after ditching his glasses. Nedoroscik, who suffers from strabismus and coloboma, uses his social media presence to advocate for people with low vision.

After his Olympic performance, he told reporters that he competes without glasses and relies mainly on his gut feeling and familiarity.

When asked if he planned to dance with or without glasses, Nedoroscik told Roberts that he might use the famous glasses to his advantage.

“Yeah, maybe I’ll enjoy it,” he said. “I’m afraid they’ll fly away, but maybe we could make a gadget to store them, or maybe a new pair of glasses that fit the theme, right? That’s my idea.”

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