Is Stephen Nedoroscik Competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics or at the 2026 Winter Cup Competition?

2026 Olympics?

The question everyone wants to know is: "Is the Pommel Horse Guy competing at the Olympics?" The short answer...no, but the long answer is way more interesting.

Stephen Nedoroscik, a two-time Olympic Bronze Medalist has a doppelgänger and his name is Aidan Oldenburg, a member of the U.S. Men's Curling Team. Both athletes wear glasses, both have curly brown hair, and both have a nerdy sidie with Oldenburg's fascination with yo-yos and juggling matching Nedoroscik's love of the Rubik's cube.

Team USA set a good luck message from Stephen to Aidan where they each offered to give the other a lesson in gymnastics and curling respectively.

While the resemblence between the two is uncanny, it's Nedoroscik who does have an actual twin, Anastasia who has cheered him on in his gymnastics endeavors since childhood.

Winter Cup

While Nedoroscik is probably the most well-known U.S. gymnast, he is not currently on the U.S. Senior National Team after a less-than-ideal performance at the 2025 U.S. National Championships. Nedoroscik had taken the majority of the year following the Olympics off of serious training due to his time on Dancing With The Stars; and, had also been struggling with a hip injury that prevented him from performing his best.

In October of 2025, he received surgery to repair hip dysplasia, CAM deformity, and a full labral tear. While Nedoroscik is undeniably making strides in the gym, he will not be ready to compete this weekend at the 2026 Winter Cup in Louisville, Kentucky.

Nedoroscik will need to medically petition, likely to the injury reserve team where his EVO teammates Shane Wiskus and Alex Diab currently hold residence. He is expected to return fully to competition at the 2026 U.S. National Championships in Phoenix later this year.

Article by: Kensley Behel

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