Meet Stephen Nedoroscik's family! The parents and siblings of the “DWTS” contestant and Olympic gymnast

Fans fell in love with Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik after his incredible pommel horse routine earned him a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Games. Now that he is participating in the 33rd season of Dancing with the starsThey want to know more about his family.

Who are Stephen Nedoroscik’s parents?

Stephen was born on October 28, 1998 in Worcester, Massachusetts. John And Cheryl Nedoroscik.

John was a long-time police officer with the Webster, Massachusetts Police Department before retiring. Cheryl currently works as a Client Experience Manager at Bay State Savings Bank in Worcester, Massachusetts, according to her LinkedIn profile.

Does Stephen Nedoroscik have siblings?

The athlete has two sisters, Samantha And Anastasia. The latter is a math teacher at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in Worcester. Anastasia graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics, theater and education, according to her LinkedIn page.

Stephen Nedoroscik’s parents supported his passion for gymnastics from a young age

As a child, the Olympian earned the family nickname “Spider Monkey” because of his love of climbing walls to scare babysitters. At age four, his parents took him to the local gym to channel his energy into exercise.

“The first day there, I climbed a rope all the way to the top. After that, they invited me to join the gymnastics team. We accepted the offer and that was it,” Stephen told NBC affiliate station WBBH in Fort Myers, Florida, in July 2024. Stephen trained at EVO Gymnastics in Sarasota, Florida, before heading to the Olympics.

John bought Stephen his own pommel horse when he was a child after falling in love with working with the machine.

Stephen Nedoroscik's parents cheered him on at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

At a farewell party for Stephen’s parents on July 23, 2024, before they flew to Paris to watch their son compete, John Spectrum News 1“We realized that last night when we met the old families from Sterling, where he used to practice. That's when it started to become clearer to me.”

He added: “I don't think you can prepare for this. I mean, this is the pinnacle of the sport. I don't think he's ever been this high before.”

“It's everyone's dream to compete in the Olympics,” Cheryl said. “Of course they all want to do well. But it's such an obstacle to overcome. It's just amazing.”

Stephen Nedoroscik's parents were thrilled by his Olympic victories

In addition to winning a bronze medal on the pommel horse, Stephen also helped the U.S. men's gymnastics team take home the bronze medal in the all-around.

“Oh my God, it's surreal. I'm incredibly proud and excited. It seems like wherever I go and see my name, people ask, 'Are you related?'” Cheryl told the Worcester Telegram and Gazette after returning from Paris. “It was a dream come true for all of us. We were just thrilled that he completed all three exercises without any real problems. He did a great job.”

“I really wanted Steve to do well because there were so many snide comments about the U.S. choosing him for the five-person team because he's a specialist,” she continued. “And the pommel horse can be very cruel. If you ask any male gymnast, they'll tell you they hate the pommel horse because it's so easy to fall off. That was my biggest fear. I really wanted him to do exceptionally well for the team. And he did.”

Stephen Nedoroscik’s mother loves his nickname “Clark Kent”

Nicknamed “Superman’s alter ego” at the Olympics, Stephen took off his large, dark-rimmed glasses before going on stage and wowing the audience with his amazing pommel horse routine.

“Interestingly, people have been calling him 'Superman' for years. I had a colleague who always said, 'He's Superman.' I always liked that nickname. But no one ever called him Clark Kent. The Olympics was the first time,” Cheryl told the publication.

She added: “Ironically, while cleaning out his little bedroom in Worcester, I found a card my parents had given him. It has this 'Superman' emblem on it. When I opened it up, my mom had written, 'You will always be my Superman, Steve.' It's from when he had just won the Junior Olympic pommel horse title in high school. So I took a picture of it (the card) and sent it to Steve. He thought it was pretty cool.”