Olympic Gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik Wows Jimmy Fallon with His Impressive Rubik's Cube Skills — Watch!

Mar. 15, 2025

From Left: Stephen Nedoroscik with Jimmy Fallon on Aug. 13, 2024.Photo:Todd Owyoung/NBC/Getty

Todd Owyoung/NBC/Getty

Pommel horse kingStephen Nedoroscikhas a few extra tricks up his sleeve!

During an appearance onThe Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,the 25-year-old Olympic medalist stunned the late night host when he showed off his impressive Rubik’s Cube skills.

The show shared the clip of Nedoroscik solving the cubed puzzle in just 15.42 seconds in aposton X (formerly known as Twitter) after the gymnast made hisTonight Showdebut.

Fallon, 49, watched intently as Nedoroscik — sporting thetwo bronze medals he wonfor Team USA in Paris — quickly organized the cube’s colors into place. Once he was finished, the beloved gymnast clapped and pumped his fists with pride while the crowd cheered.

Signing off from their interview, Fallon thanked the Olympian for appearing on the show and Nedoroscik kissed one of his medals and waved to viewers.

The world first fell in love with Nedoroscik after his pommel horse routine in the men’s gymnastics final on July 29. With teammatesPaul Juda,Fred Richard, Brody Malone and Asher Hong, Nedoroscikwon bronze, marking the first medal for the United States in men’s gymnastics in 16 years.

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Nedoroscik became known for his Rubik’s Cube expertise after posting a photo of himself solving it in 9.321 seconds just before his team’s bronze medal win. Per hisTikTokbio, his personal best is 8.664 seconds.

After their third-place finish, Nedoroscik described the win as the “greatest moment of my life” while speaking with reporters, including PEOPLE, in Paris, adding, “[I’m] so happy to have been there.”

Stephen Nedoroscik at the Paris Olympics on July 27, 2024.Jamie Squire/Getty

Jamie Squire/Getty

Fans quickly adopted the comparison to Superman’s persona Clark Kent — even NBC’s official Olympics account called Nedoroscik “the Clark Kent of pommel horse”—which the medalist said he’s happy to embrace.

“I think they’re awesome," Nedoroscik toldtheTodayshowon Tuesday, July 30. “You know, representing the people that wear glasses well.”

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source: people.com