Parents of Team USA Olympic 'pommel horse guy' speak out on son's viral fame, eye condition

Cheryl and John Nedoroscik join 'Fox & Friends' to discuss their son's pommel horse performance at the Paris Olympics and the genetic condition affecting his eyesight.

The parents of U.S. Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik spoke out after their son went viral for his impeccable pommel horse performance Monday in Paris, winning the team its first medal in 16 years. 

Nedoroscik was dubbed the "Clark Kent" of men's gymnastics on social media after removing his glasses to nail his only routine of the competition, securing the bronze medal for Team USA. 

His mother, Cheryl, joined "Fox & Friends" alongside her husband, John, to discuss how the Olympian competes with strabismus – a genetic condition which hinders his ability to see clearly.

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"His pupils don't constrict. They stay dilated all the time, and he has a section of his iris that's completely missing," Cheryl said on Wednesday. "It's just pupil all the way to the edge, and with that… you can have sight issues. It doesn't necessarily mean you will, but in his case, as well as I, we always had glasses. But we're very, very sensitive to light, and some people actually are blind in the eyes, when they have coloboma, but fortunately, ours we can see."

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 29: Stephen Nedoroscik of United States on Pommel Horse during the Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team Final on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on July 29, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Daniela Porcelli/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

"But when he competes he really does not use his eyes to do the pommels," she continued. "It's basically he knows where his hands belong, and he gets the