The Paris Games have enthralled the world in opulence, pageantry, elegance, fashion and joie de vie as only the French can do. The quadrennial celebration of human excellence has managed to momentarily push aside the turmoils that daily pester human existence.
One of the brightest moments—especially in the U.S.—has been the quest of the U.S. gymnastics teams which have spawned excitement harking back to the fabled teams of 1984 in Los Angeles. This year, a nerdy, gangly, bespeckled 25-year-old has inspired countless memes for his singularity of purpose: Steven Nedoroscik does pommel. Period.
Steven Nedoroscik
Steven has a truly fascinating story. An electrical engineer known for his cerebral demeanor, he delights in solving Rubix cubes (his personal record is 8.664 seconds and his personal bar is 10 seconds or less!) He was born with two debilitating optic conditions: coloboma and strabismus. Most of us are familiar with the latter—the more familiar term is “cross-eyed”. Colobama results in the eye’s inability to focus properly. Glasses mitigate—but do not fully resolve—the issues. In his own telling he competes blind.
As a young gymnast-in-training, Nedoroscik discovered that his skills were most gifted on pommel horse. He set his sights there, as it were, and specialized on that single element of the sport. Pommel became purpose for him. He is recognized as one of the best in the world. The only purpose for which he was chosen for this Olympics.
In Paris, we watched him tag along with the team as it made its rounds on the floor, generally sitting by with his cubes, often napping and detached from the hubbub around him. (Memes dubbed him Clark Kent because he removes his glasses to compete.) Pommel was the last element in the final team rotation. His turn on the horse, the last of the evening, was the only thing that could earn the team a place on the medals podium. Nodoroscik’s score of 14.866, gave the U.S. a 1.232 point edge over Great Britain, and the Bronze Medal.
Steven Nedoroscik does pommel. Period.
Indramat
We do not often contemplate the singularity of purpose. Indramat made some of the best motion control systems in the world, their design and engineering providing exceptional durability, making the concept of repair or replacement seem almost inconceivable. We take them for granted. They do their intended work everyday, seemingly forever. Their design is timeless; their processes relevant even as technology grows around them. We see Indramat components that have been working for decades beyond their expected end-of-life dates.
That’s why we are here 24/7. In the event you should ever experience a moment that requires service we are here to help you fix it—fast! We celebrate the singularity of Stephen Nedoroscik, and we swell with pride that we might favorably compare ourselves to his sense of purpose in our commitment to our engineering craft and our customers.