"All the credit goes to Rylee Arnold"- Stephen Nedoroscik pens a heartfelt note after his performance on the 500th episode of DWTS

On Wednesday night, Stephen Nedoroscik and his Dancing With The Stars partner Rylee Arnold performed on the 500th episode of the show. After their performance, the gymnast penned a heartfelt note about his experience on the show and thanked Arnold for her support.

For the 500th episode, Nedoroscik and Arnold performed two dances. The first one was a Viennese Waltz inspired by TikTok star Charli D’Amelio and Mark Ballas’ performance in Season 31 to ‘Glimpse of Us’ by Joji. The duo scored two tens for this performance, with a total score of 29 out of 30.

Up next was the ‘Instant Dance Challenge' where pairs were given their dance style and song five minutes before the performance. The gymnast and his dance partner were asked to dance a jive to Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Love is Embarrassing’, for which they scored a 25 out of 30.

After their performances, Stephen Nedoroscik took to Instagram to pen a heartfelt note for his experience on Dancing With The Stars so far, writing,

“The 500th episode was an unforgettable night!! Rylee and I put in so much work into this dance and to hear how much it touched people means everything to me. All the credit goes to Rylee, she really is the best. I'm so grateful to have such an amazing dance partner by my side."

"Reimagining Mark Ballas and Charli D’Amelio’s Viennese Waltz was a daunting task and I just hope they enjoyed our performance and we were able to make them proud. I'm beyond excited, and blessed, to continue this journey, thank you to everyone who continues to support us.”

Stephen Nedoroscik sets his sights on the mirrorball trophy

Stephen Nedoroscik at the Paris Olympics (Image Source: Getty)

After the 500th episode of Dancing With The Stars, Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold are through to the final five of the show. As they reach closer to the finals, the gymnast said he is using the drive and dedication he has as an athlete to push through, while setting his eyes on the mirrorball trophy for motivation.

“I'm an athlete so I'm a grinder. I just want to go out there right away, like right now I want to go to rehearsal, you know what I mean? That's just my mindset, it's like I want to get right back into rehearsing and just try to be the best dancer I can be,” he told ExtraTV in an interview.

Outside of Nedoroscik and Arnold, the four pairs remaining on DWTS include TV star Chandler Kinney and partner Brandon Armstrong, “The Bachelor” Season 28 lead Joey Graziadei and partner Jenna Johnson, Super Bowl Champion Danny Amendola and partner Witney Carson, as well as Olympic rugby player Ilona Maher and partner Alan Bersten.