Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: Steven struggled with tying a bow tie, while Dennis did not, because _ had done it many times before.

Choice 1: Steven struggled with tying a bow tie, while Dennis did not, because Steven had done it many times before.
Choice 2: Steven struggled with tying a bow tie, while Dennis did not, because Dennis had done it many times before.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
2.