Fcps HAWK TALK: Students name Olympic sports they'd want to try
fcps listeners heard a quick round of HAWK TALK answers when students were asked, "If you were to be put in the Olympics today, what sport would you want to participate in?" The responses highlighted a mix of artistic and athletic choices from five students who shared short explanations for their picks.
Fcps students' top picks
Several students picked visually distinct or personally meaningful sports. Ace Sarabia, 19, biology, said, "I kind of want to do figure skating on ice. I love the choreography; it’s one of the most beautiful things I can see. " Luis Sanchez, 22, pharmacy technology, chose swimming: "I would try to be an Olympic swimmer mostly because I like going to the water. But having that fitness, that level of fitness is cool. " Abdullah Mangondato, 19, biochemistry, kept it straightforward: "I guess it would have to be basketball because I love playing it a lot, going back to my high school years. I just love the nature of the game overall. "
Figure skating and gymnastics stood out
Two students emphasized the elegance and challenge of performance sports. Erin Holmes, 20, film, echoed the figure-skating sentiment: "I think in another life I’d want to do figure skating. I love watching figure skating because there’s an elegance to it, how they just get on the ice and glide on it. " Emely Soto, 19, biology, picked gymnastics and pointed to a lifetime interest: "Gymnastics. I’ve always wanted to do it since I was a kid and never got the chance. I always try to teach myself how to do stuff like that. " Each answer linked a visual or technical appeal to a personal history with the sport.
Swimming and basketball drew personal reasons
Choices in this group leaned more toward habit and fitness. Luis Sanchez framed swimming as both a pastime and a fitness goal: "I would try to be an Olympic swimmer mostly because I like going to the water. But having that fitness, that level of fitness is cool. " Abdullah Mangondato recalled his high school roots in basketball and the game's appeal: "I guess it would have to be basketball because I love playing it a lot, going back to my high school years. I just love the nature of the game overall. " Those answers tied current interests to skills they enjoy practicing.
The HAWK TALK prompt — "If you were to be put in the Olympics today, what sport would you want to participate in?" — framed each response as an immediate choice rather than a long-term plan, leaving the students' reasons and favorite moments as the central takeaway.
More HAWK TALK segments and the full set of short answers appeared as part of the same Q& A series that gathered these five students' replies; the comments quoted here reflect their direct answers to the prompt.
