Friday, February 14, 2014

3rd Grade - February 2/2014 - Which Olympic sport is for you?

The Olympic Winter Games are currently happening. They started on February 7th and go until the closing ceremony on February 23rd.

Below is a video of celebrities and athletes (not Winter Olympic athletes) answering the question: "In which Winter Olympic Sport would you want to compete?" 



Watch the video and answer the questions below:



Your questions:


  • Have you watched any of the Winter Olympics this year?
  • What Winter Olympic sport would you, as a 3rd grader, like to compete in?
  • Do you currently do any winter sports? Ice skating, skiing, hockey, etc?



Please respond in full and complete sentences, paragraph form. Double check your work before posting your comment. Once you post your comment, Mr. Casal will be notified and he will grade and approve your post. Your comment will not appear on the blog until Mr. Casal has read and approved it.


Have a great week off, watch the Olympics, and have fun!


Remember - Comment as "Name/URL" and use your first name and last initial (proper capitalization, no URL). Please respond in full and complete sentences. Double check your work before posting your comment.

117 comments:

SophiaE said...

1. Yes

2. I can't choose between figure skating and skiing.

3. I do ice skating and a little skiing.

Brian.K said...

1. No

2. I liked the skiing

3. I skated only once
last year.

MaeB said...

Yes I have.I do ice skating and hope to do snow boarding.As a third grader I would to do snow boarding or figure skating.

HaleyH said...

Hello, to answer your question "Have you watched the any of the Winter Olympics this year?", yes I have I think the winter olympics are very interesting.
"What Winter Olympics sport would you, as a 3rd grader, like to compete in?" I know Skeleton is way harder than it looks, and as a third grader I could get badly hurt, but it looks interesting.
"Do you currently do any winter sports? Ice skating, skiing, hockey, etc? Well, not really. I barley go ice skating with my parents, but sometimes do.

HaleyH said...

1. I have watched the winter olympics.
2. I would like to compete in Skeleton.
3. Not really.

MadaG said...

1. Yes, I have watched the Winter Olympics.

2. I would like to compete in snowboarding.

3. Sometimes I ice skate. I also cross-country ski. My mom also is going to get cross-country skis for me.

DoraS said...

1. Yes I have seen some of the winter olympic sports.

2. I would like to complete skeleton,ice skating and skiing.

3. I don't regularly do ice skating.

De'Asia.b said...

yes I did watch the winter olimpics.A sport I will like to complet is gymnastics of cause I do gymnastics and its my best sport evrer. I'LL GO ON BARS AND I'LL WIN AND EVEN BALENS BEAMS AND VALTS.I WON LOTS OF MEDLE IN REAL LIFE. MY WINTER SPORT WILL BE FIGER SKATING BECAUSE IM GOOD AT IT AND IT ONE OR MY AOTHER BEST SPORTS.IT WILL BE FUN BEING IN THE OLIMPICS.IT WILL BE GYMNASTICS+olimpics=goldmedel.

John O. said...

I have watched the figure skating event in the Olympics. If I could compete in an Winter Olympic event, I would compete in the snowboarding event. It looks fun.
An Olympic sport I do is ice skating.

Caitlin O. said...

I have watched the figure skating event in the Winter Olympics. If I could compete in the Winter Olympics, I would compete in figure skating. A Winter Olympic event I do is ice skating.

KnoxO said...

1. No.
2. None.
3. Nope.

AvivaF. said...

No I have not watched the winter Olympics. The winter Olympic sport I would like to compete on figure skating. I do not do any sport but the sport I would like to do is figure skating as a 3rd grader.

LenaG said...

1. No, but I watched the Summer Olympics
2. Skiing
3. I do a bit of ice skating and a lot of sledding( if it counts)

SashaA said...

Yes I have watched some winter olympics. I would really like to compete in snow boarding. I sometimes like to do ice skating and I once had snow boarding classes.

EshaanN said...

1.Have you watched any of the Winter Olympics this year? No,I have not watched any of the Winter Olympics sports this year, but I want to sometime
2.What Winter Olympic sport would you, as a third grader like to compete in? I would like to compete in ice hockey because it requires ice skating and cause you have to hit the puck with sticks.
3.Do you currently do any winter sports? Ice skating,skiing,hockey,etc?
I don't really play any of those sports, but sometimes I go Ice skating and skiing.

DaniaE said...

No I have not watch any Winter Olympics this year.
In Winter Olympics I as a 3rd grader, I would want to complete in skateboarding.
I wish I do any Winter Olympics sports, but I don't.

KateA said...

1. Yes, I have watched some of the Winter Olympics this year.

2. I would like to try some ice skating.

3. My sister and I once went snowboarding.

MarcelV said...

I did not see any of the Winter Olympics. I will love to be in the snowboard thing. No I have not did any of those things.

NicholasK. said...

Yes, I have watched some of the Winter Olympics.

I would like to compete in Bobsledding. With 2 people, not 4.

Yes, I do 2 sports: Ice skating, and sledding. NORMAL sledding.

tonip said...

1.No I have not watched the winter olyimpics this year.

2.I can't choose between ice skating and figure skating

3.On New years me and my cousins went ice skating at rockafeller center

Lia M said...


1. I have been watching the Winter Olympics this year.
2. One Winter Olympic sport I would like to compete in would be Ice Skating.
3. I ice skate and I went skiing one time with my family.

Katherine T said...

Yes, I have been watching the Olympics. I would like to compete in Ice Dancing. I don’t do any winter sports but I would like to try ice skating.

NathanielV said...

I have watched the Olympics this year. I would like to compete in speed skating and hockey. I just do ice skating.

JosephS said...

No I didn't watch the Winter Olympics. I would love to compete in the ski jump because I am so good at sled jumping so how is it different? I am a really good ice skater so I do that as a winter sport.

AaliyahG said...

1. I watched the Olympics this year.
2. I would like to snowboard.
3. I went tubing this year with my family. We had so much fun.

GabrielT said...

I have not watched any winter Olympics this year, but you inspired me to watch the winter Olympics tonight! If I was able to compete in winter Olympics I would compete in the luge because I enjoy sports where you go REALLY fast. Yes, I currently do normal sledding, and I am extremely advanced at it (I am up to jumps and other stunts).

MiaA said...

I have wacthed some of the Olmypics.The one i would
compete in is snowboarding. I went iceskating at
Bryan Park,Last january.

Jeremiah D said...

The Olympics sport for me is track and field.I chose this sport because I enjoy running.I have had an experience with running because in the fall I ran around the field as a warm up for my football practice.I am also very swift on my feet. I haven't watched the Olympics this year but I am planning on watching it in the future.

MariaA said...

I only watched the 2014 Olympics. But I have only watched the partner figure skating. As a 3rd grader I would like to compete in figure skating. I would like to compete in figure skating because I love how they do all these cool tricks like spirals (one leg in the air), and a back flip on ice. It looks so cool!!

IsaiahP said...

Yes . All of the sports at the Sliding Center Skiing and Snowbording. Skiing Ice Skating.

Demian N said...

1. Yes i have seen the Winter olympics.
2. As a third grader i would compete in the skeleton.
3. No i dont do any Winter sports.

MirandaY said...

Yes, I've watched the Olympics. I probably would compete in Skeleton because it looks fun! I've been ice skating but I haven't gone since last year!

Reneen M said...

1. No
2. Hockey
3. No

HanaG said...

I have watched some of the winter olympics this year. I have watched skiing and ice dance. Meryl Davis and Charlie White won the gold medal. If I were in the winter Olympics I would compete in ice dancing. (If I knew how to) I don't do any winter sports, unless you count when I had skiing lessons last winter.

Naomi S said...

No, I have not watched any of the winter Olympics this year.If I would compete in a winter Olympic I would like to compete in Ice skating. Ice skating I sometimes play along with many other sports.

MaksR said...

No I do not watch the Olympics.I would pick hockey.NoIdo not.

Jeremy G said...


1.I never saw the winter Olympics

2.I would like to do snowboarding ,because I love snow and I been sliding down hills.

3.This winter I went ice skating for the first time and I went sledding in the park with my brother.

BanjoS said...

I have not watched any Olympic sports this year. I would like to compete in snow boarding. Because I know how to skate board, so it would probably be really fun to snow board.

I went skiing for the first time this year, on February 16, 17, and 18. I went on a little hill, and then I passed a test to go on a big hill. I really liked it.

I used to go skating a lot. I used to have lessons. I used to skate every week. Now I don't skate anymore.

Luke B said...

Yes i have watched all of the olymic sports. I would want do do the halfpipe because it looks so fun doing those tricks and because they make it look so easy. I do a few Olympic sports like iceskating, and skiing infact I just went skiing Yesterday.

Lucas R. said...

I have watched the Winter Olympic Games. The Winter Olympic sport that I want to do is to Snowboard in the Slope Style and the Halfpipe. I'm a beginner at ice skating, but I do know the basic stuff.

Timothy W. said...

I have watched some of the winter Olympics.
I would like to play hockey in the Winter Olympics.
I do play some winter sports such as football & basketball, but not really any Olympic sports, although I do ice skate sometimes

Jaylen.L said...

I have not watched any of the winter olympics this year.As a 3rd grader i will like to compete in hockey.I don't play any winter sports but i will like to learn how to play hockey.

Cal R said...

Yes I have watched the winter olympics this year.
I would not really like to play a winter olympic sport.
And no. I do not currently play a winter sport.

Hayden M. said...

Yes, I have watched the Winter Olympics. I watched snowboarding, which Shaun White didn't do so good. Then skiing, luge sledding and ice skating. As a 3rd grader I would like to compete in snowboarding because I like to go fast and get air. Also, I have the balance because I skateboard. Skateboarding is the same as snowboarding in many ways. It's just on snow and without wheels and the board is a foot longer. Also, I have tried to snowboard before. But I kept failing . Maybe next time I'll do better.

JeremyG said...

1. No I didn't see the winter Olympic Games.

2. I would like to do snowboarding, because I want to know how feels goes down a heel.

3. This winter I went to ice skating with my family and sledding with my brother.

Teyjal H said...

1.yes
2.I can't choose between figure skating or ice skating.
3.no

EamonK said...

This year I have seen a lot of the Winter Olympics. It is amazing!!! If I was in the Olympics I might try skiing. Last weekend I went skiing in Massachusetts. I loved it!

JonathanL. said...

Yes I have watch the winter olympics. I will like to do snowboarding. No I don't but I will like to.

mariaV said...

Have you watched any of the olympic sports this year?Yes,It was Ice skateing and it helps you with your balance.I like the gestures that they do when they are skateing and i like the customs that they have on they are so preety.














































































































































































































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PhineasF said...

1. Yes I have.

2. I would like to compete in the luge.

3. no I do not.

Jacob HB said...

1. I've watched the Winter Olympics, but only this year.

2. I'm really good at bailing off my sled when/if it does something crazy, but that's not an Olympic sport (So I might like to compete in something like Luge or Bobsled).

3. The only winter sport I do is sledding (And bailing off my sled when/if it does something crazy.).

HelenF said...

Yes I have watched the winter Olympics this year but I have only watched ice skating and snowboarding.
I would compete in figure skating if I could be in the Olympics. I do ice skating and sometimes I go skiing.

lukew said...

In this year I have watched some Winter Olympics. I would like to do something that involves skiing. I think Mens Skiing Cross is a bit dangerous. I would do Mens Skiing Half-pipe. Once in a while I go skiing.

Jorden H. said...

I would like to do ice skating because I could do cool tricks on ice.

JamesF said...


1. I have not watched any Winter Olympics this year.
2. I would compete in ski jumping.
3.I went ice skating.

IsisC said...

1. This year on the winter olympics I watched alpine skiing. I saw a girl that lost her balance and she ate a fence with her face.

2. I would like to try ice skating because last time I tried to ice skate I spent more time skiing on my face than on my feet. So I want to try it again to see if I can do it.

3.I snow board at prospect park sometimes it is really fun. I like really steep hills to snow board on.

jeffrey H. said...

I have watched the 2014 winter olympics this year it was cool.Me as a third grader I would toboggan.But I really don't play any winter sports.

Lila.H said...

Yes I have watched the winter olympics this year. I would compete in figure skating if I had to choose a winter olympic sport. Yes I do do some winter olympic sports I do figure skating and skiing. I like them equally but if i had to pick a sport for the winter olympics I would choose figure skating like I did.

NihmaZ said...

No I haven't .
As a third grader I would scate.
No I do not.

Jaila.T said...

Yes I watched some figure skaters in the 2014 Olympics. If I could compete in an Olympic sport as a third grader I would compete in figure skating. I like figure skating because I like how the figure skaters glide around the ice peace fully. I also like the cool outfits the skaters wear with sparkles and pretty colors. I like how the skaters jump and twirl at the same time and how they are able to balance on one skate with the other leg in the air. No, I currently do not do any winter sports but I have been ice-skating with my family and it's fun. Sometimes I am able to go fast and sometimes I feel like I am going to fall so I run to the wall.

JaquelineP. said...

I havent watched any of the olympics because its not really my thing. I would like to compete and iceskating and swimming. I currently do iceskating but I was sighned up and to many classes.

Jacob HB said...

I also learned to skate yesterday!
:)

MariyaS said...

1. I haven't been watching the real Olympics but I've watched short video clips.
2. I would like to compete in Skeleton because it looks pretty cool!
3. I've been ice skating this winter.

FreyaB said...

1.I saw some highlights and interviews with some athletes.

2.If I were to compete in the Olympics I would do snowboarding which I just learned.

3.I just learned snowboarding and I do skiing.

Nathaniel Z said...

I have watched some of the Winter Olympics. I have watched bobsled,luge,skeleton,skiing,
figure skating and ice hockey. Personaly I would like to compete in bobsleding. Right now I do ice skating.

JosieS said...

1.Yes. Yes I did.


2. I would do ski jumps since it would probably feel like I was flying in the air.


3. No. But if there was an olympic sport for snow ball fighting, I would surely compete in it.

JacquelineB said...

No, I have not watched any of the Olympics this year.

I would like to compete in skiing.

Yes, I ice skate and I ski a lot.

Kate M said...

1. I think I might have watched every winter olympic sport that is happening this year.
2. I don't actually no which one, but I might want to do something like snowboarding.
3. I don't currently do any winter sports, but soon, mom might put us into ice skating.

Kate M said...

1. I might have watched every winter olympic sport that is happening this year.
2. I don't no, but I might do something like snowboarding.
3. Not currently, but soon, mom might give us ice skating classes.

SequoiaR said...

I have basically watched all of the olympics this winter. I would like to participate in the bobsled because it is a sled that slides on ice. It is cool how it turns on the ice, I thought they steered with their bodies, I did not know there was a steering wheel. I have gone skiing with my dad over the break and I have gone iceskating with my dad too. Wow my dad is awesome.

OliviaG said...

1.Yes I have
2.Skiing
3.Yes I do

Jayden G said...

I have watched some of the Olympics this year.As a third grader i would like to compete in curling.I currently do ice skating in the winter.

clementineK said...

Yes this year I watched the olympics.(figure skating and skiing all kinds and snow boarding too. ) If I could compete I would want to do figure skating.NO WAY, I don't do a winter sport . But I do swim every sunday.But I did go sledding too.

MiloS said...

1. Yes.
2. I would like to compete in Figure Skating.
3. Skating and skiing.

CitlaliL. said...

1.- I did not watch the olympics this year
2.- I would compete in ice skating
3.-I just went ice skating with my friend(Zohar) yesterday

AveryC said...

yes i have. I would like compete in snow boarding. I ice skate.

CaseyP said...

1. No, I have not watched any Winter Olympic games this year though I would like to.
2. I might like to compete in the Ice Skating competition.
3. I sometimes Ice Skate.

Ella J said...

1. I have watched some of the Winter Olympics.
2. I would want to compete in the women's luge.
3. I go winter snow skiing, and tried ice skating but just fell on my butt.
However, I am no fan of the cold and snow.

JadaC said...

1.Yes.I have watched the Winter Olmpics.

2.I would compete in the figure skating.

3.No.I don't do any Winter sports.

AlessandraAR said...


1.Have you watched any of the Winter Olympics this year? I have not watched any of the Winter Olympics this year and I do not think I will because I don't know where to watch them
2. What Winter Olympic sport would you,as a rd grader, like to compete in? A Winter Olympic sport that I would like to compete in is figure skating.
3. Do you currently do any winter sports? Ice skating, skiing,hockey,etc? I do not currently do any winter sports but I would like to try ice skating.

AntonioR said...

Yes, I watched the Winter Olympics this year. As a 3rd grader, I would like to compete in skiing because I get to go very fast. I currently do skiing and snowboarding.

VanessaB said...

This year I have watched the winter olympics many times but the one I watch the most is iceskating. I would like to compete in skiing. I ski and skate a lot but I am better at skiing.

williamR said...

1. I have watched the winter Olympics this year.

2.I would compete in singles figure skating even though I haven't had much experience.

3. I do skating mostly well but I haven't done any other winter Olympic sport.

Anthony A said...

Anthony A said...

I have seen the winter olympics this year. I would like to compete in snow boarding. And i ice skate sometimes.

TheoY said...

1. no
2. hokey
3. no

ZenM said...

I do not have live television, so I can't watch the Olympics. If I could, I would love to compete in snow boarding, but I have not tried snow boarding yet. I have not tried any winter sports.

LoganG said...

Yes, I watched it with my Dad.

I would like to try snow boarding but I would not play in the olympics.

No I don't but I do go sledding.

James.S said...

I have wathced the winter olympics.As a third grader I would want to compete in skiing and hockey.I am currently practicing snowboarding and hockey.

HannahF said...

1.) Yes, I have.

2.) I would like to compete in Women's Single Figure Skating.

3.) No, I do not do any winter sports, though take gymnastics.

Zohar S said...

I didn't watch much of the Olympic games, but I did see some of the ice dancing. If I chose to compete in a winter sport, I would choose to ice dance. This is because I really like to ice skate and dance.
I currently go ice skating about once a week, usually in Bryant Park. I have my own ice skates and I'm really good!

Isabellaf said...

Yes, I have watched the Winter Olympics. I think the Winter Olympics look really fun to compete in. I would like to compete in the cross-country skiing and slalom skiing. I also would like to do snowboarding on the half pipe because I like to do tricks and I like to get speed. I do winter sports. I do skiing, ice skating and sledding.

Zoe Y. said...

No I did not watch any of the Olympics this season.I would like to do figure skating, because I like to skate and twirl around. The winter sport I do is ice skating.

Nico J. said...

1. Yes I have watched ice hockey.
2. I'd like to compete in the figure skating program.
3. Yes I do ice skating.

CaitlynH said...

The Olympic sport for me is gymnastics. I say this because I am flexible. Second, I am able to do cartwheels, handstands, and splits without getting hurt. Last, I don’t need a team to do a gymnastic routine. This is my Olympic sport.

Margot L. said...

1. Yes I have watched the winter and summer olympics, some of it at least.
2.I personally(if I had to ) would figure skate. I think it is breath taking the way they glide on ice so effortlessly.
3.I don't have ice skating as a hobby but occasionally I do sometimes go ice skating.

FrancescaE said...

I have watched the Olympics this year,infact I have watched all of them. The Olympic sport for me is figure skating this is because I am very interested in and am learning to do.Yes I can do sports I can ski and am learning to ice skate. I am excited for the summer Olympics.

Logan T said...


1. Yes I have been watching the Winter Olympics: bobsledding, skeleton, luge, speed skating, ski jumping, biathlon, cross country skiing. 2. I would do bobsledding because my brother and I are practicing and my mom suggested it because we're daredevils and bobsledding is daredevil sport. 3.My brother and I do track and field because your pushing a 286 pound sled.

MiloS said...

• Have you watched any of the Winter Olympics this year?
Yes, I have watched Winter Olympics this year, such as 4-man bobsledding, women’s 2 person bobsledding, short track speed skating, skiing, curling (soooooooo boring, but my grandma is from Minnesota!), and snowboarding.
• What Winter Olympic sport would you, as a 3rd grader, like to compete in?
I would like to compete in the Super-G and Giant Slalom Skiing, and Downhill because I think pelting down hill is really fun
• Do you currently do any winter sports? Ice skating, skiing, hockey, etc?
Yes, I ski and sometimes I ice skate. I went to a sleep away ski camp this winter break

Emmet H said...

I have not watched the winter Olympics.If I had to compete I would do snow boarding.I ski,sled,snow men.

MaxG said...

1. Have you watched any of the Winter Olympics this year?

I have watched speed skating, downhill snowboarding, downhill skiing, and figure skating.



2. What Winter Olympic sport would you, as a 3rd grader, like to compete in?
I would like to compete in downhill skiing. I love how the wind blows in your face.

3.Do you currently do any winter sports? Ice skating, skiing, hockey, etc?
I do skiing and skating.

Daniel G said...

1.Yes,I watch the winter Olympics.


2.I would like to compete in bobsleigh.

3. I do not do any winter sports.


























































Helena W said...

Yes, I have watched some of the Winter Olympics this year.

Well, I would like to compete in the snowboarding half-pipe! I want to do this sport because it looks like a lot of fun but hard work to learn how to get that crazy air!

The Olympic sport that I do is ice skating. I am just learning but I think I am getting the hang of it.

AsherD said...

1. Yes, I have watched some of the Olympics.
2. I would like to compete in speed skating.
3.Yes I do, specifically skating

Mia.F. said...

No. I have not watched any winter olympics yet. The olimpic sport I would like to compete in ice skating. I would do ice skating because I love the way it looks and because, I think it would be really worth trying. I currently do not do any winter sports but as I said if I had to I would cjoose the olympi sport ice skating.

MicahL said...

I have watched a little bit of the snowboarding, skiing, and ice skating.

I would want to compete in snowboarding, since I am already good at skate boarding.

I do not do any winter sports.

LibertyG said...

Yes. I have watched the Olympics this year. I would say ice-skating and skiing but my dad snowboards. I love ice-skating and skiing and over the break, I went ice-skating on the frozen lake in Lake Placid. And you didn't even have to pay to get in! IT'S A FREE SKATE!! I also went skiing on WhiteFace Mountain with my dad snowboarding. I even went on the Chairlift! it was awsome!!!!!

SophiaM said...

Yes, I have watched most of the Winter Olympics this year.

The one sport that I would most like to compete in is Figure Skating.

Yes, I currently enjoy Ice Skating and Skiing.

CamiloM said...

I do not think I have watched any Olympics this year (I know! Surprising!), but I hopefully will watch some!

If I had to compete, I would probably do something like skating or snowboarding. They sound fun.

I don't do skating, skiing or ice hockey, but I do three other things that I guess you could consider sports, but they are one, sledding, two, throwing snowballs, and three is climbing snow mountains!

Kayla B said...

1. Yes I watched some of the olympics.

2. I liked snowboarding and ice skating.

3. I love to ice skate and skiing.

MishaI said...

1. Yes I have watched the Winter Olympics. 2. I would compete in swimming ( since I already have swimming classes) 3. No, I don't

Lilly-En S said...

1. Yes I have watched a lot of the winter Olympics this year... example skiing, ski boarding, Ice skating and bob sledding.

2. Well the Olympic sport I would like to compete in as a third grader is pair dancing. Pair dancing is a kind of ice skating that a girl and a boy skate together like they're dancing.

3. I don't do a sport for an audience but I do ice skate and tabogan sometimes.

Isaiah.Q said...

I have watched figure skating on the Winter Olympics
But I would chose skiing because I've never went skiing
But I've heard so much about it so I really want to go

GusH said...

I watched The Olympics over winter break. I want to do Luge because you go down the track really fast. I'm a really good Skier and Ice Skater currently.

Tosan O. said...

No, I have never been to the Olympic before, but I have read the sports. And the sport that is for me is skating. I love skating. I do it every year. When I skate, it makes me feel free. And that is the sport for me.

CheoL said...

I have watched most of the Winter Olympics this year. Some of the sports I have watched are: short track, ice dancing and freestyle skiing. I would like to compete in short track, because it is my favorite sport and looks really exciting. I think short track looks exciting because there's lots of passing, falling and celebrating. I do not do any Winter Olympic sports right now, but hope to do some in the future. I hope to do some Winter Olympic sports in the future because I want to feel like I am involved and participating in the Winter Olympics.

Cori A said...

No I have not watched any winter olympics this year.
I think I would be really good at snowboarding in the olympics. I snowboard a lot in the winter and I am really good at it.

sophia G. said...

Yes I have been watching the winter olimpics 2. I would like to do ice skating because it looks so beautiful and graceful. 3.I like ice skating and skiing I wish I could do more of it.