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What Olympic sport would you love to be elite at — or not? FTW weighs in

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What Summer Olympic sport would you love to be elite at?

Mike Sykes: Michelle Martinelli: Prince Grimes:

Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi takes a free kick during the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament final football match between Argentina and Colombia at the Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami, Florida on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Chandan Khanna / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776119742 ORIG FILE ID: 2161494489
Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi takes a free kick during the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament final football match between Argentina and Colombia at the Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami, Florida on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Chandan Khanna / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776119742 ORIG FILE ID: 2161494489

Cory Woodroof: Meghan Hall: Mary Clarke:

Jul 27, 2021; Chiba, Japan; Anqi Xu (CHN), left, competes with Mara Navarria (ITA), right, in the bronze medal match of the women's fencing epee team competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Makuhari Messe Hall B. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports ORIG FILE ID: 20210723_jtl_sj8_432.JPG
Jul 27, 2021; Chiba, Japan; Anqi Xu (CHN), left, competes with Mara Navarria (ITA), right, in the bronze medal match of the women's fencing epee team competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Makuhari Messe Hall B. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports ORIG FILE ID: 20210723_jtl_sj8_432.JPG

Robert Zeglinski: Andrew Joseph: Mitchell Northam: Christian D'Andrea:

Aug 7, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Mone Inami (JPN) tees off on the 16th hole during the final round of the women's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: OLY-455079 ORIG FILE ID: 20210806_lbm_mm1_140.JPG
Aug 7, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Mone Inami (JPN) tees off on the 16th hole during the final round of the women's individual stroke play of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: OLY-455079 ORIG FILE ID: 20210806_lbm_mm1_140.JPG

Bryan Kalbrosky:

What Summer Olympic sport would you not want to be elite at?

Sykes: Michelle: Olympic cycling accidents Prince: Cory: Meghan:

Aug 14, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Nan Zhang (CHN) and Yunlei Zhao (CHN) compete against Kenta Kazuno (JPN) and Ayane Kurihara (JPN) in a mixed doubles quarterfinal at Riocentro - Pavilion 4 during the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: USATSI-GRP-828 ORIG FILE ID: 20160813_gma_usa_301.jpg

Mary: Robert: Andrew:

Aug 5, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Pedro Barros (BRA) in the men's skateboarding park during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports ORIG FILE ID: 20210805_pjc_pa7_3264.JPG
Aug 5, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Pedro Barros (BRA) in the men's skateboarding park during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports ORIG FILE ID: 20210805_pjc_pa7_3264.JPG

Mitchell: Christian: The Bear Bryan:

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