The Associated Press have published their predictions in each event. They have Canada at #1 in the Medal Table with 30 medals, 15 of them being Gold. USA is tied for #2 with 27 medals (10 Gold), Germany tied for #2 with 27 medals (8 Gold), Norway #4 with 23 medals (9 Gold), and Russia #5 with 21 medals (7 Gold).
I went through all their picks and compiled the medal table.
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
Canada 15 8 7 30
United States 10 11 6 27
Germany 8 12 7 27
Norway 9 5 9 23
Russia 7 6 8 21
Austria 5 5 7 17
Sweden 2 7 7 16
China 7 1 6 14
Switzerland 2 5 6 13
South Korea 5 3 3 11
Netherlands 3 3 4 10
France 3 2 4 9
Italy 1 4 2 7
Czech Republic 4 2 6
Finland 1 3 2 6
Poland 2 2 1 5
Slovenia 1 3 4
Japan 2 2 4
Great Britain 2 2
Australia 1 1 2
Croatia 1 1
Slovakia 1 1
Belarus 1 1
Latvia 1 1
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Medal projections for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics:
ALPINE SKIING
Men
Downhill
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GOLD— Manuel Osborne-Paradis, Canada
SILVER— Michael Walchhofer, Austria
BRONZE— Didier Cuche, Switzerland
Super-G
GOLD— Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway
SILVER— Bode Miller, United States
BRONZE— Didier Defago, Switzerland
Slalom
GOLD— Ivica Kostelic, Croatia
SILVER— Reinfried Herbst, Austria
BRONZE— Giuliano Razzoli, Italy
Giant Slalom
GOLD— Benjamin Raich, Austria
SILVER— Max Blardone, Italy
BRONZE— Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway
Super-Combi
GOLD— Carlo Janka, Switzerland
SILVER— Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway
BRONZE— Julien Lizeroux, France
Women
Downhill
GOLD— Lindsey Vonn, United States
SILVER— Maria Riesch, Germany
BRONZE— Anja Paerson, Sweden
Super-G
GOLD— Lindsey Vonn, United States
SILVER— Anja Paerson, Sweden
BRONZE— Elisabeth Goergl, Austria
Slalom
GOLD— Marlies Schild, Austria
SILVER— Maria Riesch, Germany.
BRONZE— Sarka Zahrobska, Czech Republic.
Giant Slalom
GOLD— Kathrin Zettel, Germany
SILVER— Tina Maze, Slovenia
BRONZE— Tanja Poutiainen, Finland
Super-Combi
GOLD— Maria Riesch, Germany
SILVER— Elisabeth Goergl, Austria
BRONZE— Lindsey Vonn, United States
BIATHLON
Women
7.5K sprint
GOLD— Svetlana Sleptsova, Russia
SILVER— Helena Jonsson, Sweden
BRONZE— Olga Medvedtseva, Russia
10K pursuit
GOLD— Helena Jonsson, Sweden
SILVER— Magdalena Neuner, Germany
BRONZE— Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek, Sweden
15K individual
GOLD— Helena Jonsson, Sweden
SILVER— Olga Medvedtseva, Russia
BRONZE— Anastasiya Kuzmina, Slovakia
12.5K mass start
GOLD— Kati Wilhelm, Germany
SILVER— Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek, Sweden
BRONZE— Tora Berger, Norway
Relay
GOLD— Russia
SILVER— Sweden
BRONZE— Germany
Men
10K sprint
GOLD— Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway
SILVER— Emil Hegle Svendsen, Norway
BRONZE— Simon Fourcade, France
12.5K pursuit
GOLD— Evgeny Ustyugov, Russia
SILVER— Tim Burke, United States
BRONZE— Simon Eder, Austria
20K individual
GOLD— Simon Fourcade, France
SILVER— Christoph Sumann, Austria
BRONZE— Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway
15K mass start
GOLD— Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway
SILVER— Tomasz Sikora, Poland
BRONZE— Nikolay Kruglov, Russia
Relay
GOLD— Norway
SILVER— Russia
BRONZE— France
BOBSLED
Two-man
GOLD— Andre Lange and Kevin Kuske, Germany
SILVER— Ivo Rueegg and Cedric Grand, Switzerland
BRONZE— Beat Hefti and Thomas Lamparter, Switzerland
Four-man
GOLD— Steven Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curt Tomasevicz, United States
SILVER— Andre Lange, Rene Hoppe, Kevin Kuske and Martin Putze, Germany
BRONZE— Thomas Florschuetz, Ronny Listner, Richard Adjei and Andreas Barucha, Germany
Women
GOLD— Sandra Kiriasis and Berit Wiacker, Germany
SILVER— Shauna Rohbock and Michelle Rzepka, United States
BRONZE— Helen Upperton and Jennifer Ciochetti, Canada
CROSS COUNTRY
Women
10K freestyle
GOLD— Justyna Kowalczyk, Poland
SILVER— Marit Bjoergen, Norway
BRONZE— Charlotte Kalla, Sweden
Individual sprint, classical
GOLD— Petra Majdic, Slovenia
SILVER— Justyna Kowalczyk, Poland
BRONZE— Alena Prochazkova, Russia
15K pursuit
GOLD— Justyna Kowalczyk, Poland
SILVER— Evgenia Medvedeva, Russia
BRONZE— Kristin Stoermer Steira, Norway
Team sprint, freestyle
GOLD— Russia
SILVER— Slovenia
Bronze—Sweden
30K classical
GOLD— Virpi Kuitunen, Finland
SILVER— Petra Majdic, Slovenia
BRONZE— Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, Finland
Relay
GOLD— Norway
SILVER— Finland
BRONZE— Russia
Men
15K freestyle
GOLD— Lukas Bauer, Czech Republic
SILVER— Petter Northug, Norway
BRONZE— Vincent Vittoz, France
Individual sprint, classical
GOLD— Ola Vigen Hattestad, Norway
SILVER— Emil Joensson, Sweden
BRONZE— John Kristian Dahl, Norway
30K pursuit
GOLD— Petter Northug, Norway
SILVER— Dario Cologna, Switzerland
Bronze—Lukas Bauer, Czech Republic
Team sprint
GOLD— Norway
SILVER— Sweden
BRONZE— Russia
50K classical
GOLD— Maxim Vylegzhanin, Russia
SILVER— Tobias Angerer, Germany
BRONZE— Jens Arne Svartedal, Norway
Relay
GOLD— Norway
SILVER— Russia
BRONZE— Germany
CURLING
Men
GOLD— Canada
SILVER— Great Britain
BRONZE— Norway
Women
GOLD— Canada
SILVER— Sweden
BRONZE— Switzerland
FREESTYLE SKIING
Men
Aerials
GOLD— Jia Zongyang, China
SILVER— Anton Kushnir, Belarus
BRONZE— Qi Guangpu, China
Moguls
GOLD— Alexandre Bilodeau, Canada
SILVER— Dale Begg-Smith, Australia
BRONZE— Alexandr Smyshlyaev, Russia
SkiCross
GOLD— Tomas Kraus, Czech Republic
SILVER— Chris Del Bosco, Canada
BRONZE— Michael Schmid, Switzerland
Women
Aerials
GOLD— Li Nina, China
SILVER— Evelyne Leu, Switzerland
BRONZE— Guo Xinxin, China
Moguls
GOLD— Jennifer Heil, Canada
SILVER— Hannah Kearney, United States
BRONZE— Heather McPhie, United States
SkiCross
GOLD— Ashleigh McIvor, Canada
SILVER— Ophelie David, France
BRONZE— Anna Holmlund, Sweden
FIGURE SKATING
Pairs
GOLD— Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, China
SILVER— Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy, Germany
BRONZE— Pang Qing and Tong Jian, China
Men
GOLD— Evgeni Plushenko, Russia
SILVER— Evan Lysacek, United States
BRONZE— Patrick Chan, Canada
Ice Dance
GOLD— Meryl Davis and Charlie White, United States
SILVER— Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin, Russia
BRONZE— Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, Canada
Women
GOLD— Kim Yu-na, South Korea
SILVER— Mao Asada, Japan
BRONZE— Miki Ando, Japan
HOCKEY
Men
GOLD— Russia
SILVER— Canada
BRONZE— Sweden
Women
GOLD— Canada
SILVER— United States
BRONZE— Sweden
LUGE
Men
GOLD— Armin Zoeggeler, Italy
SILVER— David Moeller, Germany
BRONZE— Albert Demtschenko, Russia
Women
GOLD— Tatjana Huefner, Germany
SILVER— Natalie Geisenberger, Germany
BRONZE— Erin Hamlin, United States
Doubles
GOLD— Andre Florschuetz and Torsten Wustlich, Germany
SILVER— Christian Oberstolz and Patrick Gruber, Italy
BRONZE— Andreas Linger and Wolfgang Linger, Austria
NORDIC COMBINED
Individual normal hill
GOLD— Jason Lamy Chappuis, France
SILVER— Magnus Moan, Norway
BRONZE— Felix Gottwald, Austria
Individual large hill
GOLD— Billy Demong, United States
SILVER— Jason Lamy Chappuis, France
BRONZE— Eric Frenzel, Germany
Team event
GOLD— United States
SILVER— Germany
BRONZE— Norway
SHORT TRACK
Men
500
GOLD— Charles Hamelin, Canada
SILVER— Sung Si-Bak, South Korea
BRONZE— Francois-Louis Tremblay, Canada
1,000
GOLD— Lee Jung-Su, South Korea
SILVER— Apolo Anton Ohno, United States
BRONZE— Sung Si-Bak, South Korea
1,500
GOLD— Lee Jung-Su, South Korea
SILVER— Charles Hamelin, Canada
BRONZE— Lee Ho-Suk, South Korea
5,000 Relay
GOLD— South Korea
SILVER— Canada
BRONZE— United States
Women
500
GOLD— Wang Meng, China
SILVER— Kalyna Roberge, Canada
BRONZE— Zhao Nannan, China
1,000
GOLD— Wang Meng, China
SILVER— Katherine Reutter, United States
BRONZE— Zhou Yang, China
1,500
GOLD— Zhou Yang, China
SILVER— Lee Eun-Byul, South Korea
BRONZE— Sun LinLin, China
3,000 Relay
GOLD— China
SILVER— South Korea
BRONZE— Canada
SKELETON
Men
GOLD— Jon Montgomery, Canada
SILVER— Frank Rommel, Germany
BRONZE— Martins Dukurs, Latvia
Women
GOLD— Mellisa Hollingsworth, Canada
SILVER— Shelley Rudman, Great Britain
BRONZE— Marion Trott, Germany
SKI JUMPING
Normal Hill
Gold—Thomas Morgenstern, Austria
Silver—Wolfgang Loitzl, Austria
Bronze—Adam Malysz, Poland
Large Hill
Gold—Gregor Schlierenzauer, Austria
Silver—Janne Ahonen, Finland
Bronze—Wolfgang Loitzl, Austria
Team event
Gold—Austria
Silver—Finland
Bronze—Switzerland
SNOWBOARDING
Men
Halfpipe
GOLD— Shaun White, United States
SILVER— Iouri Podladtchikov, Switzerland
BRONZE— Kazuhiro Kokubo, Japan
Snowboardcross
GOLD— Pierre Vaultier, France
SILVER— Nate Holland, United States
BRONZE— Alberto Schiavon, Italy
Parallel Giant Slalom
GOLD— Jasey Jay Anderson, Canada
SILVER— Simon Schoch, Switzerland
BRONZE— Andreas Prommegger, Austria
Women
GOLD— Gretchen Bleiler, United States
SILVER— Kelly Clark, United States
BRONZE— Torah Bright, Australia
Snowboardcross
GOLD— Dominique Maltais, Canada
SILVER— Lindsey Jacobellis, United States
BRONZE— Maelle Ricker, Canada
Parallel Giant Slalom
GOLD— Fraenzi Maegert-Kohli, Switzerland
SILVER— Alena Zavarzina, Russia
BRONZE— Doris Guenther, Austria
SPEEDSKATING
Men
500
GOLD— Lee Kyou-Hyuk, South Korea
SILVER— Joji Kato, Japan
BRONZE— Tucker Fredricks, United States
1,000
GOLD— Shani Davis, United States
SILVER— Mark Tuitert, Netherlands
BRONZE— Lee Kyou-Hyuk, South Korea
1,500
GOLD— Shani Davis, United States
SILVER— Denny Morrison, Canada
BRONZE— Chad Hedrick, United States
5,000
GOLD— Sven Kramer, Netherlands
SILVER— Enrico Fabris, Italy
BRONZE— Ivan Skobrev, Russia
10,000
GOLD— Sven Kramer, Netherlands
SILVER— Bob de Jong, Netherlands
BRONZE— Havard Bokko, Norway
Team Pursuit
GOLD— Netherlands
SILVER— Italy
BRONZE— Canada
Women
500
GOLD— Jenny Wolf, Germany
SILVER— Wang Beixing, China
BRONZE— Annette Gerritsen, Netherlands
1,000
GOLD— Christine Nesbitt, Canada
SILVER— Annette Gerritsen, Netherlands
BRONZE— Monique Angermueller, Germany
1,500
GOLD— Christine Nesbitt, Canada
SILVER— Kristina Groves, Canada
BRONZE— Ireen Wust, Netherlands
3,000
GOLD— Martina Sablikova, Czech Republic
SILVER— Stephanie Beckert, Germany
BRONZE— Ireen Wust, Netherlands
5,000
GOLD— Martina Sablikova, Czech Republic
SILVER— Kristina Groves, Canada
BRONZE— Stephanie Beckert, Germany
Team Pursuit
GOLD— Canada
SILVER— Germany
BRONZE— Netherlands
ALPINE SKIING
Men
Downhill
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GOLD— Manuel Osborne-Paradis, Canada
SILVER— Michael Walchhofer, Austria
BRONZE— Didier Cuche, Switzerland
Super-G
GOLD— Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway
SILVER— Bode Miller, United States
BRONZE— Didier Defago, Switzerland
Slalom
GOLD— Ivica Kostelic, Croatia
SILVER— Reinfried Herbst, Austria
BRONZE— Giuliano Razzoli, Italy
Giant Slalom
GOLD— Benjamin Raich, Austria
SILVER— Max Blardone, Italy
BRONZE— Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway
Super-Combi
GOLD— Carlo Janka, Switzerland
SILVER— Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway
BRONZE— Julien Lizeroux, France
Women
Downhill
GOLD— Lindsey Vonn, United States
SILVER— Maria Riesch, Germany
BRONZE— Anja Paerson, Sweden
Super-G
GOLD— Lindsey Vonn, United States
SILVER— Anja Paerson, Sweden
BRONZE— Elisabeth Goergl, Austria
Slalom
GOLD— Marlies Schild, Austria
SILVER— Maria Riesch, Germany.
BRONZE— Sarka Zahrobska, Czech Republic.
Giant Slalom
GOLD— Kathrin Zettel, Germany
SILVER— Tina Maze, Slovenia
BRONZE— Tanja Poutiainen, Finland
Super-Combi
GOLD— Maria Riesch, Germany
SILVER— Elisabeth Goergl, Austria
BRONZE— Lindsey Vonn, United States
BIATHLON
Women
7.5K sprint
GOLD— Svetlana Sleptsova, Russia
SILVER— Helena Jonsson, Sweden
BRONZE— Olga Medvedtseva, Russia
10K pursuit
GOLD— Helena Jonsson, Sweden
SILVER— Magdalena Neuner, Germany
BRONZE— Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek, Sweden
15K individual
GOLD— Helena Jonsson, Sweden
SILVER— Olga Medvedtseva, Russia
BRONZE— Anastasiya Kuzmina, Slovakia
12.5K mass start
GOLD— Kati Wilhelm, Germany
SILVER— Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek, Sweden
BRONZE— Tora Berger, Norway
Relay
GOLD— Russia
SILVER— Sweden
BRONZE— Germany
Men
10K sprint
GOLD— Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway
SILVER— Emil Hegle Svendsen, Norway
BRONZE— Simon Fourcade, France
12.5K pursuit
GOLD— Evgeny Ustyugov, Russia
SILVER— Tim Burke, United States
BRONZE— Simon Eder, Austria
20K individual
GOLD— Simon Fourcade, France
SILVER— Christoph Sumann, Austria
BRONZE— Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway
15K mass start
GOLD— Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway
SILVER— Tomasz Sikora, Poland
BRONZE— Nikolay Kruglov, Russia
Relay
GOLD— Norway
SILVER— Russia
BRONZE— France
BOBSLED
Two-man
GOLD— Andre Lange and Kevin Kuske, Germany
SILVER— Ivo Rueegg and Cedric Grand, Switzerland
BRONZE— Beat Hefti and Thomas Lamparter, Switzerland
Four-man
GOLD— Steven Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curt Tomasevicz, United States
SILVER— Andre Lange, Rene Hoppe, Kevin Kuske and Martin Putze, Germany
BRONZE— Thomas Florschuetz, Ronny Listner, Richard Adjei and Andreas Barucha, Germany
Women
GOLD— Sandra Kiriasis and Berit Wiacker, Germany
SILVER— Shauna Rohbock and Michelle Rzepka, United States
BRONZE— Helen Upperton and Jennifer Ciochetti, Canada
CROSS COUNTRY
Women
10K freestyle
GOLD— Justyna Kowalczyk, Poland
SILVER— Marit Bjoergen, Norway
BRONZE— Charlotte Kalla, Sweden
Individual sprint, classical
GOLD— Petra Majdic, Slovenia
SILVER— Justyna Kowalczyk, Poland
BRONZE— Alena Prochazkova, Russia
15K pursuit
GOLD— Justyna Kowalczyk, Poland
SILVER— Evgenia Medvedeva, Russia
BRONZE— Kristin Stoermer Steira, Norway
Team sprint, freestyle
GOLD— Russia
SILVER— Slovenia
Bronze—Sweden
30K classical
GOLD— Virpi Kuitunen, Finland
SILVER— Petra Majdic, Slovenia
BRONZE— Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, Finland
Relay
GOLD— Norway
SILVER— Finland
BRONZE— Russia
Men
15K freestyle
GOLD— Lukas Bauer, Czech Republic
SILVER— Petter Northug, Norway
BRONZE— Vincent Vittoz, France
Individual sprint, classical
GOLD— Ola Vigen Hattestad, Norway
SILVER— Emil Joensson, Sweden
BRONZE— John Kristian Dahl, Norway
30K pursuit
GOLD— Petter Northug, Norway
SILVER— Dario Cologna, Switzerland
Bronze—Lukas Bauer, Czech Republic
Team sprint
GOLD— Norway
SILVER— Sweden
BRONZE— Russia
50K classical
GOLD— Maxim Vylegzhanin, Russia
SILVER— Tobias Angerer, Germany
BRONZE— Jens Arne Svartedal, Norway
Relay
GOLD— Norway
SILVER— Russia
BRONZE— Germany
CURLING
Men
GOLD— Canada
SILVER— Great Britain
BRONZE— Norway
Women
GOLD— Canada
SILVER— Sweden
BRONZE— Switzerland
FREESTYLE SKIING
Men
Aerials
GOLD— Jia Zongyang, China
SILVER— Anton Kushnir, Belarus
BRONZE— Qi Guangpu, China
Moguls
GOLD— Alexandre Bilodeau, Canada
SILVER— Dale Begg-Smith, Australia
BRONZE— Alexandr Smyshlyaev, Russia
SkiCross
GOLD— Tomas Kraus, Czech Republic
SILVER— Chris Del Bosco, Canada
BRONZE— Michael Schmid, Switzerland
Women
Aerials
GOLD— Li Nina, China
SILVER— Evelyne Leu, Switzerland
BRONZE— Guo Xinxin, China
Moguls
GOLD— Jennifer Heil, Canada
SILVER— Hannah Kearney, United States
BRONZE— Heather McPhie, United States
SkiCross
GOLD— Ashleigh McIvor, Canada
SILVER— Ophelie David, France
BRONZE— Anna Holmlund, Sweden
FIGURE SKATING
Pairs
GOLD— Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, China
SILVER— Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy, Germany
BRONZE— Pang Qing and Tong Jian, China
Men
GOLD— Evgeni Plushenko, Russia
SILVER— Evan Lysacek, United States
BRONZE— Patrick Chan, Canada
Ice Dance
GOLD— Meryl Davis and Charlie White, United States
SILVER— Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin, Russia
BRONZE— Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, Canada
Women
GOLD— Kim Yu-na, South Korea
SILVER— Mao Asada, Japan
BRONZE— Miki Ando, Japan
HOCKEY
Men
GOLD— Russia
SILVER— Canada
BRONZE— Sweden
Women
GOLD— Canada
SILVER— United States
BRONZE— Sweden
LUGE
Men
GOLD— Armin Zoeggeler, Italy
SILVER— David Moeller, Germany
BRONZE— Albert Demtschenko, Russia
Women
GOLD— Tatjana Huefner, Germany
SILVER— Natalie Geisenberger, Germany
BRONZE— Erin Hamlin, United States
Doubles
GOLD— Andre Florschuetz and Torsten Wustlich, Germany
SILVER— Christian Oberstolz and Patrick Gruber, Italy
BRONZE— Andreas Linger and Wolfgang Linger, Austria
NORDIC COMBINED
Individual normal hill
GOLD— Jason Lamy Chappuis, France
SILVER— Magnus Moan, Norway
BRONZE— Felix Gottwald, Austria
Individual large hill
GOLD— Billy Demong, United States
SILVER— Jason Lamy Chappuis, France
BRONZE— Eric Frenzel, Germany
Team event
GOLD— United States
SILVER— Germany
BRONZE— Norway
SHORT TRACK
Men
500
GOLD— Charles Hamelin, Canada
SILVER— Sung Si-Bak, South Korea
BRONZE— Francois-Louis Tremblay, Canada
1,000
GOLD— Lee Jung-Su, South Korea
SILVER— Apolo Anton Ohno, United States
BRONZE— Sung Si-Bak, South Korea
1,500
GOLD— Lee Jung-Su, South Korea
SILVER— Charles Hamelin, Canada
BRONZE— Lee Ho-Suk, South Korea
5,000 Relay
GOLD— South Korea
SILVER— Canada
BRONZE— United States
Women
500
GOLD— Wang Meng, China
SILVER— Kalyna Roberge, Canada
BRONZE— Zhao Nannan, China
1,000
GOLD— Wang Meng, China
SILVER— Katherine Reutter, United States
BRONZE— Zhou Yang, China
1,500
GOLD— Zhou Yang, China
SILVER— Lee Eun-Byul, South Korea
BRONZE— Sun LinLin, China
3,000 Relay
GOLD— China
SILVER— South Korea
BRONZE— Canada
SKELETON
Men
GOLD— Jon Montgomery, Canada
SILVER— Frank Rommel, Germany
BRONZE— Martins Dukurs, Latvia
Women
GOLD— Mellisa Hollingsworth, Canada
SILVER— Shelley Rudman, Great Britain
BRONZE— Marion Trott, Germany
SKI JUMPING
Normal Hill
Gold—Thomas Morgenstern, Austria
Silver—Wolfgang Loitzl, Austria
Bronze—Adam Malysz, Poland
Large Hill
Gold—Gregor Schlierenzauer, Austria
Silver—Janne Ahonen, Finland
Bronze—Wolfgang Loitzl, Austria
Team event
Gold—Austria
Silver—Finland
Bronze—Switzerland
SNOWBOARDING
Men
Halfpipe
GOLD— Shaun White, United States
SILVER— Iouri Podladtchikov, Switzerland
BRONZE— Kazuhiro Kokubo, Japan
Snowboardcross
GOLD— Pierre Vaultier, France
SILVER— Nate Holland, United States
BRONZE— Alberto Schiavon, Italy
Parallel Giant Slalom
GOLD— Jasey Jay Anderson, Canada
SILVER— Simon Schoch, Switzerland
BRONZE— Andreas Prommegger, Austria
Women
GOLD— Gretchen Bleiler, United States
SILVER— Kelly Clark, United States
BRONZE— Torah Bright, Australia
Snowboardcross
GOLD— Dominique Maltais, Canada
SILVER— Lindsey Jacobellis, United States
BRONZE— Maelle Ricker, Canada
Parallel Giant Slalom
GOLD— Fraenzi Maegert-Kohli, Switzerland
SILVER— Alena Zavarzina, Russia
BRONZE— Doris Guenther, Austria
SPEEDSKATING
Men
500
GOLD— Lee Kyou-Hyuk, South Korea
SILVER— Joji Kato, Japan
BRONZE— Tucker Fredricks, United States
1,000
GOLD— Shani Davis, United States
SILVER— Mark Tuitert, Netherlands
BRONZE— Lee Kyou-Hyuk, South Korea
1,500
GOLD— Shani Davis, United States
SILVER— Denny Morrison, Canada
BRONZE— Chad Hedrick, United States
5,000
GOLD— Sven Kramer, Netherlands
SILVER— Enrico Fabris, Italy
BRONZE— Ivan Skobrev, Russia
10,000
GOLD— Sven Kramer, Netherlands
SILVER— Bob de Jong, Netherlands
BRONZE— Havard Bokko, Norway
Team Pursuit
GOLD— Netherlands
SILVER— Italy
BRONZE— Canada
Women
500
GOLD— Jenny Wolf, Germany
SILVER— Wang Beixing, China
BRONZE— Annette Gerritsen, Netherlands
1,000
GOLD— Christine Nesbitt, Canada
SILVER— Annette Gerritsen, Netherlands
BRONZE— Monique Angermueller, Germany
1,500
GOLD— Christine Nesbitt, Canada
SILVER— Kristina Groves, Canada
BRONZE— Ireen Wust, Netherlands
3,000
GOLD— Martina Sablikova, Czech Republic
SILVER— Stephanie Beckert, Germany
BRONZE— Ireen Wust, Netherlands
5,000
GOLD— Martina Sablikova, Czech Republic
SILVER— Kristina Groves, Canada
BRONZE— Stephanie Beckert, Germany
Team Pursuit
GOLD— Canada
SILVER— Germany
BRONZE— Netherlands
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Here are my comments for the predictions.
ALPINE SKIING
Men
Downhill
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GOLD— Manuel Osborne-Paradis, Canada
SILVER— Michael Walchhofer, Austria
BRONZE— Didier Cuche, Switzerland
I agree for Osborne-Paradis and Cuche. Not sure Walchhofer will make it though!
Super-G
GOLD— Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway
SILVER— Bode Miller, United States
BRONZE— Didier Defago, Switzerland
Lund Svindal, Miller and Defago are all big question marks. Carlo Janka and Didier Cuche still are my favourites. Would like to see Erik Guay taking the bronze!
Slalom
GOLD— Ivica Kostelic, Croatia
SILVER— Reinfried Herbst, Austria
BRONZE— Giuliano Razzoli, Italy
Kostelic only has one win this season. For me, Herbst is the favourite. Marcel Hirscher, from Austria, is also to be watched. Finally, don't forget Julien Lizeroux (France) and Michael Janyk on his home land.
Giant Slalom
GOLD— Benjamin Raich, Austria
SILVER— Max Blardone, Italy
BRONZE— Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway
For me, it will be a big surprise to see Raich on the top of the podium. I'd rather see Ted Ligety (US) or Blardone. Marcel Hirschner is also one of my big favourites. Kjetil Jansrud (Norway) is also a good option.
Super-Combi
GOLD— Carlo Janka, Switzerland
SILVER— Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway
BRONZE— Julien Lizeroux, France
I think here is the real chance for Bode Miller. It is the only event where I can see him taking a medal. Lizeroux is a good pick. Not sure about Lund Svindal.
Women
Downhill
GOLD— Lindsey Vonn, United States
SILVER— Maria Riesch, Germany
BRONZE— Anja Paerson, Sweden
I agree for gold and silver. However, for the bronze, I see more Ingrid Jacquemod (France) or Fabienne Suter (Switzerland).
Super-G
GOLD— Lindsey Vonn, United States
SILVER— Anja Paerson, Sweden
BRONZE— Elisabeth Goergl, Austria
Okay, good picks!
Slalom
GOLD— Marlies Schild, Austria
SILVER— Maria Riesch, Germany.
BRONZE— Sarka Zahrobska, Czech Republic.
Zahrobska does not have a good season. Would like to see Susanne Riesch on that podium. However, I think Kathrin Zettel (Austria) and Sandrine Aubert (France) will beat her. Zettel-Riesch-Schild for gold, silver and bronze!
Giant Slalom
GOLD— Kathrin Zettel, Germany
SILVER— Tina Maze, Slovenia
BRONZE— Tanja Poutiainen, Finland
Don't forget Kathrin Hoelzl from Germany!
Super-Combi
GOLD— Maria Riesch, Germany
SILVER— Elisabeth Goergl, Austria
BRONZE— Lindsey Vonn, United States
I think Vonn will win this, but Riesch is also a good possibility.
BIATHLON
Women
7.5K sprint
GOLD— Svetlana Sleptsova, Russia
SILVER— Helena Jonsson, Sweden
BRONZE— Olga Medvedtseva, Russia
Sleptsova is not at her best in the sprint, Jonsson or Olofsson Zidek should win.
10K pursuit
GOLD— Helena Jonsson, Sweden
SILVER— Magdalena Neuner, Germany
BRONZE— Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek, Sweden
Sleptsova should win here instead! Jonsson is a big pick however. Andrea Henkel and Simone Hauswald, from Germany, will also be to watch.
15K individual
GOLD— Helena Jonsson, Sweden
SILVER— Olga Medvedtseva, Russia
BRONZE— Anastasiya Kuzmina, Slovakia
I see Olofsson Zidek on that podium instead of Kuzmina. Okay for silver to Russia, but I would take Olga Zaitseva instead!
12.5K mass start
GOLD— Kati Wilhelm, Germany
SILVER— Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek, Sweden
BRONZE— Tora Berger, Norway
Oh no! This will be a enormous surprise if it happens! Henkel, Hauswald or Neuner could win for Germany, but Wilhelm I am not sure at all! Jonsson again could be on that podium and the Russians. Darya Domracheva (Belarus), for me, is really strong but struggled this season to prove it while making a lot of stupid mistakes!
Relay
GOLD— Russia
SILVER— Sweden
BRONZE— Germany
Interesting pick! However, I think Germany will beat Sweden.
Men
10K sprint
GOLD— Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway
SILVER— Emil Hegle Svendsen, Norway
BRONZE— Simon Fourcade, France
Okay, I agree!
12.5K pursuit
GOLD— Evgeny Ustyugov, Russia
SILVER— Tim Burke, United States
BRONZE— Simon Eder, Austria
Well, this is also a good pick!
20K individual
GOLD— Simon Fourcade, France
SILVER— Christoph Sumann, Austria
BRONZE— Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway
I think Svendsen or Bjoerndalen will win this event. Michael Greis (Germany) should also be on the podium. Tomasz Sikora would also be a good pick por Poland.
15K mass start
GOLD— Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway
SILVER— Tomasz Sikora, Poland
BRONZE— Nikolay Kruglov, Russia
Agree!
Relay
GOLD— Norway
SILVER— Russia
BRONZE— France
No, I think Russia will win gold (I am fool? Yeah, I think it will beat Norway) and Austria will certainly take the bronze
BOBSLED
Two-man
GOLD— Andre Lange and Kevin Kuske, Germany
SILVER— Ivo Rueegg and Cedric Grand, Switzerland
BRONZE— Beat Hefti and Thomas Lamparter, Switzerland
I think a Canadian team will be on the podium and maybe at the top of it, even though Canadians got huge troubles this year in men's bobsleigh.
Four-man
GOLD— Steven Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curt Tomasevicz, United States
SILVER— Andre Lange, Rene Hoppe, Kevin Kuske and Martin Putze, Germany
BRONZE— Thomas Florschuetz, Ronny Listner, Richard Adjei and Andreas Barucha, Germany
I would like to see Lyndon Rush taking a medal here. I think Germany will win and Latvia should win something.
Women
GOLD— Sandra Kiriasis and Berit Wiacker, Germany
SILVER— Shauna Rohbock and Michelle Rzepka, United States
BRONZE— Helen Upperton and Jennifer Ciochetti, Canada
Okay, I strongly disagree! Helen Upperton will go to the Games with Shelley-Ann Brown...lol...My pick is Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse for gold. Cathleen Martini should also be on that podium.
CROSS COUNTRY
Women
10K freestyle
GOLD— Justyna Kowalczyk, Poland
SILVER— Marit Bjoergen, Norway
BRONZE— Charlotte Kalla, Sweden
Charlotte Kalla should win this event. I think Marianna Longa or Arianna Follis will be on the podium for Italy. Kowalczyk will be better in the pursuit, but she stil is a huge favourite!
Individual sprint, classical
GOLD— Petra Majdic, Slovenia
SILVER— Justyna Kowalczyk, Poland
BRONZE— Alena Prochazkova, Russia
Prochazkova is from Slovakia! I think she will win because she won last year in Whistler! Agree for Majdic and Kowaczyk on the podium.
15K pursuit
GOLD— Justyna Kowalczyk, Poland
SILVER— Evgenia Medvedeva, Russia
BRONZE— Kristin Stoermer Steira, Norway
Kowalczyk is a lock for gold. I can't see her having a real opponent!
Team sprint, freestyle
GOLD— Russia
SILVER— Slovenia
Bronze—Sweden
I stronly disagree. My pick is Italy, Finland and Sweden!
30K classical
GOLD— Virpi Kuitunen, Finland
SILVER— Petra Majdic, Slovenia
BRONZE— Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, Finland
Agree!
Relay
GOLD— Norway
SILVER— Finland
BRONZE— Russia
Oh, I don't think Finland will loose here. Sweden will be very strong though. I don't see Russia on the podium. Norway should take silver or bronze.
Men
15K freestyle
GOLD— Lukas Bauer, Czech Republic
SILVER— Petter Northug, Norway
BRONZE— Vincent Vittoz, France
Vittoz will not be on the podium. Matti Heikkinen (Finland) and Markus Hellner (Sweden) are my favourites, just ahead of Bauer and Northug.
Individual sprint, classical
GOLD— Ola Vigen Hattestad, Norway
SILVER— Emil Joensson, Sweden
BRONZE— John Kristian Dahl, Norway
Joensson is my favourite.
30K pursuit
GOLD— Petter Northug, Norway
SILVER— Dario Cologna, Switzerland
Bronze—Lukas Bauer, Czech Republic
Don't think Cologna will win a silver, I give it to Maxim Vylegzhanin!
Team sprint
GOLD— Norway
SILVER— Sweden
BRONZE— Russia
Okay, same pick for me!
50K classical
GOLD— Maxim Vylegzhanin, Russia
SILVER— Tobias Angerer, Germany
BRONZE— Jens Arne Svartedal, Norway
I would like to see Alex Harvey taking gold here and I think it is a possibility. Sami Jauhojaervi (Finland) and Petter Northug (Norway) are the favourites however! Vylegzhanin is really strong too. Svartedal, I don't agree and Angerer will be a biggest surprise than Harvey in my opinion.
Relay
GOLD— Norway
SILVER— Russia
BRONZE— Germany
Well, I see Sweden, Finland or Canada taking the bronze. I don't know why!
CURLING
Men
GOLD— Canada
SILVER— Great Britain
BRONZE— Norway
My pick : Sweden, Canada, Great Britain
Women
GOLD— Canada
SILVER— Sweden
BRONZE— Switzerland
My pick : Canada, China, Switzerland
FREESTYLE SKIING
Men
Aerials
GOLD— Jia Zongyang, China
SILVER— Anton Kushnir, Belarus
BRONZE— Qi Guangpu, China
Kushnir will win it. He won almost every competition this season.
Moguls
GOLD— Alexandre Bilodeau, Canada
SILVER— Dale Begg-Smith, Australia
BRONZE— Alexandr Smyshlyaev, Russia
Begg-Smith or Guilbault Colas (France) will win! I can't see Bilodeau on the top of the podium, maybe Jesper Bjoernlund (Sweden). I don't even know why Smyshlyaev has been taken here? Someone has to explain it to me...
SkiCross
GOLD— Tomas Kraus, Czech Republic
SILVER— Chris Del Bosco, Canada
BRONZE— Michael Schmid, Switzerland
Okay, impossible basically! Kraus is not dominant as he was before. Del Bosco, Schmid or David Duncan (Canada) will win I think. Kraus shoud be happy with a top 5.
Women
Aerials
GOLD— Li Nina, China
SILVER— Evelyne Leu, Switzerland
BRONZE— Guo Xinxin, China
Leu is very inconsistent. Lydia Lassila (Australia) would be my pick for silver though. The two other Chinese could also win.
Moguls
GOLD— Jennifer Heil, Canada
SILVER— Hannah Kearney, United States
BRONZE— Heather McPhie, United States
Same pick as mine!
SkiCross
GOLD— Ashleigh McIvor, Canada
SILVER— Ophelie David, France
BRONZE— Anna Holmlund, Sweden
I see Kelsey Serwa (Canada) for the bronze, not Holmlund!
FIGURE SKATING
Pairs
GOLD— Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, China
SILVER— Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy, Germany
BRONZE— Pang Qing and Tong Jian, China
Okay, with the major upsets this year, this is hard to predict! If all goes well, Shen and Zhao should win. However, if they struggle, Savchenko and Szolkowy or the European champions, Kavaguti and Smirnov, could win!
Men
GOLD— Evgeni Plushenko, Russia
SILVER— Evan Lysacek, United States
BRONZE— Patrick Chan, Canada
I just hope Plushenko will be beaten. Lysacek is out of the top 5 for me. He struggled at the US Nationals and a great performance like last year Worlds would be a big surprise for me. Jeremy Abbott (US) is a real candidate for gold after having delivered a outstanding performance at US Nationals! Although Plushenko will be unbeatable in the short, Abbott, Chan and Daisuke Takahashi (Japan) have the talent the make him out of the podium in the long!
Ice Dance
GOLD— Meryl Davis and Charlie White, United States
SILVER— Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin, Russia
BRONZE— Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, Canada
Ah ah ah! Domninina and Shabalin on the podium is really a strange pick. They didn't deserve their last year world title neither their European title. Faiella and Scali should have win. If they delivered the performance they did at Europeans, they will likely finish 5th or 6th. Davis and White are the favourites among with Virtue and Moir. David and White beat them in December. However, there was no compulsory dance at the ISU Grand Prix Final. It will be a real battle between the two couples! If Virtue and Moir delivered the type of performance they did in London, I think they will win (David and White made a mistake in the Original Dance). Belbin and Agosto should get the bronze, although Delobel and Schoenfelder (France) are the big question mark. I hope ISU judges won't give them a gold medal just to maintain the domination of Europe in ice dancing! That would be a shame. North America sweep, this is my prediction!
Women
GOLD— Kim Yu-na, South Korea
SILVER— Mao Asada, Japan
BRONZE— Miki Ando, Japan
I hope both Joannie Rochette (Canada) and Rachael Flatt (United States) will be on the podium. Rochette can win if Kim falters. Asada, even with two triple axels (and she struggled with them), would be a big surprise if she wins. Here are my predictions:
1-Kim
2-Rochette
3-Asada
4-Flatt
5-Suzuki (Japan)
HOCKEY
Men
GOLD— Russia
SILVER— Canada
BRONZE— Sweden
LOL, same pick as mine!
Women
GOLD— Canada
SILVER— United States
BRONZE— Sweden
AGAIN!
LUGE
Men
GOLD— Armin Zoeggeler, Italy
SILVER— David Moeller, Germany (I would take Felix Loch instead)
BRONZE— Albert Demtschenko, Russia
Women
GOLD— Tatjana Huefner, Germany
SILVER— Natalie Geisenberger, Germany
BRONZE— Erin Hamlin, United States (Anke Wieschnweski is my pick for bronze, would equal Germany sweep)
Doubles
GOLD— Andre Florschuetz and Torsten Wustlich, Germany
SILVER— Christian Oberstolz and Patrick Gruber, Italy
BRONZE— Andreas Linger and Wolfgang Linger, Austria
Very unpredictable! I would like to see Italy taking gold. Three german teams, two italians teams and one austrian team could win!
NORDIC COMBINED
Individual normal hill
GOLD— Jason Lamy Chappuis, France
SILVER— Magnus Moan, Norway
BRONZE— Felix Gottwald, Austria (not sure, maybe Hannu Manninen of Finland)
Individual large hill
GOLD— Billy Demong, United States
SILVER— Jason Lamy Chappuis, France
BRONZE— Eric Frenzel, Germany
Team event
GOLD— United States
SILVER— Germany
BRONZE— Norway
SHORT TRACK
Men
500
GOLD— Charles Hamelin, Canada
SILVER— Sung Si-Bak, South Korea (Ohno will take the silver I think)
BRONZE— Francois-Louis Tremblay, Canada
1,000
GOLD— Lee Jung-Su, South Korea (Well, my pick is Ho-Suk Lee)
SILVER— Apolo Anton Ohno, United States (J.R. Celski is my pick)
BRONZE— Sung Si-Bak, South Korea (Kwak is my pick)
1,500
GOLD— Lee Jung-Su, South Korea (Lee is my pick)
SILVER— Charles Hamelin, Canada
BRONZE— Lee Ho-Suk, South Korea (Ohno is my pick)
5,000 Relay
GOLD— South Korea
SILVER— Canada
BRONZE— United States
Women
500
GOLD— Wang Meng, China
SILVER— Kalyna Roberge, Canada
BRONZE— Zhao Nannan, China (Marianna St-Gelais is my piok)
1,000
GOLD— Wang Meng, China
SILVER— Katherine Reutter, United States
BRONZE— Zhou Yang, China
1,500
GOLD— Zhou Yang, China
SILVER— Lee Eun-Byul, South Korea
BRONZE— Sun LinLin, China (Katherine Reutter is my pick)
3,000 Relay
GOLD— China
SILVER— South Korea
BRONZE— Canada
SKELETON
Men
GOLD— Jon Montgomery, Canada
SILVER— Frank Rommel, Germany
BRONZE— Martins Dukurs, Latvia
Women
GOLD— Mellisa Hollingsworth, Canada
SILVER— Shelley Rudman, Great Britain
BRONZE— Marion Trott, Germany
SKI JUMPING
Normal Hill
Gold—Thomas Morgenstern, Austria
Silver—Wolfgang Loitzl, Austria
Bronze—Adam Malysz, Poland
Large Hill
Gold—Gregor Schlierenzauer, Austria
Silver—Janne Ahonen, Finland
Bronze—Wolfgang Loitzl, Austria
Team event
Gold—Austria
Silver—Finland (Norway in my opinion)
Bronze—Switzerland (Finland)
SNOWBOARDING
Men
Halfpipe
GOLD— Shaun White, United States
SILVER— Iouri Podladtchikov, Switzerland
BRONZE— Kazuhiro Kokubo, Japan
Same pick as mine!
Snowboardcross
GOLD— Pierre Vaultier, France (HUGE FAVOURITE)
SILVER— Nate Holland, United States
BRONZE— Alberto Schiavon, Italy
I take any Canadian for bronze. They are all great, so...
Parallel Giant Slalom
GOLD— Jasey Jay Anderson, Canada
SILVER— Simon Schoch, Switzerland (What??? Matthew Morrison and Michael Lambert, and Austrians Karl and Prommegger are my picks)
BRONZE— Andreas Prommegger, Austria (nice pick)
Women
GOLD— Gretchen Bleiler, United States
SILVER— Kelly Clark, United States
BRONZE— Torah Bright, Australia
I think Hannah Teter will take the bronze!
Snowboardcross
GOLD— Dominique Maltais, Canada (Oh, it would so great! One of my favourite athletes!)
SILVER— Lindsey Jacobellis, United States
BRONZE— Maelle Ricker, Canada
I think Helene Olafsen (Norway) will take the silver and Jacobellis will be out of the podium!
Parallel Giant Slalom
GOLD— Fraenzi Maegert-Kohli, Switzerland (Nicolien Sauerbreij (NED) is my favourite)
SILVER— Alena Zavarzina, Russia (Alexa Loo or Kimiko Zakreski)
BRONZE— Doris Guenther, Austria (or Marion Kreiner)
SPEEDSKATING
Men
500
GOLD— Lee Kyou-Hyuk, South Korea
SILVER— Joji Kato, Japan
BRONZE— Tucker Fredricks, United States (Kang-Seok Lee is my pick)
1,000
GOLD— Shani Davis, United States
SILVER— Mark Tuitert, Netherlands (Lee)
BRONZE— Lee Kyou-Hyuk, South Korea (Wotherspoon for the bronze)
1,500
GOLD— Shani Davis, United States
SILVER— Denny Morrison, Canada (Enrico Fabris instead)
BRONZE— Chad Hedrick, United States
5,000
GOLD— Sven Kramer, Netherlands
SILVER— Enrico Fabris, Italy
BRONZE— Ivan Skobrev, Russia
10,000
GOLD— Sven Kramer, Netherlands
SILVER— Bob de Jong, Netherlands
BRONZE— Havard Bokko, Norway (maybe Alexis Contin will will the bronze for France, I would like if he could win the gold and beat Kramer, it will bo so interesting)
Team Pursuit
GOLD— Netherlands
SILVER— Italy (no, it won't happen again I think - they won gold in Turin - Canada is my pick)
BRONZE— Canada (Norway)
Women
500
GOLD— Jenny Wolf, Germany
SILVER— Wang Beixing, China
BRONZE— Annette Gerritsen, Netherlands (Sang-Hwa Lee (KOR) is my pick)
1,000
GOLD— Christine Nesbitt, Canada
SILVER— Annette Gerritsen, Netherlands
BRONZE— Monique Angermueller, Germany
Anni Friesinger-Postma will be on the podium I think!
1,500
GOLD— Christine Nesbitt, Canada
SILVER— Kristina Groves, Canada
BRONZE— Ireen Wust, Netherlands
Agree!
3,000
GOLD— Martina Sablikova, Czech Republic
SILVER— Stephanie Beckert, Germany
BRONZE— Ireen Wust, Netherlands
Agree again, but Groves could win a medal!
5,000
GOLD— Martina Sablikova, Czech Republic
SILVER— Kristina Groves, Canada (my pick is Clara Hughes)
BRONZE— Stephanie Beckert, Germany
Team Pursuit
GOLD— Canada
SILVER— Germany (Netherlands)
BRONZE— Netherlands (Germany)
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ALPINE SKIING
Men
Downhill
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GOLD— Manuel Osborne-Paradis, Canada
SILVER— Michael Walchhofer, Austria
BRONZE— Didier Cuche, Switzerland
I agree for Osborne-Paradis and Cuche. Not sure Walchhofer will make it though!
Super-G
GOLD— Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway
SILVER— Bode Miller, United States
BRONZE— Didier Defago, Switzerland
Lund Svindal, Miller and Defago are all big question marks. Carlo Janka and Didier Cuche still are my favourites. Would like to see Erik Guay taking the bronze!
Slalom
GOLD— Ivica Kostelic, Croatia
SILVER— Reinfried Herbst, Austria
BRONZE— Giuliano Razzoli, Italy
Kostelic only has one win this season. For me, Herbst is the favourite. Marcel Hirscher, from Austria, is also to be watched. Finally, don't forget Julien Lizeroux (France) and Michael Janyk on his home land.
Giant Slalom
GOLD— Benjamin Raich, Austria
SILVER— Max Blardone, Italy
BRONZE— Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway
For me, it will be a big surprise to see Raich on the top of the podium. I'd rather see Ted Ligety (US) or Blardone. Marcel Hirschner is also one of my big favourites. Kjetil Jansrud (Norway) is also a good option.
Super-Combi
GOLD— Carlo Janka, Switzerland
SILVER— Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway
BRONZE— Julien Lizeroux, France
I think here is the real chance for Bode Miller. It is the only event where I can see him taking a medal. Lizeroux is a good pick. Not sure about Lund Svindal.
Women
Downhill
GOLD— Lindsey Vonn, United States
SILVER— Maria Riesch, Germany
BRONZE— Anja Paerson, Sweden
I agree for gold and silver. However, for the bronze, I see more Ingrid Jacquemod (France) or Fabienne Suter (Switzerland).
Super-G
GOLD— Lindsey Vonn, United States
SILVER— Anja Paerson, Sweden
BRONZE— Elisabeth Goergl, Austria
Okay, good picks!
Slalom
GOLD— Marlies Schild, Austria
SILVER— Maria Riesch, Germany.
BRONZE— Sarka Zahrobska, Czech Republic.
Zahrobska does not have a good season. Would like to see Susanne Riesch on that podium. However, I think Kathrin Zettel (Austria) and Sandrine Aubert (France) will beat her. Zettel-Riesch-Schild for gold, silver and bronze!
Giant Slalom
GOLD— Kathrin Zettel, Germany
SILVER— Tina Maze, Slovenia
BRONZE— Tanja Poutiainen, Finland
Don't forget Kathrin Hoelzl from Germany!
Super-Combi
GOLD— Maria Riesch, Germany
SILVER— Elisabeth Goergl, Austria
BRONZE— Lindsey Vonn, United States
I think Vonn will win this, but Riesch is also a good possibility.
BIATHLON
Women
7.5K sprint
GOLD— Svetlana Sleptsova, Russia
SILVER— Helena Jonsson, Sweden
BRONZE— Olga Medvedtseva, Russia
Sleptsova is not at her best in the sprint, Jonsson or Olofsson Zidek should win.
10K pursuit
GOLD— Helena Jonsson, Sweden
SILVER— Magdalena Neuner, Germany
BRONZE— Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek, Sweden
Sleptsova should win here instead! Jonsson is a big pick however. Andrea Henkel and Simone Hauswald, from Germany, will also be to watch.
15K individual
GOLD— Helena Jonsson, Sweden
SILVER— Olga Medvedtseva, Russia
BRONZE— Anastasiya Kuzmina, Slovakia
I see Olofsson Zidek on that podium instead of Kuzmina. Okay for silver to Russia, but I would take Olga Zaitseva instead!
12.5K mass start
GOLD— Kati Wilhelm, Germany
SILVER— Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek, Sweden
BRONZE— Tora Berger, Norway
Oh no! This will be a enormous surprise if it happens! Henkel, Hauswald or Neuner could win for Germany, but Wilhelm I am not sure at all! Jonsson again could be on that podium and the Russians. Darya Domracheva (Belarus), for me, is really strong but struggled this season to prove it while making a lot of stupid mistakes!
Relay
GOLD— Russia
SILVER— Sweden
BRONZE— Germany
Interesting pick! However, I think Germany will beat Sweden.
Men
10K sprint
GOLD— Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway
SILVER— Emil Hegle Svendsen, Norway
BRONZE— Simon Fourcade, France
Okay, I agree!
12.5K pursuit
GOLD— Evgeny Ustyugov, Russia
SILVER— Tim Burke, United States
BRONZE— Simon Eder, Austria
Well, this is also a good pick!
20K individual
GOLD— Simon Fourcade, France
SILVER— Christoph Sumann, Austria
BRONZE— Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway
I think Svendsen or Bjoerndalen will win this event. Michael Greis (Germany) should also be on the podium. Tomasz Sikora would also be a good pick por Poland.
15K mass start
GOLD— Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway
SILVER— Tomasz Sikora, Poland
BRONZE— Nikolay Kruglov, Russia
Agree!
Relay
GOLD— Norway
SILVER— Russia
BRONZE— France
No, I think Russia will win gold (I am fool? Yeah, I think it will beat Norway) and Austria will certainly take the bronze
BOBSLED
Two-man
GOLD— Andre Lange and Kevin Kuske, Germany
SILVER— Ivo Rueegg and Cedric Grand, Switzerland
BRONZE— Beat Hefti and Thomas Lamparter, Switzerland
I think a Canadian team will be on the podium and maybe at the top of it, even though Canadians got huge troubles this year in men's bobsleigh.
Four-man
GOLD— Steven Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curt Tomasevicz, United States
SILVER— Andre Lange, Rene Hoppe, Kevin Kuske and Martin Putze, Germany
BRONZE— Thomas Florschuetz, Ronny Listner, Richard Adjei and Andreas Barucha, Germany
I would like to see Lyndon Rush taking a medal here. I think Germany will win and Latvia should win something.
Women
GOLD— Sandra Kiriasis and Berit Wiacker, Germany
SILVER— Shauna Rohbock and Michelle Rzepka, United States
BRONZE— Helen Upperton and Jennifer Ciochetti, Canada
Okay, I strongly disagree! Helen Upperton will go to the Games with Shelley-Ann Brown...lol...My pick is Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse for gold. Cathleen Martini should also be on that podium.
CROSS COUNTRY
Women
10K freestyle
GOLD— Justyna Kowalczyk, Poland
SILVER— Marit Bjoergen, Norway
BRONZE— Charlotte Kalla, Sweden
Charlotte Kalla should win this event. I think Marianna Longa or Arianna Follis will be on the podium for Italy. Kowalczyk will be better in the pursuit, but she stil is a huge favourite!
Individual sprint, classical
GOLD— Petra Majdic, Slovenia
SILVER— Justyna Kowalczyk, Poland
BRONZE— Alena Prochazkova, Russia
Prochazkova is from Slovakia! I think she will win because she won last year in Whistler! Agree for Majdic and Kowaczyk on the podium.
15K pursuit
GOLD— Justyna Kowalczyk, Poland
SILVER— Evgenia Medvedeva, Russia
BRONZE— Kristin Stoermer Steira, Norway
Kowalczyk is a lock for gold. I can't see her having a real opponent!
Team sprint, freestyle
GOLD— Russia
SILVER— Slovenia
Bronze—Sweden
I stronly disagree. My pick is Italy, Finland and Sweden!
30K classical
GOLD— Virpi Kuitunen, Finland
SILVER— Petra Majdic, Slovenia
BRONZE— Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, Finland
Agree!
Relay
GOLD— Norway
SILVER— Finland
BRONZE— Russia
Oh, I don't think Finland will loose here. Sweden will be very strong though. I don't see Russia on the podium. Norway should take silver or bronze.
Men
15K freestyle
GOLD— Lukas Bauer, Czech Republic
SILVER— Petter Northug, Norway
BRONZE— Vincent Vittoz, France
Vittoz will not be on the podium. Matti Heikkinen (Finland) and Markus Hellner (Sweden) are my favourites, just ahead of Bauer and Northug.
Individual sprint, classical
GOLD— Ola Vigen Hattestad, Norway
SILVER— Emil Joensson, Sweden
BRONZE— John Kristian Dahl, Norway
Joensson is my favourite.
30K pursuit
GOLD— Petter Northug, Norway
SILVER— Dario Cologna, Switzerland
Bronze—Lukas Bauer, Czech Republic
Don't think Cologna will win a silver, I give it to Maxim Vylegzhanin!
Team sprint
GOLD— Norway
SILVER— Sweden
BRONZE— Russia
Okay, same pick for me!
50K classical
GOLD— Maxim Vylegzhanin, Russia
SILVER— Tobias Angerer, Germany
BRONZE— Jens Arne Svartedal, Norway
I would like to see Alex Harvey taking gold here and I think it is a possibility. Sami Jauhojaervi (Finland) and Petter Northug (Norway) are the favourites however! Vylegzhanin is really strong too. Svartedal, I don't agree and Angerer will be a biggest surprise than Harvey in my opinion.
Relay
GOLD— Norway
SILVER— Russia
BRONZE— Germany
Well, I see Sweden, Finland or Canada taking the bronze. I don't know why!
CURLING
Men
GOLD— Canada
SILVER— Great Britain
BRONZE— Norway
My pick : Sweden, Canada, Great Britain
Women
GOLD— Canada
SILVER— Sweden
BRONZE— Switzerland
My pick : Canada, China, Switzerland
FREESTYLE SKIING
Men
Aerials
GOLD— Jia Zongyang, China
SILVER— Anton Kushnir, Belarus
BRONZE— Qi Guangpu, China
Kushnir will win it. He won almost every competition this season.
Moguls
GOLD— Alexandre Bilodeau, Canada
SILVER— Dale Begg-Smith, Australia
BRONZE— Alexandr Smyshlyaev, Russia
Begg-Smith or Guilbault Colas (France) will win! I can't see Bilodeau on the top of the podium, maybe Jesper Bjoernlund (Sweden). I don't even know why Smyshlyaev has been taken here? Someone has to explain it to me...
SkiCross
GOLD— Tomas Kraus, Czech Republic
SILVER— Chris Del Bosco, Canada
BRONZE— Michael Schmid, Switzerland
Okay, impossible basically! Kraus is not dominant as he was before. Del Bosco, Schmid or David Duncan (Canada) will win I think. Kraus shoud be happy with a top 5.
Women
Aerials
GOLD— Li Nina, China
SILVER— Evelyne Leu, Switzerland
BRONZE— Guo Xinxin, China
Leu is very inconsistent. Lydia Lassila (Australia) would be my pick for silver though. The two other Chinese could also win.
Moguls
GOLD— Jennifer Heil, Canada
SILVER— Hannah Kearney, United States
BRONZE— Heather McPhie, United States
Same pick as mine!
SkiCross
GOLD— Ashleigh McIvor, Canada
SILVER— Ophelie David, France
BRONZE— Anna Holmlund, Sweden
I see Kelsey Serwa (Canada) for the bronze, not Holmlund!
FIGURE SKATING
Pairs
GOLD— Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, China
SILVER— Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy, Germany
BRONZE— Pang Qing and Tong Jian, China
Okay, with the major upsets this year, this is hard to predict! If all goes well, Shen and Zhao should win. However, if they struggle, Savchenko and Szolkowy or the European champions, Kavaguti and Smirnov, could win!
Men
GOLD— Evgeni Plushenko, Russia
SILVER— Evan Lysacek, United States
BRONZE— Patrick Chan, Canada
I just hope Plushenko will be beaten. Lysacek is out of the top 5 for me. He struggled at the US Nationals and a great performance like last year Worlds would be a big surprise for me. Jeremy Abbott (US) is a real candidate for gold after having delivered a outstanding performance at US Nationals! Although Plushenko will be unbeatable in the short, Abbott, Chan and Daisuke Takahashi (Japan) have the talent the make him out of the podium in the long!
Ice Dance
GOLD— Meryl Davis and Charlie White, United States
SILVER— Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin, Russia
BRONZE— Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, Canada
Ah ah ah! Domninina and Shabalin on the podium is really a strange pick. They didn't deserve their last year world title neither their European title. Faiella and Scali should have win. If they delivered the performance they did at Europeans, they will likely finish 5th or 6th. Davis and White are the favourites among with Virtue and Moir. David and White beat them in December. However, there was no compulsory dance at the ISU Grand Prix Final. It will be a real battle between the two couples! If Virtue and Moir delivered the type of performance they did in London, I think they will win (David and White made a mistake in the Original Dance). Belbin and Agosto should get the bronze, although Delobel and Schoenfelder (France) are the big question mark. I hope ISU judges won't give them a gold medal just to maintain the domination of Europe in ice dancing! That would be a shame. North America sweep, this is my prediction!
Women
GOLD— Kim Yu-na, South Korea
SILVER— Mao Asada, Japan
BRONZE— Miki Ando, Japan
I hope both Joannie Rochette (Canada) and Rachael Flatt (United States) will be on the podium. Rochette can win if Kim falters. Asada, even with two triple axels (and she struggled with them), would be a big surprise if she wins. Here are my predictions:
1-Kim
2-Rochette
3-Asada
4-Flatt
5-Suzuki (Japan)
HOCKEY
Men
GOLD— Russia
SILVER— Canada
BRONZE— Sweden
LOL, same pick as mine!
Women
GOLD— Canada
SILVER— United States
BRONZE— Sweden
AGAIN!
LUGE
Men
GOLD— Armin Zoeggeler, Italy
SILVER— David Moeller, Germany (I would take Felix Loch instead)
BRONZE— Albert Demtschenko, Russia
Women
GOLD— Tatjana Huefner, Germany
SILVER— Natalie Geisenberger, Germany
BRONZE— Erin Hamlin, United States (Anke Wieschnweski is my pick for bronze, would equal Germany sweep)
Doubles
GOLD— Andre Florschuetz and Torsten Wustlich, Germany
SILVER— Christian Oberstolz and Patrick Gruber, Italy
BRONZE— Andreas Linger and Wolfgang Linger, Austria
Very unpredictable! I would like to see Italy taking gold. Three german teams, two italians teams and one austrian team could win!
NORDIC COMBINED
Individual normal hill
GOLD— Jason Lamy Chappuis, France
SILVER— Magnus Moan, Norway
BRONZE— Felix Gottwald, Austria (not sure, maybe Hannu Manninen of Finland)
Individual large hill
GOLD— Billy Demong, United States
SILVER— Jason Lamy Chappuis, France
BRONZE— Eric Frenzel, Germany
Team event
GOLD— United States
SILVER— Germany
BRONZE— Norway
SHORT TRACK
Men
500
GOLD— Charles Hamelin, Canada
SILVER— Sung Si-Bak, South Korea (Ohno will take the silver I think)
BRONZE— Francois-Louis Tremblay, Canada
1,000
GOLD— Lee Jung-Su, South Korea (Well, my pick is Ho-Suk Lee)
SILVER— Apolo Anton Ohno, United States (J.R. Celski is my pick)
BRONZE— Sung Si-Bak, South Korea (Kwak is my pick)
1,500
GOLD— Lee Jung-Su, South Korea (Lee is my pick)
SILVER— Charles Hamelin, Canada
BRONZE— Lee Ho-Suk, South Korea (Ohno is my pick)
5,000 Relay
GOLD— South Korea
SILVER— Canada
BRONZE— United States
Women
500
GOLD— Wang Meng, China
SILVER— Kalyna Roberge, Canada
BRONZE— Zhao Nannan, China (Marianna St-Gelais is my piok)
1,000
GOLD— Wang Meng, China
SILVER— Katherine Reutter, United States
BRONZE— Zhou Yang, China
1,500
GOLD— Zhou Yang, China
SILVER— Lee Eun-Byul, South Korea
BRONZE— Sun LinLin, China (Katherine Reutter is my pick)
3,000 Relay
GOLD— China
SILVER— South Korea
BRONZE— Canada
SKELETON
Men
GOLD— Jon Montgomery, Canada
SILVER— Frank Rommel, Germany
BRONZE— Martins Dukurs, Latvia
Women
GOLD— Mellisa Hollingsworth, Canada
SILVER— Shelley Rudman, Great Britain
BRONZE— Marion Trott, Germany
SKI JUMPING
Normal Hill
Gold—Thomas Morgenstern, Austria
Silver—Wolfgang Loitzl, Austria
Bronze—Adam Malysz, Poland
Large Hill
Gold—Gregor Schlierenzauer, Austria
Silver—Janne Ahonen, Finland
Bronze—Wolfgang Loitzl, Austria
Team event
Gold—Austria
Silver—Finland (Norway in my opinion)
Bronze—Switzerland (Finland)
SNOWBOARDING
Men
Halfpipe
GOLD— Shaun White, United States
SILVER— Iouri Podladtchikov, Switzerland
BRONZE— Kazuhiro Kokubo, Japan
Same pick as mine!
Snowboardcross
GOLD— Pierre Vaultier, France (HUGE FAVOURITE)
SILVER— Nate Holland, United States
BRONZE— Alberto Schiavon, Italy
I take any Canadian for bronze. They are all great, so...
Parallel Giant Slalom
GOLD— Jasey Jay Anderson, Canada
SILVER— Simon Schoch, Switzerland (What??? Matthew Morrison and Michael Lambert, and Austrians Karl and Prommegger are my picks)
BRONZE— Andreas Prommegger, Austria (nice pick)
Women
GOLD— Gretchen Bleiler, United States
SILVER— Kelly Clark, United States
BRONZE— Torah Bright, Australia
I think Hannah Teter will take the bronze!
Snowboardcross
GOLD— Dominique Maltais, Canada (Oh, it would so great! One of my favourite athletes!)
SILVER— Lindsey Jacobellis, United States
BRONZE— Maelle Ricker, Canada
I think Helene Olafsen (Norway) will take the silver and Jacobellis will be out of the podium!
Parallel Giant Slalom
GOLD— Fraenzi Maegert-Kohli, Switzerland (Nicolien Sauerbreij (NED) is my favourite)
SILVER— Alena Zavarzina, Russia (Alexa Loo or Kimiko Zakreski)
BRONZE— Doris Guenther, Austria (or Marion Kreiner)
SPEEDSKATING
Men
500
GOLD— Lee Kyou-Hyuk, South Korea
SILVER— Joji Kato, Japan
BRONZE— Tucker Fredricks, United States (Kang-Seok Lee is my pick)
1,000
GOLD— Shani Davis, United States
SILVER— Mark Tuitert, Netherlands (Lee)
BRONZE— Lee Kyou-Hyuk, South Korea (Wotherspoon for the bronze)
1,500
GOLD— Shani Davis, United States
SILVER— Denny Morrison, Canada (Enrico Fabris instead)
BRONZE— Chad Hedrick, United States
5,000
GOLD— Sven Kramer, Netherlands
SILVER— Enrico Fabris, Italy
BRONZE— Ivan Skobrev, Russia
10,000
GOLD— Sven Kramer, Netherlands
SILVER— Bob de Jong, Netherlands
BRONZE— Havard Bokko, Norway (maybe Alexis Contin will will the bronze for France, I would like if he could win the gold and beat Kramer, it will bo so interesting)
Team Pursuit
GOLD— Netherlands
SILVER— Italy (no, it won't happen again I think - they won gold in Turin - Canada is my pick)
BRONZE— Canada (Norway)
Women
500
GOLD— Jenny Wolf, Germany
SILVER— Wang Beixing, China
BRONZE— Annette Gerritsen, Netherlands (Sang-Hwa Lee (KOR) is my pick)
1,000
GOLD— Christine Nesbitt, Canada
SILVER— Annette Gerritsen, Netherlands
BRONZE— Monique Angermueller, Germany
Anni Friesinger-Postma will be on the podium I think!
1,500
GOLD— Christine Nesbitt, Canada
SILVER— Kristina Groves, Canada
BRONZE— Ireen Wust, Netherlands
Agree!
3,000
GOLD— Martina Sablikova, Czech Republic
SILVER— Stephanie Beckert, Germany
BRONZE— Ireen Wust, Netherlands
Agree again, but Groves could win a medal!
5,000
GOLD— Martina Sablikova, Czech Republic
SILVER— Kristina Groves, Canada (my pick is Clara Hughes)
BRONZE— Stephanie Beckert, Germany
Team Pursuit
GOLD— Canada
SILVER— Germany (Netherlands)
BRONZE— Netherlands (Germany)
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Posted 01 February 2010 - 08:50 PM
3 podium sweeps will occur at these games.
Germany will sweep Women's Luge
Canada will sweep Women's 1500m Speedskating
United States will sweep Women's Snowboard pipe
Those three will occur.
27 medals for the U.S. looks about right. But replace Tim Burke (are you kidding me??) with Belbin and Agosto on the Ice Dance podium. North Americans will dominate that event and we'll put 2 on the podium along with the Canadians.
Otherwise all else looks good.
Germany will sweep Women's Luge
Canada will sweep Women's 1500m Speedskating
United States will sweep Women's Snowboard pipe
Those three will occur.
27 medals for the U.S. looks about right. But replace Tim Burke (are you kidding me??) with Belbin and Agosto on the Ice Dance podium. North Americans will dominate that event and we'll put 2 on the podium along with the Canadians.
Otherwise all else looks good.
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Posted 02 February 2010 - 02:52 AM
These lists don't really take into account any major suprises. There will be some!
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Posted 02 February 2010 - 02:58 AM
Do you have a link to the associated press medal predictions?
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