Faster Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Biathlon: 5 men, 5 women; improvement of 2 over Sochi Curling: 1 women's team, would take a miracle for the men to not qualify Figure Skating: 3 pairs; looking good to send 3 ladies, 3 ice dance and probably 2 men unless Chan get get into the top 2. Hockey: men's and women's team. It is hockey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Canada qualified 10 in biathlon for 2014 as well, but Biathlon Canada only sent 4 per gender. The fifth athlete is usually a reserve anyways. Both speed skating/cross-country skiing will see less athletes this time around. Only 7 women have the a standard right now for cc skiing. Also the mixed doubles team in curling stands in qualification spot right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted March 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 A little surprised by speed skating since the consensus is that Canada is sending a stronger team to Pyeonchang then was sent to Sochi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Here's hoping both Canadian ladies holds it together and be on the podium. The free skate has been Osmond's nemesis this season. Hope she pulls through. As for the men 2 scenarios to get 3: Chan remains third while kevin moves up to 10th or Patrick moves up to 2nd and Kevin moves up to 11 or 13. If they can get higher placements, the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 make that 3 Canadian ladies single skaters for PyeongChang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 19 hours ago, Faster said: A little surprised by speed skating since the consensus is that Canada is sending a stronger team to Pyeonchang then was sent to Sochi. Yes but the overall strength is weak. We have only 2-3 athletes that could medal (Bloeman, De Haitre and Blondin). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted April 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 So 17 skaters in figure skating. Highest qualified nation and given the results Canada should be favoured for the Team Trophy. Chan needs to clean up his long program and D/R need to recover and rework their programs to be more inline with the judging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 Radford is injured. At least the injury happened now not during the Olympic season. Let's hope Liubov Ilyushechkina gets her citizenship on time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted April 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Canada qualified in mixed curling today. That is going to be some interesting qualification. I am pretty sure the Canadian curling association is going to discourage someone from qualifying in both. But you will have a lot of disappointed curlers come December looking at the mixed qualification in January as their Olympic chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted November 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 (edited) Bored, so I thought I'd update this. Predictions are that Canada will win 31 medals, but only 5 gold (one of those is men's hockey so take that with a grain of salt). Canada is maxed out in freestyle skiing. Stupid FIS qualification system. Utter nonsense. Final roaster is set for the curling trials. On the men's side I'd be happiest with McEwen or Jacobs, but think that any one of McEwen, Jacobs, Gushue or Koe are good enough to win. Women's side, it has to be Homan or Jones. No other rink can compete with the depth of the women's field. Edited November 15, 2017 by Faster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Also Canada will qualify a full short track team of five men and five women. The team was announced a while ago:http://www.speedskating.ca/news-and-info/news/canadian-short-track-speed-skating-team-named-for-pyeongchang-2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted November 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Figured short track would be a given. Canada needs a much better performance from that team this time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 12 hours ago, Faster said: Figured short track would be a given. Canada needs a much better performance from that team this time around. Early world cup performances are promising. The depth in the sport has never been like this before so not sure what to expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Rachel Homan and Kevin Koe will be Canada's 2 curling teams. Also in speed skating Canada qualified the maximum number of athletes in each event, except the men's mass start (1, with the max. being 2). The current projected team size is 223. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted December 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 Not very happy with Koe. But at least he is a good contender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted December 21, 2017 Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 Canada's luge team has 8 athletes, including 2016 Youth Olympic medalists, Watts (bronze) and Apshkrum (gold) A good mix of veterans and youth, hopefully a first ever luge medal this time after finishing in fourth in 3 of four events in Sochi. Luge team announcement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 Spoke too soon! Russia is stripped of its team relay medal, meaning Canada is upgraded to bronze. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/canada-luge-gains-olympic-bronze-sochi-1.4462106 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted December 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 I think all four of them would say that it is more important to physical win a medal in Korea than take the Sochi reallocation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durban Sandshark Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 Poutine? Team Canada 2018 Olympic gear? Come get some at the Pyeongchang Canada House! And it's open to everyone this time! Man, I wanna go just for that! http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/canada-olympic-house-2018-1.4477963 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted January 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 I am super excited about these Olympics. Canadian performances could be huge A Canadian could win two golds in speed skating for the first time since Gaetan Boucher in 1984 A Canadian could win medals in the distance events in speed skating in forever (or never before) Humphreys could become the first Canadian ever to defend her gold medal twice. Charles Hamlin could become the most decorated Canadian Olympian ever. First male medal in cross country skiing First Canadians to win two curling medals. Just so much to look forward to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 I am a bit more pessimistic... but I am hoping for the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted January 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 I don't know what there is to be pessimistic about. There are a bunch of new events that Canada is a medal contender in. Sending our strongest teams in a generation in a couple of sports. I don't see Canada winning 9 medals in freestyle skiing again, but 4 to 6 is a good bet. Canada staying in the mid 20's with a good showing compared to the USA, Norway and Germany and it will be a success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 On 12/01/2018 at 1:59 AM, Faster said: I don't know what there is to be pessimistic about. There are a bunch of new events that Canada is a medal contender in. Sending our strongest teams in a generation in a couple of sports. I don't see Canada winning 9 medals in freestyle skiing again, but 4 to 6 is a good bet. Canada staying in the mid 20's with a good showing compared to the USA, Norway and Germany and it will be a success. As in there isn't as many gold medal faves... so it might drop the team down the table. For ex. Humphries finished 9th! today at the world cup. Anyways my predictions: Alpine skiing: 0 medals likely, maybe 1 by luck. Biathlon: 0 medals likely, maybe 1 by luck Bobsleigh: 2 medals (one men's and one women's) Cross-country skiing: 0 medals likely, maybe 1 by luck Curling: 3 medals, anything less would be a real shock. Figure skating: Team medal, ice dance and perhaps Osmond in the women's event. 3 medals. Freestyle skiing: 2 moguls medals, one in women's ski cross, one in slopestyle, one in halfpipe. 5 total. Hockey: 2 medals (hard to gauge though) Luge: 2 medals (one women's and one relay) Nordic Combined: Not competing in the sport, so 0. Skeleton: 0 medals likely, maybe 1 by luck Ski jumping: 0 medals Short track: 2 relay medals, Hamelin with an individual medal, the women with one individual medal. 4 medals. Snowboarding: 2 medals in men's slopestyle and 2 medals in big air. 4 total. Speed skating: I think Bloeman will win 2 medals, a women's medal (likely Blondin) and maybe another one from the men. So 3-4. Total: 32-37 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted January 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 (edited) 15 hours ago, intoronto said: As in there isn't as many gold medal faves... so it might drop the team down the table. For ex. Humphries finished 9th! today at the world cup. Anyways my predictions: Alpine skiing: 0 medals likely, maybe 1 by luck. Biathlon: 0 medals likely, maybe 1 by luck Bobsleigh: 2 medals (one men's and one women's) Cross-country skiing: 0 medals likely, maybe 1 by luck Curling: 3 medals, anything less would be a real shock. Figure skating: Team medal, ice dance and perhaps Osmond in the women's event. 3 medals. Freestyle skiing: 2 moguls medals, one in women's ski cross, one in slopestyle, one in halfpipe. 5 total. Hockey: 2 medals (hard to gauge though) Luge: 2 medals (one women's and one relay) Nordic Combined: Not competing in the sport, so 0. Skeleton: 0 medals likely, maybe 1 by luck Ski jumping: 0 medals Short track: 2 relay medals, Hamelin with an individual medal, the women with one individual medal. 4 medals. Snowboarding: 2 medals in men's slopestyle and 2 medals in big air. 4 total. Speed skating: I think Bloeman will win 2 medals, a women's medal (likely Blondin) and maybe another one from the men. So 3-4. Total: 32-37 My guess was 7 to 9 gold and 24 to 30 medals. I wouldn't characterize a medal in skeleton as luck. Rankings say that Canada should be a serious medal contender. Edited January 14, 2018 by Faster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted January 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 Also going to put it other there. I am guessing there is going to be controversy in the selection of the Canadian Figure Skating team. I think they will select Nam Nguyen over Keegan Messing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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