Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022 Early Predictions

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Great forecast by @Topicmaster1010!!!

 

I'm very happy to see that France has a real chance to be in TOP 7!!!! Though the number of athletes is less than at 2018 Olympics, in 2022  has real chances in many events!

 

p.s. I think that Perrine Laffont and Tess Ledeux deserve more than just silver medals

[hckošice 14,830]

Gracenote last predictions. 

 

still using that stupid ranking by total amount of medals...

 

but, however

 

4 medals for Czechia (2 of them golds)

 

and

 

3 Medals for   I´ll take it. where we can sign ?

 

[orangeman 1,989]

On 12/23/2021 at 7:06 PM, Topicmaster1010 said:

*Long Post Alert!!!*

 

Alright, guess I'm posting everything at once. So I had some free time so I figured I might as well try to make predictions for each event. These are mostly based on this years world cup results and last years world championships. Please keep in mind that my knowledge of alpine skiing and the nordic sports (besides biathlon) isn't the greatest so any advice would be appreciated. Most events were mostly straight forward to predict but a lot of the events (especially in biathlon, short track, and some freestyle skiing and snowboard events) have been very unpredictable this year so that made my job a lot harder. A lot of the events also don't have too much data so far this year so I'll update the predictions once more events are finished.

 

 

Alpine Skiing

	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
M Downhill	Matthias MAYER	Vincent KRIECHMAYR	Beat FEUZ
M Super-G	Aleksander Aamodt KILDE	Marco ODERMATT	Vincent KRIECHMAYR
M Giant Slalom	Marco ODERMATT	Henrik KRISTOFFERSEN	Luca DE ALIPRANDINI
M Slalom	Clement NOEL	Sebastian FOSS-SOLEVAAG	Kristoffer JAKOBSEN
M Alpine Combined	Alexis PINTURAULT	Marco SCHWARZ	Loic MEILLARD
W Downhill	Sofia GOGGIA	Breezy JOHNSON	Corinne SUTER
W Super-G	Sofia GOGGIA	Lara GUT-BEHRAMI	Mikaela SHIFFRIN
W Giant Slalom	Mikaela SHIFFRIN	Lara GUT-BEHRAMI	Petra VLHOVA
W Slalom	Petra VLHOVA	Mikaela SHIFFRIN	Katharina LIENSBERGER
W Alpine Combined	Mikaela SHIFFRIN	Petra VLHOVA	Michelle GISIN
Team Event	Norway	Austria	Switzerland

 

Biathlon

 

	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
M Individual	Sturla Holm LAEGREID	Johannes Thingnes BOE	Quentin FILLON MAILLET
M Sprint	Sebastian SAMUELSSON	Johannes Thingnes BOE	Emilien JACQUELIN
M Pursuit	Quentin FILLON MAILLET	Vetle Sjaastad CHRISTIANSEN	Sebastian SAMUELSSON
M Mass Start	Quentin FILLON MAILLET	Emilien JACQUELIN	Sturla Holm LAEGREID
M Relay	Norway	France	ROC
W Individual	Marketa DAVIDOVA	Lisa Theresa HAUSER	Hanna OEBERG
W Sprint	Elvira OEBERG	Hanna SOLA	Marte Olsbu ROEISELAND
W Pursuit	Marte Olsbu ROEISELAND	Elvira OEBERG	Dzinara ALIMBEKAVA
W Mass Start	Marte Olsbu ROEISELAND	Elvira OEBERG	Julia SIMON
W Relay	Sweden	France	Norway
Mixed Relay	France	Norway	Sweden

 

Bobsleigh

 

	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
Two-Man	Francesco FRIEDRICH	Johannes LOCHNER	Rostislav GAITIUKEVICH
Four-Man	Francesco FRIEDRICH	Brad HALL	Justin KRIPPS
W Monobob	Laura NOLTE	Kaillie HUMPHRIES	Cynthia APPIAH
Two-Woman	Laura NOLTE	Mariama JAMANKA	Christine DE BRUIN

 

Cross-Country Skiing

 

	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
M Ind. Sprint	Johannes Hoesflot KLAEBO	Haavard Solaas TAUGBOEL	Richard JOUVE
M 15km	Hans Christer HOLUND	Simen Hegstad KRUEGER	Iivo NISKANEN
M Skiathlon	Alexander BOLSHUNOV	Simen Hegstad KRUEGER	Sjur ROETHE
M 50km	Simen Hegstad KRUEGER	Alexander BOLSHUNOV	Hans Christer HOLUND
M Team Sprint	Norway	ROC	Italy
M Relay	Norway	ROC	Italy
W Ind. Sprint	Maja DAHLQVIST	Jonna SUNDLING	Anamarija LAMPIC
W 10km	Frida KARLSSON	Therese JOHAUG	Katharina HENNIG
W Skiathlon	Therese JOHAUG	Frida KARLSSON	Ebba ANDERSSON
W 30km	Therese JOHAUG	Frida KARLSSON	Heidi WENG
W Team Sprint	Sweden	United States	Switzerland
W Relay	Sweden	ROC	Norway

 

Curling

 

	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
Men's	Great Britain	Canada	Sweden
Women's	Switzerland	Sweden	ROC
Mixed Doubles	Great Britain	Norway	Canada

 

Figure Skating

 

	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
Men's	Nathan CHEN	Shoma UNO	Yuzuru HANYU
Women's	Kamila VALIEVA	Anna SHCHERBAKOVA	Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA
Pairs	SUI/HAN	TARASOVA/MOROZOV	MISHINA/GALLIAMOV
Ice Dance	PAPADAKIS/CIZERON	SINITSINA/KATSALAPOV	CHOCK/BATES
Team Event	ROC	United States	Japan

 

Freestyle Skiing

 

	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
M Aerials	Maxim BUROV	Noe ROTH	JIA Zongyang
M Moguls	Mikael KINGSBURY	Ikuma HORISHIMA	Benjamin CAVET
M Ski Cross	Bastien MIDOL	Ryan REGEZ	Terence TCHIKNAVORIAN
M Halfpipe	Nico PORTEOUS	Birk IRVING	Brendan MACKAY
M Slopestyle	Andri RAGETTLI	Birk RUUD	Colby STEVENSON
M Big Air	Matej SVANCER	Alexander HALL	Birk RUUD
W Aerials	XU Mengtao	KONG Fanyu	Laura PEEL
W Moguls	Jakara ANTHONY	Perrine LAFFONT	Anri KAWAMURA
W Ski Cross	Sandra NAESLUND	Fanny SMITH	Marielle THOMPSON
W Halfpipe	GU Ailing	Rachael KARKER	Kelly SILDARU
W Slopestyle	Kelly SILDARU	GU Ailing	Mathilde GREMAUD
W Big Air	GU Ailing	Tess LEDEUX	Sarah HOEFFLIN
Mixed Team Aerials	China	ROC	Ukraine

 

Ice Hockey

 

	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
Men's	ROC	Finland	Canada
Women's	Canada	United States	Finland

Luge

 

	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
M Singles	Johannes LUDWIG	Felix LOCH	Wolfgang KINDL
W Singles	Julia TAUBITZ	Madeleine EGLE	Natalie GEISENBERGER
M Doubles	STEU/KOLLER	EGGERT/BENECKEN	SICS/SICS
Team Relay	Germany	Austria	Latvia

 

Nordic Combined

 

	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
Ind. NH/10km	Jarl-Magnus RIIBER	Vinzenz GEIGER	Ilkka HEROLA
Ind. LH/10km	Jarl-Magnus RIIBER	Johannes LAMPARTER	Eric FRENZEL
Team LH/Relay	Norway	Germany	Austria

 

Short Track Speed Skating

 

	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
M 500m	WU Dajing	LIU Shaolin Sandor	REN Ziwei
M 1000m	HWANG Dae-heon	Pascal DION	Semen ELISTRATOV
M 1500m	REN Ziwei	Semen ELISTRATOV	PARK Jang-hyuk
M 5000m Relay	Canada	South Korea	China
W 500m	Kim BOUTIN	Arianna FONTANA	Natalia MALISZEWSKA
W 1000m	Suzanne SCHULTING	CHOI Min-jeong	Kristen SANTOS
W 1500m	Suzanne SCHULTING	LEE Yu-bin	Courtney SARAULT
W 3000m Relay	Netherlands	Canada	China
Mixed 2000m Relay	China	Netherlands	South Korea

 

Skeleton

 

	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
Men's	Christopher GROTHEER	Axel JUNGK	GENG Wenqiang
Women's	Tina HERMANN	Elena NIKITINA	Kimberley BOS

 

Ski Jumping

 

	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
M Ind. NH	Karl GEIGER	Halvor Egner GRANERUD	Anze LANISEK
M Ind. LH	Karl GEIGER	Ryoyu KOBAYASHI	Halvor Egner GRANERUD
M Team LH	Germany	Austria	Norway
W Ind. NH	Marita KRAMER	Katharina ALTHAUS	Ursa BOGATAJ
Mixed Team NH	Austria	Slovenia	Germany

 

Snowboarding

 

	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
M Parallel Giant Slalom	LEE Sang-ho	Stefan BAUMEISTER	Dmitry LOGINOV
M Snowboard Cross	Alessandro HAEMMERLE	Nick BAUMGARTNER	Eliot GRONDIN
M Halfpipe	Yuto TOTSUKA	Ruka HIRANO	Scotty JAMES
M Slopestyle	Marcus KLEVELAND	Red GERARD	Sebastien TOUTANT
M Big Air	SU Yiming	Max PARROT	Marcus KLEVELAND
W Parallel Giant Slalom	Ester LEDECKA	Sofia NADYRSHINA	Ramona Theresia HOFMEISTER
W Snowboard Cross	Charlotte BANKES	Michela MOIOLI	Belle BROCKHOFF
W Halfpipe	Chloe KIM	CAI Xuetong	Queralt CASTELLET
W Slopestyle	Jamie ANDERSON	Zoi SADOWSKI-SYNNOTT	Tess COADY
W Big Air	Anna GASSER	Reira IWABUCHI	Kokomo MURASE
Mixed Team Snowboard Cross	Italy	France	Australia

 

Speed Skating

 

	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE
M 500m	Laurent DUBREUIL	Tatsuya SHINHAMA	GAO Tingyu
M 1000m	Thomas KROL	Kjeld NUIS	NING Zhongyan
M 1500m	NING Zhongyan	Joey MANTIA	Thomas KROL
M 5000m	Nils VAN DER POEL	Patrick ROEST	Ted-Jan BLOEMEN
M 10000m	Nils VAN DER POEL	Jorrit BERGSMA	Ted-Jan BLOEMEN
M Mass Start	Bart SWINGS	Ruslan ZAKHAROV	Joey MANTIA
M Team Pursuit	United States	Norway	Netherlands
W 500m	Erin JACKSON	Nao KODAIRA	Angelina GOLIKOVA
W 1000m	Brittany BOWE	Miho TAKAGI	Nao KODAIRA
W 1500m	Miho TAKAGI	Brittany BOWE	Ayano SATO
W 3000m	Irene SCHOUTEN	Francesca LOLLOBRIGIDA	Isabelle WEIDEMANN
W 5000m	Irene SCHOUTEN	Isabelle WEIDEMANN	Ragne WIKLUND
W Mass Start	Ivanie BLONDIN	Francesca LOLLOBRIGIDA	Irene SCHOUTEN
W Team Pursuit	Japan	Canada	Netherlands

 

Medal Table

 

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Norway	17	14	12	43
2	Germany	12	9	5	26
3	Sweden	10	6	6	22
4	China	10	3	7	20
5	United States	8	12	5	25
6	Austria	7	8	4	19
7	France	7	6	6	19
8	Canada	6	7	13	26
9	Netherlands	6	4	5	15
10	ROC	5	12	8	25
11	Japan	3	8	6	17
12	Switzerland	3	6	8	17
13	Italy	3	4	3	10
14	Great Britain	3	1	0	4
15	South Korea	2	3	2	7
16	Czechia	2	0	0	2
17	Slovakia	1	1	1	3
18	New Zealand	1	1	0	2
19	Australia	1	0	5	6
20	Estonia	1	0	1	2
21	Belgium	1	0	0	1
22	Finland	0	1	3	4
22	Slovenia	0	1	3	4
24	Belarus	0	1	1	2
25	Hungary	0	1	0	1
26	Latvia	0	0	2	2
27	Ukraine	0	0	1	1
27	Poland	0	0	1	1
27	Spain	0	0	1	1

Wow, great job.  Nitpicking, but I disagree about Canada's chances at curling.  I know our rinks dropped the ball in 2018 and the rest of the world is catching up, but I don't see Jennifer Jones missing the podium.  She is the only female skip to go undefeated at the Olympics (2014), and her third is the defending champ in the mixed event from 2018.  They're both big game performers.  Mixed doubles, who knows especially since Canada had to cancel their trials and the team will just be selected.  

 

Everything else looks good for Canada, although I might argue freestyle and snowboarding are underrepresented.  But those sports can be unpredictable, especially this year.  I'd be very happy with those speed skating results, both long and short track (though I hope Canada comes through in the new mixed relay).  At the end of the day, the total medals are realistic, though I'd hope for more golds.  

 

Great job!  Better than the official outlets.  

[rafalgorka 1,530]

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Some medal contenders among them, I guess

[hckošice 14,830]

4 hours ago, rafalgorka said:

https://olympics.com/en/news/one-month-to-go-the-30-youngsters-to-watch-at-beijing-2022?displayAsWebView=true&displayAsWebViewlight=true&AnonymousID=2cee8a8d-6f0f-4c1f-81b7-fb3fe380d503

 

Some medal contenders among them, I guess

Should be exiting to watch her that´s sure, but first she have to qualify, wait... all her event have to qualify first

 

Now try to explain to a Totallympian how is possible that at the Olympics website works someone who does not even know that W Nordic Combined is not in the program

 

Nordic Combined

• Gyda Westvold Hansen (NOR), 19

Since missing out on the podium at the YOG Lausanne 2020 where she finished fourth, the Norwegian won the 2021 world championships, and is the current World Cup yellow bib.

[intoronto 5,641]

30 minutes ago, hckošice said:

Should be exiting to watch her that´s sure, but first she have to qualify, wait... all her event have to qualify first

 

Now try to explain to a Totallympian how is possible that at the Olympics website works someone who does not even know that W Nordic Combined is not in the program

 

Nordic Combined

• Gyda Westvold Hansen (NOR), 19

Since missing out on the podium at the YOG Lausanne 2020 where she finished fourth, the Norwegian won the 2021 world championships, and is the current World Cup yellow bib.

They literally hire most writers from India (cheap labour) that probably don't know anything about the sport lmao

[OlympicsFan 858]

8 hours ago, hckošice said:

Should be exiting to watch her that´s sure, but first she have to qualify, wait... all her event have to qualify first

 

Now try to explain to a Totallympian how is possible that at the Olympics website works someone who does not even know that W Nordic Combined is not in the program

 

Nordic Combined

• Gyda Westvold Hansen (NOR), 19

Since missing out on the podium at the YOG Lausanne 2020 where she finished fourth, the Norwegian won the 2021 world championships, and is the current World Cup yellow bib.

Overall the List isn‘t Too Bad in my opinion, although i would have picked different Athletes in Some disciplines, for Example Stolz/Wiklund in Speed Skating or Vinatzer in men‘s alpine Skiing.

[OlympicsFan 858]

8 hours ago, intoronto said:

They literally hire most writers from India (cheap labour) that probably don't know anything about the sport lmao

This is sad to Hear, But not surprising. Meanwhile IOC Officials fly with private jets and demand the Most expansive hotel Rooms.

[hckošice 14,830]

On 12/31/2021 at 12:57 PM, hckošice said:

Gracenote last predictions. 

 

still using that stupid ranking by total amount of medals...

 

but, however

 

4 medals for Czechia (2 of them golds)

 

and

 

3 Medals for   I´ll take it. where we can sign ?

 

and here are the newest predictions.

 

Now it is reaching really to the sci-fi spheres   they for the first time in their predictions predict also a gold for Slovakia.  1-1-1, All 3 medals are apparently predicted to be won by Vlhová (the silver and bronze not being specified in which events, gold in Slalom), ehm....

 

Well, maybe better to take a big breath and caaaaaalmly return a bit on earth haha,

any medal for us would be something huge and so unusual, Remember at the last 2 WOG Slovakia won in total 4 medals and ALL OF THEM were won only by Nastya Kuzmina. Slovakia since the independence won only 8 WOG medals (6 by Kuzmina) and only 1 of them was not from biathlon, the legendary Bradburyesque Torino 2006 Rado Židek silver

 

So just let the thing doing naturally its way. Making enormous pressures etc never helped to anyone. Petra herself know what she want, all her season (maybe carrers) goals aimed for this February. As she keep repeating to the medias again and again all the team worked so extremely hard and now they have just to hope and pray to avoid Covid and injuries, she has just to stay calm, focused on her work and skiing and that dreamed medal for Slovakia can become a reality

 

if she manages to do it, then I am convinced that one day she will be elected the president of the country lol

 

[Ted 141]

23 minutes ago, hckošice said:

and here are the newest predictions.

 

Now it is reaching really to the sci-fi spheres   they for the first time in their predictions predict also a gold for Slovakia.  1-1-1, All 3 medals are apparently predicted to be won by Vlhová (the silver and bronze not being specified in which events, gold in Slalom), ehm....

 

Well, maybe better to take a big breath and caaaaaalmly return a bit on earth haha,

any medal for us would be something huge and so unusual, Remember at the last 2 WOG Slovakia won in total 4 medals and ALL OF THEM were won only by Nastya Kuzmina. Slovakia since the independence won only 8 WOG medals (6 by Kuzmina) and only 1 of them was not from biathlon, the legendary Bradburyesque Torino 2006 Rado Židek silver

 

So just let the thing doing naturally its way. Making enormous pressures etc never helped to anyone. Petra herself know what she want, all her season (maybe carrers) goals aimed for this February. As she keep repeating to the medias again and again all the team worked so extremely hard and now they have just to hope and pray to avoid Covid and injuries, she has just to stay calm, focused on her work and skiing and that dreamed medal for Slovakia can become a reality

 

if she manages to do it, then I am convinced that one day she will be elected the president of the country lol

 

To my mind, Petra winning 2 or 3 medals (incl. at least 1 gold) is highly likely unless sth goes terribly wrong. Come on, try to be a bit less cautious and more optimistic, please.