Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022 Early Predictions

[rafalgorka 1,813]

Let's get it started, day by day.

 

My early thoughts:

Subject to change :-)

 

Day 1 Saturday Feb 5th

 

SPEED SKATING - W 3000m

 

1. Irene Schouten NED

2. Isabelle Weidemann CAN

3. Antoinette de Jong NED

 

SHORT TRACK - Mixed Team Relay

 

1. China

2. Netherlands

3. Canada

 

SKI JUMPING - W Individual NH

 

1. Marita Kramer AUT

2. Katharina Althaus GER

3. Ema Klinec SLO

 

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - W 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon

 

1. Therese Johaug NOR

2. Frida Karlsson SWE

3. Heidi Weng NOR

 

BIATHLON - Mixed Relay

 

1. France

2. Norway

3. Sweden

 

FREESTYLE SKIING - M Moguls

 

1. Mikael Kingsbury CAN

2. Ikuma Horishima JPN

3. Daichi Hara JPN

 

Medal table 6/109

 

1. Canada 1-1-1 --- 3

1. Netherlands 1-1-1 --- 3

1. Norway 1-1-1 --- 3

4. Austria 1-0-0 --- 1

4. China 1-0-0 --- 1

4. France 1-0-0 --- 1

7. Japan 0-1-1 --- 2

7. Sweden 0-1-1 --- 2

9. Germany 0-1-0 --- 1

10. Slovenia 0-0-1 --- 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[intoronto 6,644]

my prediction: Canada will have its worst result since 2006... 

[Ted 143]

9 hours ago, rafalgorka said:

Let's get it started, day by day.

 

My early thoughts:

Subject to change :-)

 

Day 1 Saturday Feb 5th

 

SPEED SKATING - W 3000m

 

1. Irene Schouten NED

2. Isabelle Weidemann CAN

3. Antoinette de Jong NED

 

SHORT TRACK - Mixed Team Relay

 

1. China

2. Netherlands

3. Canada

 

SKI JUMPING - W Individual NH

 

1. Marita Kramer AUT

2. Katharina Althaus GER

3. Ema Klinec SLO

 

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING - W 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon

 

1. Therese Johaug NOR

2. Frida Karlsson SWE

3. Heidi Weng NOR

 

BIATHLON - Mixed Relay

 

1. France

2. Norway

3. Sweden

 

FREESTYLE SKIING - M Moguls

 

1. Mikael Kingsbury CAN

2. Ikuma Horishima JPN

3. Daichi Hara JPN

 

Medal table 6/109

 

1. Canada 1-1-1 --- 3

1. Netherlands 1-1-1 --- 3

1. Norway 1-1-1 --- 3

4. Austria 1-0-0 --- 1

4. China 1-0-0 --- 1

4. France 1-0-0 --- 1

7. Japan 0-1-1 --- 2

7. Sweden 0-1-1 --- 2

9. Germany 0-1-0 --- 1

10. Slovenia 0-0-1 --- 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In women's cross-country skiathlon, I predict⬇️

 

1. Frida Karlsson SWE

2. Jessica Diggins USA

3. Therese Johaug OR Heidi Weng NOR

[Vic Liu 1,699]

My early prediction of China. It's a relatively optimistic version as the host. I may update the prediction when most skiing world cups finished.

 

• Speed Skating 2 medals (1 gold)

          - Men's 500m and 1500m

• Short Track Speed Skating 6 medals (3 golds)

          - Men's 500m/1000m/1500m, Men/Women/Mixed Relay

• Figure Skating 1 medal (1 gold)

          - Pairs

• Curling 1 medal

          - Women's Team

• Skeleton 1 medal

          - Men's Skeleton

• Freestyle Skiing 6 medals (3 golds)

          - Men/Women/Mixed Aerials, Women's Halfpipe/Slopestyle/Big Air

• Snowboarding 2 medals (1 gold)

          - Men's Big Air and Women's Halfpipe

 

Total 19 medals and 9 golds

[hckošice 15,876]

17 minutes ago, Vic Liu said:

My early prediction of China. It's a relatively optimistic version as the host. I may update the prediction when most skiing world cups finished.

 

• Speed Skating 2 medals (1 gold)

          - Men's 500m and 1500m

• Short Track Speed Skating 6 medals (3 golds)

          - Men's 500m/1000m/1500m, Men/Women/Mixed Relay

• Figure Skating 1 medal (1 gold)

          - Pairs

• Curling 1 medal

          - Women's Team

• Skeleton 1 medal

          - Men's Skeleton

• Freestyle Skiing 6 medals (3 golds)

          - Men/Women/Mixed Aerials, Women's Halfpipe/Slopestyle/Big Air

• Snowboarding 2 medals (1 gold)

          - Men's Big Air and Women's Halfpipe

 

Total 19 medals and 9 golds

9 Golds (which is not so unrealistic I must admit) will certainly put China in the top 4 of the final medal standing which would be absolutely prodigious, marvelous, crazy but truly admirable achievement.

[Vic Liu 1,699]

37 minutes ago, hckošice said:

9 Golds (which is not so unrealistic I must admit) will certainly put China in the top 4 of the final medal standing which would be absolutely prodigious, marvelous, crazy but truly admirable achievement.

I must admit 9 golds is an optimistic estimate. The official expectation is 6 golds but I insist my prediction (there are many events by scoring you know).

[hckošice 15,876]

27 minutes ago, Vic Liu said:

I must admit 9 golds is an optimistic estimate. The official expectation is 6 golds but I insist my prediction (there are many events by scoring you know).

I do believe Gu Ailing will have huge home Olympics, also Aerials can very well end by a complete golds sweep for China. I have no idea about Speed Skating to be fair, this is probably the sole WOG sport I have currently zero knowledge about current situations so I will believe in your prediction here

 

My biggest concern is about Short Track, this is so unpredictable sport with tones of penalties during the races, that it can perfectly end by your prediction of 6 medals (3 golds) but also somehow without a single one as well

 

You know that I am mostly interested on hockey, which usually mostly steals all my attentions during the WOG watching/analyzing/living all games so I am more interesting how your team(s) will perform there. I hope given the circumstances it will at the end fulfills the main purpose of this whole project, to help growing the popularity of the sport in China and it will not be just a one event episode like many are affraid of.

 

However good luck to all your olympic team, it is always good for the games themselves when a "relatively" small () winter sports country do very good at home WOG.

[Swewi 466]

I Believe in a record performance by Sweden.

 

1 gold and 2-3 medals in curling

2 golds in speed skating 

2 gold in biathlon (6-7 medals)

3 golds in XC skiing and another 2 medals.

1 gold in ski cross

1-2 medal in ice hockey or other freestyle events or alpine.

 

 

 

[Ted 143]

48 minutes ago, Swewi said:

I Believe in a record performance by Sweden.

 

1 gold and 2-3 medals in curling

2 golds in speed skating 

2 gold in biathlon (6-7 medals)

3 golds in XC skiing and another 2 medals.

1 gold in ski cross

1-2 medal in ice hockey or other freestyle events or alpine.

 

 

 

I can't see how Sweden will win fewer than 9-10 golds and not set a new record for total number of medals won at a single WOG (20-25 is my current prediction)

[Federer91 3,089]

Any nation, not named The Netherlands, predicting to win gold medals in speed skating is very optimistic