Time for more personal and detailed predictions:    will have it hard this time.   I'm trying to stay realistic about our chances. We're not going there as favorites in most events, and deep down I know it would be a big surprise if we suddenly overperformed or even dominated. Still, sports have a beautiful way of ignoring expectations.   We're never predicted to do amazingly well at either edition of the Olympics, so I’m desperately hoping for moments that will stay with everyone in the country for years, whether it's a final that keeps people glued to their screens or a performance that will make us proud. Just one medal could mean so much. It would bring real emotions and something to cheer for to a country that isn’t going through its best period right now. And on the rare occasion of a hockey miracle, celebrations in the streets wouldn't be an oddity.   It all comes down to four sports, the rest are out of reach:   Alpine Skiing is a big mystery, and it will all come down to Petra, whether she'll compete and eventually shock everyone with a heroic result. That's the best-case scenario. Biathlon can be the dark horse, you never know how things turn around. The women's relay is probably our biggest chance, but all four of them need to deliver great performances. As for Ice Hockey, our national sport, I'll always believe in another fairytale. I'll always believe we'll pull off a miracle. Since I wasn't alive yet when we won gold at the World Championships, I can only resort to watching old videos and imagine how amazing it must have been to watch as your country is the champion of the world in something. Best on the planet. Even the silver years later was amazing, but I was too young to actually remember it, so it's time for another hockey euphoria in the country. Ski Mountaineering is a bit overlooked in the media right now, but I believe we have a huge chance of winning a medal in one of the events. Our athletes aren't minnows.   We're a small country, still relatively young. There's not much we're known for in the world, but sports are a perfect way to build a national identity, to stop people from thinking you're still part of a state that ceased to exist decades ago. Doing well in sports is one of the few things these lesser-known countries can show off, not just the ones in Europe.   I'm desperately hoping for a medal, and we all want those two weeks of the Olympics to be amazing and full of unforgettable moments.

Never wanted a prediction to be more right 

Two weeks before the Games officially begin, time to give my final predictions on the medal standings.     will beat  and win the medal table at the WOG for the first time in 100 years. All the (absurd) retirements of elite Norge athletes last season will have its consequences and they will drop to second.    will my bold pick to return to the top 3 after their horrendous Beijing performance, when it comes to Gold medals.     Germany will slip down and will have less than 9 golds for the first time in 50 years. Depending on how the chips fall in some sports, they could even be outside the top 5.   Home team of  will have their best Olympics in some, better than Torino, but it still won't be enough to get into the top 5.

Aruwin Salehhudin (Alpine Skiing)    

Final Standing   Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. Netherlands 5 5(0) 0(0) 40 3 +37 15 Australia 5 3(0) 2(0) 29 21 +8 9 Israel 5 3(1) 2(0) 20 18 +2 8 Serbia 5 2(0) 3(1) 14 19 -5 7 New Zealand 5 1(0) 4(0) 11 44 -33 3 Iceland 5 1(0) 4(0) 15 24 -9 3   The following Nations have qualified for the Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 20 Division II Group A World Championship 2027 Netherlands   The following Nations have qualified for the Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 20 Division II Group B World Championship 2027 Australia Israel New Zealand Serbia   The following Nation has been relegated to the Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 20 Division III Group A World Championship 2027 Iceland

Saturday January 24th, 2026 - Round-Robin Last Day Results (GMT +1)   12:30   Australia  6 - 5  Iceland 16:00   Netherlands  6 - 2  Israel 19:30   Serbia  4 - 3  New Zealand

Luge team forms | Austrian Olympic Committee Luge quota for Winter Games cut by one   Looks like he's doing both based on the articles above.

United States - 232 athletes   Largest winter Olympic team ever by any nation I believe. No official team announcement but all the individual sports teams have been named separately.   Alpine Skiing - 17 Biathlon - 8 Bobsleigh - 14 Cross-Country Skiing - 16 Curling - 11 Figure Skating - 16 Freestyle Skiing - 32 Ice Hockey - 48 Luge - 11 Nordic Combined - 2 Short Track - 8 Skeleton - 4 Ski Jumping - 6 Ski Mountaineering - 2 Snowboarding - 24 Speed Skating - 13   Biathlon Bobsleigh/Skeleton Curling Men Curling Women Curling Mixed Doubles Figure Skating Ice Hockey Ice Hockey Replacement Luge Short Track Skiing Ski Mountaineering Speed Skating      

Sunday January 25th, 2026 - Round-Robin Last Day Schedule (GMT +2)   13:00   Turkiye vs Bosnia and Herzegovina 16:30   Belgium vs Chinese Taipei 20:00   Bulgaria vs Thailand

Saturday January 24th, 2026 - Round-Robin Day 4 Results (GMT +2)   13:00   Turkiye  4 - 5  Chinese Taipei 16:30   Bosnia and Herzegovina  0 - 8  Bulgaria 20:00   Thailand  3 - 7  Belgium   Provisional Standing After Day 4:   1.    12  Promoted to Men´s U20 Division II Group B WCh 2027 ----------------- 2.   8 3.   8 4.   5 5.   3 ----------------- 6.   0  Relegated to Men´s U20 Division III Group B WCh 2027