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[Federer91 3,089]

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.

[Josh 11,972]

24 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

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.

Never wanted a prediction to be more right 

[Bailer 103]

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.

[JockCartier 291]

Interesting forecasts, I like 'em!

I think the US wins the most medals, but Norway tops the standings (most golds)... have Germany neck-and-neck with Norway for medals, but fewer gold. 

 

Then have Canada and Italy fighting it out for 4th in 5th

 

Then have Sweden, Austrian, Japan, Netherlands and France rounding out the top ten, with them all within a medal or two of each other.

Of course reality will differ significantly 

Edited January 24 by JockCartier

[Bailer 103]

@hckošice Do you agree with me to some extent, or am I hopelessly dreaming? 

[hckošice 15,875]

7 hours ago, Bailer said:

@hckošice Do you agree with me to some extent, or am I hopelessly dreaming? 

Sure.

An eventual medal would do a lot of good to the country right now, but I am afraid there bigger odds we will return empty handed than we will bring a medal home 

 

- Our biggest star did not compete for 2 years and god know only if she will even start here, plus with bib 19 or 20 is simply impossible to medal anyway

 

- The hockey team let be honest stand no real medal chance against the full NHL squads, medals here are reserved to CAN, USA and very likely SWE

 

- Biathlete, especially Fialková are maybe our darkest horse, but only and only if she will improve her shooting, which, based on her recent performances on the range is quite hard to imagine. Still in a great day she can bring a bronze in the Mass Start for example, she is definitely capable of.. but yeah, require 4 zeros at the range

 

- Ski Mo, until last year was our safe medal. Not sure what happens during the summer, Big nations improved extremely, probably money resulting in better preprations and equipement improvement resulted that our Jagerčíková is still good but just can not keep the rhythm of the french and swiss of this season anymore.

 

Edited January 25 by hckošice

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[Federer91 3,089]

Italia already exceeding expectations  A curling win, leading times in the downhill and luge trainings and now leading in the ice hockey opening match. Can't stop the hosts