Medal Prospects for Team Canada for the Rest of the Games?

[orangeman 2,460]

Just thinking about things (since NOTHING is going on right now and work is boring). 

 

Not jinxing anything, but Kim Boutin has a great chance at tying Oleksiak and De Grasse for most medals by a Canadian here in Italy. She stands at 5 now, and has shots in the 500 and the women's relay. She could also tie or surpass Hamelin and Klassen as the most decorated Winter Olympians. I guess you don't get chatter unless you have a gold (and she could still get one). 

 

Dubois also has a chance to do the same, but not getting out of the heats in the 1000 today hurt those chances. 

 

Something to keep an eye on, anyway. 

[james89 920]

5 minutes ago, orangeman said:

Just thinking about things (since NOTHING is going on right now and work is boring). 

 

Not jinxing anything, but Kim Boutin has a great chance at tying Oleksiak and De Grasse for most medals by a Canadian here in Italy. She stands at 5 now, and has shots in the 500 and the women's relay. She could also tie or surpass Hamelin and Klassen as the most decorated Winter Olympians. I guess you don't get chatter unless you have a gold (and she could still get one). 

 

Dubois also has a chance to do the same, but not getting out of the heats in the 1000 today hurt those chances. 

 

Something to keep an eye on, anyway. 

That's why I mentioned their medal totals in the Day 4 thread....some exciting stuff but let's not get ahead of ourselves.

[Josh 12,369]

1 hour ago, orangeman said:

I'm satisfied with where Canada is with medals. I was hopeful for a curling bronze, but Maltais and Oldham coming through on their mid-long-shots make up for it. Canada could have won gold today, but they could have just as easily not have medaled at all, so a silver is perfectly fine right now. 

 

They're looking good in moguls and figure skating, too. Some disappointing results besides medals in ski jumping and x-country skiing. 

 

Thursday is make or break. Some really good shots at medals, including some golds. We'll see how the curling teams are going, and it's the first game for the men's hockey team, too. 

 

I know because of the slow schedule for Canada we're getting antsy, but it'll all be worth it when the medals start to flood in later. I hope. 

Agree with mostly everything, but you can't say Oldham was a mid-long shot, I'd say she was among the favourites. She's been so consistent. 

 

Gilles/Porier are looking good, as is the rest of the team, but the judges are probably going to screw us over. The British judge gave Fear/Gibson an inflated score, and ... for the Canadians a score 3 and 1/2 points lower than any of the others judges, can't tell me this isn't judges being judges.  (Canadian judge gave the Britts their second highest score)

Edited 2 hours ago by Josh