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

[orangeman 2,850]

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 957]

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 13,425]

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 February 10 by Josh

[Ashes 45]

Okay, after looking over a few of the predictions offered by news outlets, it looks like Mik wasn’t favoured to win gold in the individual event. So I feel a little more calm… for now….

[Ashes 45]

If Canada doesn’t win any gold medals at these Games, or fewer than Beijing, what do you think the response at the organizational/federal level would or should be? How exactly do we fix this?

[Safe Dragonfly 100]

3 hours ago, Ashes said:

If Canada doesn’t win any gold medals at these Games, or fewer than Beijing, what do you think the response at the organizational/federal level would or should be? How exactly do we fix this?

This is my question too. I do think some of our organizations have got to clean house though, especially Hockey Canada.

[Ashes 45]

1 hour ago, Safe Dragonfly said:

This is my question too. I do think some of our organizations have got to clean house though, especially Hockey Canada.

By that, do you mean replacing coaching staff? Or does that also include administrative change? Changes at the leadership level could help, but I'm not sure specifically how.

[Ashes 45]

I’m afraid to ask, but where can medals come from in these final two days? 
 

We know that Canada is guaranteed at 2 more, in men’s hockey and curling, bringing us to 19 (hopefully gold, but that’s a big ask right now).

 

Based on the schedule, these are what I’m thinking are our best shots:

 

Freestyle Skiing

1. Mixed Aerials Team

2. Men’s Ski Cross

3. Women’s Half Pipe

 

Curling

4. Women’s Team

Speed Skating

5. Men’s Mass Start

6. Women’s Mass Start (Blondin)

7. Women’s Mass Start (Maltais)

[NearPup 4,135]

11 minutes ago, Ashes said:

I’m afraid to ask, but where can medals come from in these final two days? 
 

We know that Canada is guaranteed at 2 more, in men’s hockey and curling, bringing us to 19 (hopefully gold, but that’s a big ask right now).

 

Based on the schedule, these are what I’m thinking are our best shots:

 

Freestyle Skiing

1. Mixed Aerials Team

2. Men’s Ski Cross

3. Women’s Half Pipe

 

Curling

4. Women’s Team

Speed Skating

5. Men’s Mass Start

6. Women’s Mass Start (Blondin)

7. Women’s Mass Start (Maltais)

Ya that makes for grim reading… we’ll be lucky to end with six golds.