How Many Medals do You Expect from Your Nation at the Winter Olympic Games 2018?

[hoversaBR 441]

0 medal for sure.  
If a miracle happens, near the impossible, there could be a medal in Women's Snowboard Cross or Bobsleigh 4 man (they are top 20 in the world ranking). But I could bet millions, quietly, that this is not going to happen. 

[heywoodu 15,147]

Sweep potential

Alpine skiing (women's downhill): Italy, apparently 

Edited January 14, 2018 by heywoodu

[heywoodu 15,147]

12 hours ago, hoversaBR said:

0 medal for sure.  
If a miracle happens, near the impossible, there could be a medal in Women's Snowboard Cross or Bobsleigh 4 man (they are top 20 in the world ranking). But I could bet millions, quietly, that this is not going to happen. 

 

We're just gonna keep hoping Isabel somehow miraculously sneaks in the final and has some more luck there  

[justony 454]

Hoping for three.

 

Main contenders

Jakov Fak in biathlon

Ski jumping men and women

 

Possible surprises

Snowboard parallel team (Košir, Marguč, Mastnak)

Filip Flisar in SX

Cross country ladies sprint and team sprint

Women's GS (Drev, Robnik) and SL (Bucik)

Men's GS (Kranjec) 

[hckošice 14,836]

speaking about eventual medals or honorable placements, is also interesting to see which rewards the different NOC´s promised to their athletes

 

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The general assembly approved yesterday also the rewards for eventual Slovak successes.

For the eventual Individual Olympic gold the athlete will receive from our NOC 50.000 EUR, the top 8 ranks in individual events will be rewarded.

The Ice Hockey team + biathlon relays and Alpine skiing mixed team can earn in case of Olympic gold 15.000 EUR each competing athlete, the top 6 ranks in those evente will be rewarded

 

Here the Official approved rewards for Slovak athletes:

 

Individual Events

1st Place - 50.000 EUR

2nd Place - 40.000 EUR

3rd Place - 30.000 EUR

4th Place - 20.000 EUR

5th Place - 15.000 EUR

6th Place - 10.000 EUR

7th Place - 8.000 EUR

8th Place - 6.000 EUR

 

Team Events (Ice Hockey, Biathlon Relays, Alpine Skiing Mixed Team Event)

1st Place - 15.000 EUR for each competing athlete from the team

2nd Place - 13.000 EUR for each competing athlete from the team

3rd Place - 11.000 EUR for each competing athlete from the team

4th Place - 9.000 EUR for each competing athlete from the team

5th Place - 6.000 EUR for each competing athlete from the team

6th Place - 4.000 EUR for each competing athlete from the team

 

[stepansevs 129]

4-5.

Definitely 2 from Sablikova (if there will not be problem with her back injury) 

Ledecka, Samkova (they are favorites especially Ledecka, but these sports are very risky and unpredictable) 

Ice hockey team (without USA and Canada,  we should be in big four) 

Potentially medal candidates: Erbanova,  biathlon,  biathlon,  biathlon,  biathlon) 

[HawkAussie 2]

I feel like we might only get one or two medals for Australia.

[mester 2]

58 minutes ago, HawkAussie said:

I feel like we might only get one or two medals for Australia.

ONLY one or two ?? do you even know what is winter in your country?? 

Just kidding, i know you have good chance in freestyle skiing and snowboard..

[heywoodu 15,147]

Now that Yuskov and Kulizhnikov are ruled out (which is rather significant for the Dutch medal chances, hence the mention): 6-7 gold medals, 16-17 total medals.

[VolleyRuller96 264]

To be honest, for me, the only REAL chances we have are all in ski jumping, where if we won't get at least one medal in each men's event will be disappointment. Personally I hope we will get something more in other sports too, but i don't believe in more than 5-6 medals, 3 of which should be in ski jumping.