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MY PREDICTIONS FOR THE TOP TEN NATIONS(IN TERMS OF TOTAL NUMBER OF MEDALS WON): Russia 34 Norway 30 USA 29 Germany 29 Canada 29 Sweden 25 France 23 Switzerland 21 China 19 Honorable mentions: Austria, the Netherlands or even both may well find themselves in the top ten. They're poised to fare (very) well in any case and win 15+ medals each. Japan will also have a great Games by my calculations. What do you think, guys? Feel free to comment.

No, I don't think so. In my opinion, this is way too hard to achieve. But who knows?

I don't think you'll get fewer than 15. I predict 15-20 medals for France.

Tons of things have to go wrong in order for Sweden not to win 15 medals. Winning 20+ medals is definitely feasible.

Barring a last-minute (covid-related or not) disaster/setback, Sweden will most probably win around 20 medals, thus setting a new national record.

Greece (my country): none (obviously) Norway (my adopted winter sports country): 27-33

Since when???😲

5th set tie-break with Berettini leading 7-5 and the match is not over yet. Has there been a change in the rules? Am I missing sth?

Is she a Paralympic athlete?

Lindsay Van Who???

Can you provide some details on this? Are you talking about the new San Siro stadium or an indoor arena? And is the area around the San Siro really so disreputable and unsafe?

How so? Were the North Koreans medal threats?

No way are the Norwegians going to win 45 total medals or 22 golds (as much as I would really like this to happen as a notorious die-hard fan of 🇳🇴)

Could you write your exact predictions for gold, silver and bronze in the specific events/disciplines you are referring to in your post?

Oh, I thought you meant he wasn't going to the Olympics at all. OK, I see your point.

Why are the Olympics over for Latypov?

To my mind, Petra winning 2 or 3 medals (incl. at least 1 gold) is highly likely unless sth goes terribly wrong. Come on, try to be a bit less cautious and more optimistic, please.

It says 15.45 CET on the FIS website...

Keep us posted.

I can't see how Sweden will win fewer than 9-10 golds and not set a new record for total number of medals won at a single WOG (20-25 is my current prediction)

Buon compleanno, Alberto La Bomba.

It's his birthday today, right?

In women's cross-country skiathlon, I predict⬇️ 1. Frida Karlsson SWE 2. Jessica Diggins USA 3. Therese Johaug OR Heidi Weng NOR

Στο ανακαινισμένο (συνολικά) ΟΑΚΑ, ε;

Thus far this season, Eckhoff seems to be a shadow of her former (usual?) self. Kudos to France, Belarus and Elvira.