2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Biathlon Men’s 20KM Individual Odds
The longest running biathlon event of the Winter Olympics is the Men’s 20 Kilometer Individual Race, and the odds are out for which competitor will win the gold in this event.
In this event, the 20-kilometer race is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane following each lap in the order of prone, standing, prone, standing, totaling 20 targets. For each missed target a fixed penalty time of one minute is added to the skiing time of the biathlete. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds. The gold medal winner is the individual with the best overall time.
2008 world champion, Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway is favored to win the gold in this event.
Svendsen enters the Olympics with odds of 2/1 according to online sports book SBGGLOBAL. Other short odds to win are Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (4/1), Christoph Sumann (9/1), and Michael Greis (10/1).
Svendsen won the 2008 world championship in this event, but it is his only medal for the individual race in world competition. Svendsen is also among the favorites to win the pursuit and sprint events.
Bjoerndalen, another competitor from Norway, is the defending world champion in this event and also has a gold medal in this event from the 2002 Olympics. In the 2006 Olympics, he finished with the silver. In the 2008 world championships, Bjoerndalen finished second behind Svendsen in the 20km individual race.
Sumann, a biathlete from Austria, finished with the silver in two events in the 2009 world championships. Sumann has never medaled in this event on the world stage.
Greis, a biathlete from Germany, won the 2006 Olympic gold for this event and he also was the silver medalist for this race in the 2007 and 2005 world championships.
The 2010 Winter Olympics take place from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada beginning Friday, Feb. 12. and concluding Sunday, Feb. 28. For complete odds on the biathlon men’s 20km individual, see below.
Odds to win the gold medal in the Biathlon Men’s 20KM Individual event at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Emil Hegle Svendsen 2/1
Ole Einar Bjoerndalen 4/1
Christoph Sumann 9/1
Michael Greis 10/1
Ivan Tcherezov 15/1
Tim Burke 15/1
Field (Any Other Player) 15/1
Simon Fourcade 15/1
Dominik Landertinger 20/1
Simon Eder 20/1
Maxim Tchoudov 20/1
Björn Ferry 25/1
Evgeny Ustyugov 25/1
Martin Fourcade 30/1
Tomasz Sikora 30/1
Arnd Peiffer 35/1
Alexander Os 35/1
Jakov Fak 50/1
Christoph Stephan 50/1
Michael Rösch 50/1
Daniel Mesotitsch 50/1
Halvard Hanevold 50/1
Carl-Johan Bergmann 50/1
Andriy Deryzemlya 50/1
Friedrich Pinter 50/1
Vincent Jay 75/1
Vincent Defrasne 75/1
Michal Slesingr 75/1
Paavo Puurunen 100/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Biathlon Women’s 15KM Individual Odds
In a race that seems to be up in the air for the 2010 Winter Olympics, the Biathlon Women’s 15 Kilometer Individual event has a very defined pre-race favorite.
In this event, the 15-kilometer race is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane following each lap in the order of prone, standing, prone, standing, totaling 20 targets. For each missed target a fixed penalty time of one minute is added to the skiing time of the biathlete. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds. The gold medal winner is the individual with the best overall time.
Considered to be the top biathlete coming into the 2010 Olympics, Sweden’s Helena Jonsson is favored to win the gold in this event.
Jonsson enters the Olympics with odds of 2/1 according to online sports book SBGGLOBAL. Other short odds to win are The Field (6/1), Magdalena Neuner (8/1), Svetlana Sleptsova (8/1), and Anna Carin Olofsson (9/1).
Jonsson has yet to win this event on the world stage, but she is a three-time medalist in the 2009 world championships, including a gold in the 10km pursuit.
Neuner has one win in her career in this event, which came in World Cup competition during the 2008-09 season. Neuner is better known for her sprint and pursuit events.
Sleptsova has had success in the world stage in relay events as part of Russia. She has not won in this event on the world stage, but she is the Russian National Champion for the individual.
Olofsson, a competitor out of Sweden, has not won this event on the world stage, but has two individual medals from the 2006 Olympics, including a gold in the mass start. She finished 15th in this event in the 2006 Olympics.
The 2010 Winter Olympics take place from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada beginning Friday, Feb. 12. and concluding Sunday, Feb. 28. For complete odds on the biathlon women’s 15km individual, see below.
Odds to win the gold medal in the Biathlon Women’s 15KM Individual event at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Helena Jonsson 2/1
Field (Any Other Player) 6/1
Magdalena Neuner 8/1
Svetlana Sleptsova 8/1
Anna Carin Olofsson 9/1
Tora Berger 15/1
Kati Wilhelm 15/1
Martina Beck 15/1
Anastasia Kuzmina 20/1
Andrea Henkel 20/1
Darya Domracheva 22/1
Olga Medvedtseva 25/1
Simone Hauswald 25/1
Olga Zaitseva 25/1
Anna Bogali 25/1
Kaisa Makarainen 30/1
Sandrine Bailly 35/1
Marie Laure Brunet 50/1
Oksana Khvostenko 50/1
Nadezhda Skardino 50/1
Vita Semerenko 50/1
Anna Boulygina 50/1
Teja Gregorin 50/1
Michela Ponza 75/1
Zina Kocher 75/1
Valj Semerenko 75/1
Natalia Levtchenkova 75/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Biathlon Men’s 15KM Mass Start Odds
In just its second appearance in the Winter Olympics, the Biathlon Men’s 15 Kilometer Mass Start will be a free for-all to reach the finish line in order to win the gold medal.
In this event, competitors race over five 3-kilometer laps, shooting twenty times for the race, five after each lap. Ten shots are done prone and ten standing. Each miss requires a competitor to ski a 150-metre penalty loop. The first to cross the finish line wins the gold medal.
Norwegian competitors, Emil Hegle Svendsen and Ole Einar Bjoerndalen are favored to win this event.
Both enter the Olympics with odds of 3/1 to win according to online sports book SPORTSBETTING.com. Other short odds to win are The Field (7/1), Dominik Landertinger (10/1), and Christoph Sumann (10/1).
Svendsen, a biathlete from Norway, won the 2008 world championship in this event, but finished 12th in the 2009 world championship. Svendsen is one of the top favorites in each biathlon invidivudal event for this Olympics.
Bjoerndalen won the bronze medal for the mass start in the 2006 Olympics. He also won the 2005 and 2003 world titles for this event.
Landertinger, a competitor for Austria, is the defending world champion in this event. This will be his first Olympic competition.
Sumann is also Austrian, and he finished runner-up to Landertinger in the 2009 world championships for this event. This will also be his first Olympic competition.
The 2010 Winter Olympics take place from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada beginning Friday, Feb. 12. and concluding Sunday, Feb. 28. For complete odds on the biathlon men’s 15km mass start, see below.
Odds to win the gold medal in the Biathlon Men’s 15KM Mass Start event at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Emil Hegle Svendsen 3/1
Ole Einar Bjoerndalen 3/1
Field (Any Other Player) 7/1
Dominik Landertinger 10/1
Christoph Sumann 10/1
Simon Eder 12/1
Ivan Tcherezov 15/1
Michael Greis 15/1
Simon Fourcade 15/1
Maxim Tchoudov 20/1
Bjorn Ferry 22/1
Evgeny Ustyugov 25/1
Lars Berger 25/1
Alexander Os 25/1
Tomasz Sikora 30/1
Arnd Peiffer 50/1
Christoph Stephan 50/1
Halvard Hanevold 50/1
Michael Rosch 50/1
Carl-Johan Bergmann 50/1
Friedrich Pinter 50/1
Michal Slesingr 75/1
Vincent Defrasne 75/1
Vincent Jay 75/1
Andriy Deryzemlya 75/1
Paavo Puurunen 100/1
Daniel Mesotitsch 100/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Biathlon Women’s 12.5KM Mass Start Odds
In just its second appearance in the Winter Olympics, the Biathlon Women’s 12.5 Kilometer Mass Start will be a frantic race for a gold medal among the top biathletes in the world.
In this event, competitors race over five 2.5-kilometer laps, shooting twenty times for the race, five after each lap. Ten shots are done prone and ten standing. Each miss requires a competitor to ski a 150-metre penalty loop. The first to cross the finish line wins the gold medal.
Swedish biathlete, Helena Jonsson, is favored to win this event heading into the Olympics.
Jonsson has been given odds of 4/1 to win according to online sports book SPORTSBETTING.com. Other short odds to win are The Field (4/1), Magdalena Neuner (5/1), and Svetlana Sleptsova (5/1).
Jonsson took third place in the 2009 world championships in the mass start. She has won two world cup mass start events in her career.
Neuner won the 2008 world championship in the mass start, but finished seventh in the 2009 event. She has won three mass start events on the world stage in her career.
Sleptsova is a Russian relay specialist, as she is part of the 2009 world champion relay team of Russia. She has yet to win an individual mass start event on the world stage.
The 2010 Winter Olympics take place from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada beginning Friday, Feb. 12. and concluding Sunday, Feb. 28. For complete odds on the biathlon women’s 12.5km mass start, see below.
Odds to win the gold medal in the Biathlon Women’s 12.5KM Mass Start event at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Helena Jonsson 4/1
Field (Any Other Player) 4/1
Magdalena Neuner 5/1
Svetlana Sleptsova 5/1
Anna Carin Olofsson 10/1
Darya Domracheva 15/1
Andrea Henkel 15/1
Tora Berger 15/1
Kati Wilhelm 15/1
Anastasia Kuzmina 20/1
Olga Zaitseva 20/1
Martina Beck 22/1
Anna Bogali 25/1
Simone Hauswald 25/1
Sandrine Bailly 30/1
Olga Medvedtseva 30/1
Kaisa Mäkäräinen 30/1
Teja Gregorin 35/1
Zina Kocher 50/1
Anna Boulygina 50/1
Vita Semerenko 50/1
Marie Laure Brunet 50/1
Valj Semerenko 70/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Biathlon Men’s 4x7.5KM Relay Odds
The lone team event in the men’s biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics is the 4x7.5 Kilometer Relay, and the odds are out as to which team will win the gold medal.
In this event, each team consists of four members, with each member skiing 7.5 kilometres and shooting twice, once prone and once standing. At each shooting station, a competitor has eight shots to hit five targets. During the shooting, only five bullets are loaded in a gun at the start. If additional shots are required, the spare bullets must be loaded one at a time. If after the eight shots are taken, some targets still remain, the competitor must ski a 150-metre penalty loop.
Norway, which features two of the top individual biathletes in the world, is favored to win the gold in the team event.
Norway has been given odds of 7/4 to win according to online sports book SPORTSBETTING.com. Other short odds to win are Austria (2/1), Russia (3/1), The Field (9/2), and Germany (7/1).
Norway came in fifth in the 2006 Olympics for this event. However, this team is led by Emil Hegle Svendsen and Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, who are favored to win many of the individual events for this Olympics. Norway won the 2009 world championships and 2005 world championships while finished in second in 2007 and 2008.
Austria finished in 17th place in the 2006 Olympics, but has built up its team since then and has some of the top talent in the world, led by Dominik Landertinger and Christoph Sumann. Last year, they were second in the world championships.
Russia finished with the silver in the 2006 Olympics and won the 2007 and 2008 world championships.
Germany won the gold in the 2006 Olympics and since has finished third in the world championships for the last three years.
The 2010 Winter Olympics take place from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada beginning Friday, Feb. 12. and concluding Sunday, Feb. 28. For complete odds on the biathlon men’s 4x7.5km relay, see below.
Odds to win the gold medal in the Biathlon Men’s 4x7.5KM Relay event at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Norway 7/4
Austria 2/1
Russia 3/1
Field (Any Other Country) 9/2
Germany 7/1
France 9/1
Sweden 25/1
Ukraine 75/1
Italy 100/1
Switzerland 100/1
USA 100/1
Czech Republic 120/1
Belarus 150/1
Slovenia 180/1
Canada 200/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Biathlon Women’s 4x6KM Relay Odds
The lone team event in the women’s biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics is the 4x6 Kilometer Relay, and the odds are out as to which team will win the gold medal.
In this event, each team consists of four members, with each member skiing 6 kilometres and shooting twice, once prone and once standing. At each shooting station, a competitor has eight shots to hit five targets. During the shooting, only five bullets are loaded in a gun at the start. If additional shots are required, the spare bullets must be loaded one at a time. If after the eight shots are taken, some targets still remain, the competitor must ski a 150-metre penalty loop.
Germany is favored to win this event, as they are led by Magdalena Neuner, who is one of the top favorites in each individual biathlon event.
Germany has been given odds of 5/7 to win according to online sports book SPORTSBETTING.com. Other short odds to win are Russia (9/5), The Field (5/1), and France (6/1).
Germany won the 2002 gold medal in this event and finished with the bronze in 2006. Germany won the world title in 2007 and 2008, but finished in second in 2009.
Russia won the gold in the 2006 Olympics and is the defending world champion, led by Svetlana Sleptsova.
France finished with the bronze in the 2006 Olympics. Since finished second in the 2007 world championships, France has taken third in 2008 and 2009.
The 2010 Winter Olympics take place from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada beginning Friday, Feb. 12. and concluding Sunday, Feb. 28. For complete odds on the biathlon women’s 4x6km relay, see below.
Odds to win the gold medal in the Biathlon Women’s 4x6KM Relay event at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Germany 5/7
Russia 9/5
Field (Any Other Country) 5/1
France 6/1
Sweden 10/1
Ukraine 15/1
Norway 30/1
China 30/1
Poland 50/1
Belarus 75/1
Italy 150/1
Romania 150/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Men’s Curling Odds – Canada Favored
Men’s Curling will be one of the featured events of the 2010 Winter Olympics and the odds have been released on which team is most likely to win the gold.
Curling has been an Olympic sport since 1998. It is played by two teams of four players on ice. Teams take turns sliding granite stones toward a colored target called the house. As one player guides the stone toward the target, two sweepers follow the stone and attempt to alter the stone’s speed and direction based on their sweeping. The game has ten ends and each end features eight throws per team with each end being scored similar to horseshoes, where team with the rock closest to the target is awarded one point for each of its own rocks that is closer than the opponent's closest rock. The total score following all 10 ends determines the winner.
The host country of Canada has been favored to win the gold in this event.
Canada has been given odds of 4/5 to win the gold according to online sports book Sports Interaction. Other short odds to win are Britain (9/2), Norway (5/1), and Sweden (7/1).
Canada won the 2006 Olympic gold medal for curling and also took home silver in the 2002 and 1998 Olympic games. In the 2009 World Championships, Canada finished second to surprise winner, Scotland.
Britain has yet to medal in the Olympics in curling and they didn’t participate in the 2009 World Championships, making their short odds rather surprising.
Norway won the gold in 2002 and took home bronze in 1998. Norway also finished third in the 2009 World Championships.
Sweden hasn’t medaled in this event, but did finished fourth in the 2002 games.
The 2010 Winter Olympics take place from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada beginning Friday, Feb. 12. and concluding Sunday, Feb. 28. For complete odds on who will win Men’s Curling, see below.
Odds to win Men’s Curling at 2010 Winter Olympics
Canada 4/5
Britain 9/2
Norway 5/1
Sweden 7/1
USA 14/1
Germany 16/1
Switzerland 16/1
China 25/1
Denmark 40/1
France 50/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Women’s Curling Odds – Canada Favored
One of the increasingly popular sports of the Winter Olympics is Curling. Here is a look at the odds to win the women’s curling event.
Curling has been an Olympic sport since 1998. It is played by two teams of four players on ice. Teams take turns sliding granite stones toward a colored target called the house. As one player guides the stone toward the target, two sweepers follow the stone and attempt to alter the stone’s speed and direction based on their sweeping. The game has ten ends and each end features eight throws per team with each end being scored similar to horseshoes, where team with the rock closest to the target is awarded one point for each of its own rocks that is closer than the opponent's closest rock. The total score following all 10 ends determines the winner.
The host country of Canada has been favored to win the gold in this event.
Canada has been given odds of 5/4 to win the gold according to online sports book Sports Interaction. Other short odds to win are China (9/4), Sweden (5/1), and Switzerland (13/2).
Canada won the gold in 1998 and finished with the bronze in the last two Olympics. The Canadians finished fourth in the 2009 world championships.
China has yet to take part in an Olympic games for this event, but it most recently won the 2009 world championships and is expected to compete for the gold in its first Olympics.
Sweden won the gold in the 2006 Olympics and took home bronze in 1998. Sweden also finished in second in the 2009 world championships.
Switzerland has finished with the silver in the last two Olympics.
The 2010 Winter Olympics take place from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada beginning Friday, Feb. 12. and concluding Sunday, Feb. 28. For complete odds on who will win Women’s Curling, see below.
Odds to win Women’s Curling at 2010 Winter Olympics
Canada 5/4
China 9/4
Sweden 5/1
Switzerland 13/2
Denmark 9/1
Scotland 16/1
USA 16/1
Germany 28/1
Japan 40/1
Russia 50/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Women’s 3,000M Speed Skating Odds
Endurance and consistency will be the key to win the gold medal in the Women’s 3,000 Meter Speed Skating Event at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
In this event, the skating takes place on a 400 meter oval ice rink. Timed to one-hundredth of a second, athletes compete in by skating counter-clockwise around the oval and changing lanes once per lap, which equals out the distance.
A five-time skating world champion, Martina Sablikova, is favored to win the gold in this event.
Sablikova has odds of 5/6 to win the gold medal according to online sports book Brobury Sports. Other short odds to win are Stephanie Beckert (5/1), Kristina Groves (13/2), and Cindy Klassen (8/1).
Sablikova competes for the Czech Republic and won the 2007 world championship in this event and finished with the silver last year. She was the 2009 all-around world champion.
Beckert compete for Germany and took ninth in this event in the 2009 world championships and finished 12th in the all around. In 2008, she finished fourth in the all around.
Groves is a Canadian speed skater that has won two Olympic medals, but none for the 3,000 meter. She was the 2008 world champion in this event and has also won two bronze medals for the world championships in this event.
Klassen compete for Canada and she has won two bronze medals in this event over the past two Olympic games. She is the 2005 world champion in the 3,000 meter and also took the bronze in 2007.
The 2010 Winter Olympics take place from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada beginning Friday, Feb. 12. and concluding Sunday, Feb. 28. For complete odds on which skater will win the Women’s 3,000 Meter Speed Skating event, see below.
Odds to win Women’s 3000 Meter Speed Skating at 2010 Winter Olympics
Martina Sablikova (CZE) 5/6
Stephanie Beckert (GER) 5/1
Kristina Groves (CAN) 13/2
Cindy Klassen (CAN) 8/1
Ireen Wust (NED) 10/1
Daniela Anshutz Thoms (GER) 18/1
Clara Hughes (CAN) 22/1
Masako Hozumi (JPN) 40/1
Maren Haugli (NOR) 66/1
Diane Valkenburg (NED) 40/1
Brittany Schussler (CAN) 50/1
Katrin Mattscherodt (GER) 50/1
Jilleanne Rookard ( USA) 66/1
Yekaterina Lobysheva (RUS) 80/1
Cathrine Grage (DEN) 150/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Women’s 500 Meter Speed Skating Odds
The fastest woman on skates will be determined at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 500 Meter Speed Short Track Skating Competition.
In the Olympics, short track speed skating takes place on a 111.12-metre oval track within a hockey rink, which features tight corners that make it harder to get around corners. Short track speed skaters compete against each other as opposed to looking for the fastest time of the entire field. The competition consists of a series of heats with four or six athletes. The first two athletes in each heat advance to the next round until only four skaters remain for the final.
In this event, defending gold medal winner and defending world champion, Meng Wang, is favored to win.
Wang has odds of 1/4 to win the gold medal according to online sports book Brobury Sports. Other short odds to win are Kalyna Roberge (5/1), Nannan Zhao (8/1), and Jessica Gregg (18/1).
Wang, who represents China, won the 2006 Olympic gold in this event and has since won the 2006, 2008, and 2009 world championship. She also was the silver medal winner in this event in the 2005 world championships. For her career, she owns 14 world championships.
Roberge, who represents Canada, is the 2007 world champion for this event, and she also won the silver medal in the 2006 Olympics for the 3000 meter relay. She has won two bronze medals in the world championships and also holds two world championship titles.
Zhao competes for China and took third in the overall world cup for 2009-10 for this event due to her consistent performances.
Gregg is a Canadian speed skater and she was the bronze winner for the 2009 world championships. She finished with two bronzes in this world championships.
The 2010 Winter Olympics take place from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada beginning Friday, Feb. 12. and concluding Sunday, Feb. 28. For complete odds on which skater will win the Women’s 500 Meter Short Track Speed Skating event, see below.
Odds to win Women’s 500 Meter Short Track Speed Skating at 2010 Winter Olympics
Meng Wang (CHN) 1/4
Kalyna Roberge (CAN) 5/1
Nannan Zhao (CHN) 8/1
Jessica Gregg (CAN) 18/1
Qiuhong Liu (CHN) 20/1
Katherine Reutter ( USA) 22/1
Ha-Ri Cho (SKOR) 28/1
Seung-Hi Park (SKOR) 33/1
Marianne St-Gelais (CAN) 33/1
Eun Byul Lee (SKOR) 16/1
Alyson Dudek ( USA) 50/1
Arianna Fontana (ITA) 50/1
Katerina Novotna (CZE) 80/1
Tatiana Borodulina (AUS) 80/1
Evgenia Radanova (BUL) 66/1
Erika Huszar (HUN) 80/1
Veronique Pierron (FRA) 125/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Men’s 500 Meter Speed Skating Odds
Don’t blink or you might miss the winning performance in the Men’s 500 Meter Speed Skating event at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
In this event, the skating takes place on a 400 meter oval ice rink. Timed to one-hundredth of a second, athletes compete in by skating counter-clockwise around the oval and changing lanes once per lap, which equals out the distance.
A former silver medalist and three-time world champion for this event, Jeremy Wotherspoon, is favored to win the gold in this Olympics.
Wotherspoon has odds of 7/2 to win the gold medal according to online sports book Sports Interaction. Other short odds to win are Lee Kang-Seok (4/1), Lee Kyou-Hyuk (4/1), and Keiichiro Nagashima (11/2).
Wotherspoon, a Canadian skater, won the silver medal for this event in 1998 and won the 2003, 2004, and 2008 world championships for this event while also winning one silver and three bronzes in his career.
Seok skates for South Korea and he won the bronze in the 2006 Olympics for the 500 meter, while also winning the 2007 and 2009 world championship.
Hyuk skates for South Korea as well. He won the silver medal in the 2008 and 2009 world championship in this event and also has three world titles for the overall sprint championship, which combines the 500 meter and 1,000 meter races.
Nagashima is skating for China, but he hasn’t made a big impact on the global stage. He has yet to win an Olympic medal and hasn’t medal in the world championships for this event.
The 2010 Winter Olympics take place from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada beginning Friday, Feb. 12. and concluding Sunday, Feb. 28. For complete odds on which skater will win the Men’s 500 Meter Speed Skating event, see below.
Odds to win Men’s 500 Meter Speed Skating at 2010 Winter Olympics
Jeremy Wotherspoon (CAN) 7/2
Lee Kang-Seok (SKOR) 4/1
Keiichiro Nagashima (JAP) 11/2
Lee Kyou-Hyuk (SKOR) 4/1
Tucker Fredericks ( USA) 10/1
Joji Kato (JAP) 12/1
Mika Poutala (FIN) 12/1
Pekka Koskela (FIN) 20/1
Fengtong Yu (CHN) 20/1
Yuya Oikawa (JAP) 22/1
Jamie Gregg (CAN 20/1
Jan Smeekens (NED) 25/1
Shani Davis ( USA) 40/1
Mo Tae-Bum (SKOR) 28/1
Joon Mun (SKOR) 33/1
Dmitry Lobkov (RUS) 50/1
Akio Ota (JAP) 50/1
Ronald Mulder (NED) 40/1
Simon Kuipers (NED) 66/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Women’s 3,000M Short Track Relay Odds
The competition to see which team will win the Women’s 3000 Meter Relay in short track speed skating should be competitive at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
In the Olympics, short track speed skating takes place on a 111.12-metre oval track within a hockey rink, which features tight corners that make it harder to get around corners. Short track relays take place over two days and consist of semi-final and final. Eight teams of four skaters compete with a substitute available if needed. The teams decide how many laps each of their members will race, but the final two laps must be covered by the same skater, typically most skaters average 1.5 laps per-turn, meaning there are seven to eight exchanges within the team each race. When an exchange is made the skater on the ice needs to tag the next skater to complete an exchange.
The defending world champions, China, are favored to take the gold for this Olympics.
China has odds of 8/15 to win the gold medal according to online sports book SBGGLOBAL. Other short odds to win are South Korea (7/4), USA (9/2), and Canada (9/1).
China won the 2009 world championships by a little more than one second over South Korea. In the 2006 Olympics, China was disqualified after one of their skaters was believed to have interfered with an opposing skater.
South Korea is the defending gold medal winner, as they defeated Canada by .3 of a second. South Korea took second in the 2009 world championships. South Korea has three of the top speed skaters in the nation, as many of them have been favored to win individual events.
The United States finished fifth in the 2006 Olympics, winning final heat B. The US finished out of the medal running in the 2009 world championships.
Canada placed second in the 2006 Olympics and was third in the 2009 world championships.
The 2010 Winter Olympics take place from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada beginning Friday, Feb. 12. and concluding Sunday, Feb. 28. For complete odds on which team will win the Women’s 3,000 Meter Short Track Speed Skating Relay event, see below.
Odds to win Women’s 3000 Meter Short Track Speed Skating Relay at 2010 Winter Olympics
China 8/15
South Korea 7/4
USA 9/2
Canada 9/1
Japan 33/1
Italy 80/1
Netherlands 80/1
Hungary 125/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Men’s 1,500 Meter Short Track Odds
The fastest man on skates will be determined in the 1,500 Meter Short Track Speed Skating Event at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
In the Olympics, short track speed skating takes place on a 111.12-metre oval track within a hockey rink, which features tight corners that make it harder to get around corners. Short track speed skaters compete against each other as opposed to looking for the fastest time of the entire field. The competition consists of a series of heats with four or six athletes. The first two athletes in each heat advance to the next round until only four skaters remain for the final.
In this event, Ho-Suk Lee, the defending world champion is favored to take home the gold medal.
Lee has odds of 3/2 to win the gold medal according to online sports book SBGGLOBAL. Other short odds to win are Jung-Su Lee (2/1), Si-Bak Sung (15/4), and Apolo Anton Ohno (13/2).
Ho-Suk Lee won the 1,500 meter in the 2009 world championships and also won the silver medal in this event in the 2006 Olympics and the 2008 world championships.
Lee is coming off a second-place finish in the 2008 ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships, and he also took third in this event in the 2009-10 World Cup. This Olympics will be his first.
Sung won the 1,500 meter in the 2009-10 World Cup competition, but he has not medaled in the Olympics as of yet.
Ohno is the most well-known American speed skater as he won this event in the 2002 Olympics and also is a two-time world champion for this event. Ohno has won two gold medals in various speed skating events and also has won nine different world championships over his career.
The 2010 Winter Olympics take place from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada beginning Friday, Feb. 12. and concluding Sunday, Feb. 28. For complete odds on which skater will win the Men’s 1,500 Meter Short Track Speed Skating event, see below.
Odds to win Men’s 1,500 Meter Short Track Speed Skating at 2010 Winter Olympics
Ho-Suk Lee (SKOR) 3/2
Jung-Su Lee (SKOR) 2/1
Si-Bak Sung (SKOR) 15/4
Apolo Anton Ohno ( USA) 13/2
Charles Hamelin (CAN) 8/1
John Robert Celski ( USA) 20/1
Weiling Song (CHN) 28/1
Jordan Malone ( USA) 33/1
Seoung Il Kim (SKOR) 22/1
Olivier Jean ( USA) 40/1
Pieter Gysel (BEL) 40/1
Guillaume Bastille (CAN) 40/1
Yuri Confortola (ITA) 33/1
Baoku Sui (CHN) 66/1
Xianwei Liu (CHN) 50/1
Nicola Rodigari (ITA) 100/1
Heralds Silovs (HUN) 125/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Men’s Downhill Alpine Skiing Odds
Men’s Downhill Alpine Skiing is one of the opening events to the 2010 Winter Olympics, and the odds are out for who is expected to take the gold.
The men’s downhill skiing event features the highest speeds and longest courses in alpine skiing. Each athlete makes a single run down one course. The fastest time determines who will take home the gold medal.
Most favored in the 2010 Winter Olympics men’s downhill skiing is Swiss veteran, Didier Cuche. Cuche, 35, is favored to win the gold with the odds of 3/1 according to online sports book SPORTSBETTING.com.
Other short odds to win are Austrian Michael Walchhofer (4/1), Carlo Janka (7/1) and Manuel Osborne-Paradis (8/1)
Cuche, who says he will still be able to compete despite a broken right thumb, plans to compete in the 2010 Winter Olympics with a specially designed splint. Cuche already has one 2010 victory and was the downhill season champion in the 2007 and 2008 World Cup. He has one Olympic silver medal from the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan and won a silver medal in the downhill 2009 World Championships event in France.
Another short odd to win is 2003 downhill world champion Michael Walchhofer who will be 34 by the time he competes in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Walchhofer, from Austria, competed in the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, Italy and won a silver medal in the downhill event. He placed first in the downhill World Cup in 2005, 2006 and 2009 and also won three world championship medals, including a gold in the 2003 downhill and a bronze in the 2005 downhill.
Swiss rising star Carlo “Ice Man” Janka, 23, won a 2009 bronze World Championship medal for downhill skiing in 2009 and finished 7th overall in the World Cup.
The 2010 Winter Olympics take place from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada beginning Friday, Feb. 12. and concluding Sunday, Feb. 28. For complete odds on men’s downhill alpine skiing, see below.
Odds to win the gold medal in Men’s Downhill Alpine Skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Didier Cuche 3/1
Michael Walchhofer 4/1
Carlo Janka 7/1
Manuel Osborne-Paradis 8/1
Aksel Lund Svindal 9/1
Bode Miller 10/1
Didier Defago 15/1
Werner Heel 15/1
Erik Guay 15/1
Klaus Kroell 18/1
Marco Buchel 25/1
Robbie Dixon 25/1
Christof Innerhofer 30/1
Ambrosi Hoffman 30/1
Andrej Jerman 30/1
Marco Sullivan 30/1
Hans Olsson 50/1
Adrien Theaux 50/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Men’s 1,000 Meter Speed Skating Odds
One of the few speed skating events where an American is favored at the 2010 Winter Olympics is the Men’s 1,000 Meter Speed Skating event.
In this event, the skating takes place on a 400 meter oval ice rink. Timed to one-hundredth of a second, athletes compete in by skating counter-clockwise around the oval and changing lanes once per lap, which equals out the distance.
American Shani Davis is the defending gold medal winner and a two-time world champion for this event, and favored to win the gold in Vancouver.
Davis has odds of 8/15 to win the gold medal according to online sports book SPORTSBETTING.com. Other short odds to win are Lee Kyou-Hyuk (6/1), Jeremy Wotherspoon (13/2), and Denny Morrison (8/1).
Davis won the gold in the 2006 Olympics for the 1,000 meter and since has won the 2007 and 2008 world championships while finishing third in 2009.
Hyuk skates for South Korea and he took third in the 2007 world championships for this event. Hyuk has won three world championships in the sprint competition, which combines efforts in the 500 meter and the 1,000 meter.
Wotherspoon skates for Canada and he has won one world championship in this event in his career, which came in 2001. He took silver in the 1998 and 2004 world championships, but is a four-time world champion in the sprint, winning in 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2003.
Morrison also skates for Canada, and he finished second in the 2009 world championships for the 1,000 meter, while placing third in 2008.
The 2010 Winter Olympics take place from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada beginning Friday, Feb. 12. and concluding Sunday, Feb. 28. For complete odds on which skater will win the Men’s 1,000 Meter Speed Skating event, see below.
Odds to win Men’s 1,000 Meter Speed Skating at 2010 Winter Olympics
Shani Davis ( USA) 8/15
Lee Kyou Hyuk (SKOR) 6/1
Jeremy Wotherspoon (CAN) 13/2
Denny Morrison (CAN) 8/1
Mo Tae-Bum (SKOR) 14/1
Chad Hedrick ( USA) 20/1
Joon Mun (SKOR) 25/1
Mark Tuitert (NED) 20/1
Simon Kuipers (NED) 25/1
Mika Poutala (FIN) 33/1
Jan Bos (NED) 40/1
Trevor Marsicano ( USA) 18/1
Yevgeny Lalenkov (RUS) 50/1