2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Men’s 1,000 Meter Short Track Odds
Apolo Anton Ohno looks to win a gold for the United States in the 1,000 Meter Short Track Speed Skating Event at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
In the Olympics, short track speed skating takes place on a 111.12-meter 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.
While Ohno is one of the favorites, Ho-Suk Lee is expected to win 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 (11/4), Ohno (3/1), and Charles Hamelin (7/1).
Ho-Suk Lee races for South Korea and won the silver medal in this event in the 2006 Olympics and is two-time defending world champion for the 1,000 meters. He also was second in the 2006 world championships.
Jung-Su Lee competes for South Korea and is a young competitor that is skating in his first Olympics. His little experience on the world stage has led to little achievement, but he did win the 500 meter race in the 2009 ISU World Junior Championships.
Ohno took the bronze medal in this event in the 2006 Olympics while winning the silver in 2002. Ohno has also won the world championship in this event in 2005 while finishing second in 2001, 2008, and 2009.
Hamelin skates for Canada and was a silver medalist for the 1,000 meter in the 2007 world championships while taking third in 2006.
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 Short Track Speed Skating event, see below.
Odds to win Men’s 1,000 Meter Short Track Speed Skating at 2010 Winter Olympics
Ho-Suk Lee (SKOR) 3/2
Jung-Su Lee (SKOR) 11/4
Apolo Anton Ohno ( USA) 3/1
Charles Hamelin (CAN) 7/1
Si-Bak Sung (SKOR) 9/1
Yoon-Gy Kwak (SKOR) 12/1
John Robert Celski ( USA) 22/1
Olivier Jean (CAN) 25/1
Travis Jayner ( USA) 40/1
Jialiang Han (CHN) 50/1
Thibaut Fauconnet (FRA) 500/1
Weiling Song (CHN) 80/1
Baoku Sui (CHN) 80/1
Yuri Confortola (ITA) 150/1
Heralds Silovs (HUN) 200/1
Tyson Heung (GER) 125/1
Nicola Rodigari (ITA) 125/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Men’s 5,000M Short Track Relay Odds
The competition to see which team will win the Men’s 5,000 Meter Relay in short track speed skating should be exciting at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
In the Olympics, short track speed skating takes place on a 111.12-meter 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.
South Korea has odds of 8/15 to win the gold medal according to online sports book SBGGLOBAL. Other short odds to win are Canada (3/2), USA (6/1), and China (12/1).
South Korea won the 2006 Olympic gold medal, edging Canada by .4 off a second. In 2008 and 2007, they were crowned the world champions for the relay.
Canada finished second at the 2006 Olympics and also in the 2008 and 2007 world championships.
The United States won the bronze in the 2006 Olympics for the relay. Since, the U.S. won the 2009 world championships and finished third in the 2007 world championships.
China placed in fifth in this event in the 2006 Olympics but came in second 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 Men’s 5,000 Meter Short Track Speed Skating Relay event, see below.
Odds to win Men’s 5,000 Meter Short Track Speed Skating Relay at 2010 Winter Olympics
South Korea 8/15
Canada 3/2
USA 6/1
China 12/1
Italy 66/1
Germany 80/1
Great Britain 80/1
France 125/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Women’s 1,000 Meter Speed Skating Odds
The home country of the 2010 Winter Olympics hopes to have something to celebrate after the Women’s 1,000 Meter Speed Skating event has concluded.
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.
Canadian Christine Nesbitt is favored to take home the gold in her home country.
Nesbitt has odds of 8/15 to win the gold medal according to online sports book Sports Interaction. Other short odds to win are Annette Gerritsen (6/1), Beixing Wang (9/1), and Anni Friesinger (12/1).
Nesbitt won the 2009 world championship in this event and she also took the bronze in 2007. She has won a total of 13 gold medals in World Cup competition and she was a 2006 Olympic silver medalist in the team pursuit. Her record in this time is 1.13.36.
Gerritsen competed in the 2006 Olympics for the Netherlands in this event and finished 23rd. but most of her success in speed skating has come on the national level, not the world level. Her top time in this event is 1.14.69.
Wang, who competes for China, is a three-time silver medalist in the World Championships for the 500 meter race, but she has not been terribly successful in the 1,000 meter. Her top time in this event came in 2007, and is a time of 1:13.11.
Friesinger competes for Germany and she won the bronze for this event in the 2006 Olympics. She also won the 2008 World Championship for the 1,000 meter while taking second in 2009. Her top time is 1.13.49.
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 1,000 Meter Speed Skating event, see below.
Odds to win Women’s 1,000 Meter Speed Skating at 2010 Winter Olympics
Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 8/15
Annette Gerritsen (NED) 6/1
Beixing Wang (CHN) 9/1
Anni Friesinger (GER) 12/1
Margot Boer (NED) 14/1
Nao Kodaira (JPN) 16/1
Sayuri Yoshi (JAP) 16/1
Kristina Groves (CAN) 16/1
Ireen Wust (NED) 33/1
Monique Angermuller (GER) 16/1
Lee Sang-Hwa (SKOR) 25/1
Brittany Schussler (CAN) 40/1
Yekaterina Malysheva (RUS) 50/1
Olga Fatkulina (RUS) 40/1
Laurine Van Riessen (NED) 50/1
Jing Yu (CHN) 66/1
Elli Ochowicz (USA) 66/1
Jennifer Rodriguez (USA) 80/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Men’s 1,500 Meter Speed Skating Odds
Shani Davis hopes to bring home a gold medal for the United States when he competes in the Men’s 1,500 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.
Davis, who won the silver medal in the 2006 Olympics and is the defending world champion in the 1,500, is favored to win the gold.
Davis has odds of 8/15 to win the gold medal according to online sports book SPORTSBETTING.com. Other short odds to win are Chad Hedrick (4/1), and Denny Morrison (11/2), and Trevor Marsicano (8/1).
Davis has won the 2004, 2007, and 2009 world championship in this event while also finishing second in 2008. His top time in this event is 1:41.04.
Hedrick is known for being an inline skater, but he also has had success on the ice for the United States. He won the bronze medal in this event in 2006, but mostly competes in longer distances. His top time is 1:42.78, which he set in 2006.
Morrison competes for Canada and he was the 2008 world champion in the 1,500. He also took third in the 2009 and 2007 world championships for this event. His top time is 1:42.01.
Marsciano competes for the United State and he won the silver medal in the 2009 world championships. His top time in this event is 1:42.31.
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 Speed Skating event, see below.
Odds to win Men’s 1,500 Meter Speed Skating at 2010 Winter Olympics
Shani Davis (USA) 8/15
Chad Hedrick (USA) 4/1
Denny Morrison (CAN) 11/2
Trevor Marsicano (USA) 8/1
Mo Tae-Bum (SKOR) 10/1
Havard Bokko (NOR) 16/1
Enrico Fabris (ITA) 16/1
Sven Kramer (NED) 22/1
Mark Tuitert (NED) 33/1
Simon Kuipers (NED) 33/1
Stefan Groothuis (NED) 33/1
Lucas Makowsky (POL) 40/1
Mikael Flygind-Larsen (NOR) 66/1
Ivan Skobrev (RUS) 66/1
Konrad Niedzwiedzki (POL) 150/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Women’s 1,500 Meter Short Track Odds
A lot of young and up and coming talent will vie for the gold medal in the 1,500 Meter Short Track Speed Skating Competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
In the Olympics, short track speed skating takes place on a 111.12-meter 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, one of the young stars of the sport, Eun Byul Lee, is favored to win the gold.
Lee has odds of 7/4 to win the gold medal according to online sports book Brobury Sports. Other short odds to win are Lin Lin Suh (13/2), and Katherine Reutter (7/1).
Lee won the 2008 all-around silver medalist in the ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships. This will be her first Olympic competition as she has been somewhat untested on the world level.
Suh is in a similar boat as Lee as this will be her first Olympic competition and she has yet to be tested on a global stage. She has shown a lot of promise on the junior circuit though.
Reutter is an American skater that is just 21 years of age. This will be her first Olympic games. She won four silver medals in the 2009 World Cup, but won the 1,500 meter event on Nov. 7, 2009 and she also won the U.S. Olympic trial event in September.
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 1,500 Meter Short Track Speed Skating event, see below.
Odds to win Women’s 1,500 Meter Short Track Speed Skating at 2010 Winter Olympics
Eun Byul Lee (SKOR) 7/4
Lin Lin Sun (CHN) 13/2
Katherine Reutter (USA) 7/1
Qiuhong Liu (CHN) 12/1
Ha-Ri Cho (SKOR) 12/1
Min Jung Kim (SKOR) 12/1
Valerie Maltais (CAN) 50/1
Kalyna Roberge (CAN) 50/1
Mika Ozawa (JAP) 50/1
Kimberly Derrick (USA) 66/1
Tatiana Borudulina (AUS) 50/1
Allison Baver (USA) 80/1
Ranya Ezzi (SWE) 50/1
Tania Vicent (CAN) 100/1
Stephanie Bouvier (FRA) 80/1
Arianna Fontana (ITA) 80/1
Katerina Novotna (CZE) 100/1
Hioko Sadakane (JPN) 100/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Women’s 1,500 Meter Speed Skating Odds
One of the featured races in the 2010 Winter Olympics for speed skating is in the Women’s 1,500 Meter 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.
Canadian Christine Nesbitt is favored to take home the gold in her home country.
Nesbitt has odds of 7/4 to win the gold medal according to online sports book Sports Interaction. Other short odds to win are Kristina Groves (3/2), Anni Friesinger (15/2), and Ireen Wust (9/1).
Nesbitt won the bronze medal in the 2009 World Championships for this event and also has three medals over the last three years for the All Around World Championships.
Groves represents Canada as well, and won the silver medal in the 2006 Olympics for this event. Since, she has won two bronze medals in the 1,500 in the world championships.
Friesinger compete for Germany and she won the gold medal in this event in 2002. She is the two-time defending world champion for the 1,500 meter and also won the gold in the world championships in 2004, 2003, and 1998.
Wust competes for the Netherlands and she won the bronze medal in the 2006 Olympics. She also won the 2007 world championships, while taking second place in 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 which skater will win the Women’s 1,500 Meter Speed Skating event, see below.
Odds to win Women’s 1,500 Meter Speed Skating at 2010 Winter Olympics
Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 7/4
Kristina Groves (CAN) 3/2
Anni Friesinger (GER) 15/2
Ireen Wust (NED) 9/1
Cindy Klassen (CAN) 16/1
Jennifer Rodriguez (USA) 16/1
Brittany Schussler (CAN) 20/1
Daniela Anschutz-thoms (GER) 28/1
Annette Gerritsen (NED) 25/1
Martina Sablikova (CZE) 33/1
Margot Boer (NED) 33/1
Maki Tabata (JPN) 50/1
Yekaterina Shikhova (RUS) 50/1
Monique Angermuller (GER) 50/1
Katarzyna Wojcicka (POL) 50/1
Laurine Van Riessen (NED) 50/1
Nao Kodaira (JPN) 50/1
Kataryzna Bachleda-Curus (POL) 50/1
Hege Bokko (NOR) 150/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Women’s 5,000 Meter Speed Skating Odds
A true test of endurance will be on display in the Women’s 5,000 Meter Speed Skating event as part of 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.
The three-time world champion for the 5,000 meter, Martina Sablikova, is favored to win the gold in this event.
Sablikova has odds of 3/10 to win the gold medal according to online sports book Brobury Sports. Other short odds to win are Stephanie Beckert (5/1), Clara Hughes (9/1), and Cindy Klassen (14/1).
Sablikova competes for the Czech Repubic and she has won the 2009, 2008, and 2007 world championship for this event while also winning the 2009 all-around title.
Beckert competes for Germany with the 5,000 meter considered her strongest race. Her best finish came in the 2008-09 World Cup, where she finished fourth.
Hughes competes for Canada and she is also a cyclist along with being a speed skater. Hughes won the gold medal in the 2006 Olympics for the 5,000 meter.
Klassen competes for Canada as well and she won the bronze medal in this event in the 2006 Olympics. She has not medaled in this event since on the global 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 which skater will win the Women’s 5,000 Meter Speed Skating event, see below.
Odds to win Women’s 5,000 Meter Speed Skating at 2010 Winter Olympics
Martina Sablikova (CZE) 3/10
Stephanie Beckert (GER) 5/1
Clara Hughes (CAN) 9/1
Cindy Klassen (CAN) 14/1
Daniela Anschutz-thoms (GER) 16/1
Kristina Groves (CAN) 18/1
Elma de Vries (NED) 40/1
Maren Haugli (NOR) 80/1
Jorien Voorhuis (NED) 66/1
Masako Hozumi (JPN) 80/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Women’s 1,000 Meter Short Track Odds
One of the top speed skaters in the world looks to add another gold medal to her trophy case as Meng Wang competes in the Women’s 1,000 Meter Short Track Event in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
In the Olympics, short track speed skating takes place on a 111.12-meter 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.
A well-decorated speed skater out of China, Meng Wang, is favored to win this event
Wang has odds of 10/11 to win the gold medal according to online sports book Brobury Sports. Other short odds to win are Katherine Reutter (4/1), Eun Byul Lee (5/1), and Yang Zhou (11/2).
Wang won the silver medal in this event in the 2006 Olympics and has won the past two world championships for the 1,000 meter.
Reutter is an American skater that is just 21 years of age. This will be her first Olympic games. She won four silver medals in the 2009 World Cup, and also won the U.S. Olympic trial event in September.
Lee won the 2008 all-around silver medalist in the ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships. This will be her first Olympic competition as she has been somewhat untested on the world level.
Zhou is one of the top skaters in China, but tends to be overshadowed by Wang. Zhou finished second overall in the 2008 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 1,000 Meter Short Track Speed Skating event, see below.
Odds to win Women’s 1,000 Meter Short Track Speed Skating at 2010 Winter Olympics
Meng Wang (CHN) 10/11
Katherine Reutter (USA) 4/1
Eun Byul Lee (SKOR) 5/1
Yang Zhou (CHN) 11/2
Ha-Ri Cho (SKOR) 8/1
Seung-Hi Park (SKOR) 9/1
Qiuhong Liu (CHN) 14/1
Jessica Gregg (CAN) 33/1
Kalyna Roberge (CAN) 40/1
Arianna Fontana (ITA) 50/1
Evgenia Radanova (BUL) 50/1
Xinyue Wang (CHN) 80/1
Tatiana Borudulina (AUS) 80/1
Mika Ozawa (JPN) 80/1
Kimberly Derrick (USA) 80/1
Marianne St-Gelais (CAN) 100/1
Allison Baver (USA) 100/1
Veronique Pierron (FRA) 100/1
Marina Georgieva-Nikolova (BUL) 100/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Men’s 500 Meter Short Track Odds
A competitive field makes the Men’s 500 Meter Short Track Speed Skating event one of the more anticipated competitions 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.
A former runner-up in the world championships, Canada’s Charles Hamelin, is favored to win.
Hamelin has odds of 2/1 to win the gold medal according to online sports book SBGGLOBAL. Other short odds to win are Francois-Louis Trembley (3/1), and Si-Bak Sung (4/1)
Hamelin has won two of the last three world titles in this event while winning the silver medal in 2008 and 2005.
Trembley, who competes for Canada took the silver medal in this event in the 2006 Olympics while also winning the world championship in 2005 and 2006.
Sung competes for South Korea and he has won events in the world cup for the 500 meters. He will be competing in his first Olympic 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 which skater will win the Men’s 500 Meter Short Track Speed Skating event, see below.
Odds to win Men’s 500 Meter Short Track Speed Skating at 2010 Winter Olympics
Charles Hamelin (CAN) 2/1
Francois-Louis Trembley (CAN) 3/1
Si-Bak Sung (SKOR) 4/1
Yoon-Gy Kwak (SKOR) 6/1
Apolo Anton Ohno ( USA) 6/1
Ho-Suk Lee (SKOR) 8/1
Jialiang Han (CHN) 8/1
Olivier Jean (CAN) 20/1
Thibaut Fauconnet (FRA) 25/1
Simon Cho ( USA) 28/1
Wenhao Liang (CHN) 40/1
Jon Eley (GBR) 66/1
Jordan Malone ( USA) 80/1
Peter Darazs (HUN) 100/1
Hong Yang Wang (CHN) 100/1
Haralds Silovs (LAT) 125/1
Yuri Confortola (ITA) 125/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Men’s Skeleton Odds – Dukurs Favored
Speed and plenty of danger is what the Men’s Skeleton is all about, and the odds are out for which competitor is most likely to win gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
In this event, a skeleton slider grasps the handles on either side of their sled, and get off to a running start that is about 50 meters in length. The competitor then dives head first onto the sled. Sliders lie on their stomachs and steer with slight shifts to their body. The event consists of four heats held over two days, timed electronically to 0.01 seconds. The individual with the lowest combined time wins the gold medal.
The defending World Cup champion, Martins Dukurs, is favored to win the gold.
Dukurs has odds of 3/2 to win the gold medal according to online sports book Brobury Sports. Other short odds to win are Jon Montgomery (13/5), Frank Rommel (6/1), and Jeff Pain (15/2).
Dukurs, who represents Latvia, competed in the 2006 Olympics, where he finished seventh. Since then he has improved and he won the 2009-10 World Cup overall championship.
Montgomery competes for Canada and was a two-time silver medalist in the 2008 World Championships, with one coming in the skeleton. He also finished second in the 2007-08 World Cup.
Rommel competes for Germany and he finished 24th in the 2006 Winter Olympics. He took the bronze in the 2008 World Championships for the skeleton and also won the gold in the 2009 World Championships for the mixed event.
Pain competes for Canada and was the silver medalist in the 2006 Olympics. He also is a two-time world champion, winning in 2003 and 2005.
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 competitor will win the men’s skeleton, see below
Odds to win Men’s Skeleton at 2010 Winter Olympics
Martins Dukurs (LAT) 3/2
Jon Montgomery (CAN) 13/5
Frank Rommel (GER) 6/1
Jeff Pain (CAN) 15/2
Sandro Stielicke (GER) 8/1
Alexander Tretiakov (RUS) 12/1
Michi Halilovic (GER) 12/1
Kristan Bromley (GBR) 12/1
Gregor Staehli (SUI) 16/1
Eric Bertonas ( USA) 18/1
Zach Lund ( USA) 20/1
John Daly ( USA) 25/1
Tomass Dukurs (LAT) 28/1
Michael Douglas (CAN) 66/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Women’s Skeleton Odds
The Women’s Skelton event should be very competitive at the 2010 Winter Olympics, as the event features four past world champions.
In this event, a skeleton slider grasps the handles on either side of their sled, and get off to a running start that is about 50 meters in length. The competitor then dives head first onto the sled. Sliders lie on their stomachs and steer with slight shifts to their body. The event consists of four heats held over two days, timed electronically to 0.01 seconds. The individual with the lowest combined time wins the gold medal.
2006 Olympic bronze medalist, Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards, is favored to take home the gold in this event.
Hollingsworth has odds of 3/2 to win the gold medal according to online sports book Brobury Sports. Other short odds to win are Marion Trott (5/2), Kerstin Szymkowiak (4/1), and Shelley Rudman (7/1).
Hollingsworth, who competes for Canada, won the bronze medal in the 2006 Olympics and is also a silver medalist from the 2000 world championships. Hollingsworth is also the defending World Cup overall champion
Trott competes for Germany and is the defending world champion in the skeleton and also in mixed competition.
Szymkowiak competes for Germany and she won the bronze in the 2004, 2008, and 2009 world championships.
Rudman competes for Great Britain and she was the 2006 Olympic silver medalist. She came in second in the 2009-10 World Cup overall 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 which competitor will win the women’s skeleton, see below
Odds to win Women’s Skeleton at 2010 Winter Olympics
Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards (CAN) 3/2
Marion Trott (GER) 5/2
Kerstin Szymkowiak (GER) 4/1
Shelley Rudman (GBR) 7/1
Anja Huber (GER) 8/1
Amy Williams (GBR) 14/1
Maya Perdersen (SUI) 16/1
Amy Gough (CAN) 18/1
Noelle Pikus-Pace ( USA) 20/1
Katie Uhlaender ( USA) 28/1
Michelle Kelly (CAN) 40/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Freestyle Skiing Women’s Moguls Odds
More creative than your average skiing event, the Women’s Moguls provides plenty of entertainment for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
According to vancouver2010.com, athletes in the moguls choose which of the three to four different lines they will ski down on the mogul course. After the start signal, they ski down a steep slope and over a series of offset large bumps (moguls) as high as 1.2 meters, spaced between three to four meters apart. There are two sets of ‘air bumps’, one near the top of the course, the other near the bottom, where the skiers are required to perform two different jumps of their own choice. The goal is to ski down the course as fast as possible while performing the two jumps without technical errors or loss of balance. Different mogul jumps include the 360- to 1080-degree spins, loops (side flips), off axis jumps, back and front flips, and flips with twists. The jumps can incorporate different grabs or holds of the legs or skis. Going down the moguls, skiers need to keep their upper bodies facing straight down the hill while their lower body and skis are constantly turning. Maintaining snow contact with the skis is an important element. All competitors participate in a qualification round. The top 20 skiers from the round move into the final with the start list in reverse order of the qualification results. The five “turn” judges award points based on the quality of the skiers’ turns, making deductions for technical mistakes. The two “air” judges determine what jump was performed, how high they are off the jump, and the jump’s quality. Each run is timed and compared to a pace-time set for the course, with the fast skiers being awarded more points. The skier with the highest score in the final round wins.
The defending Olympic gold medalist, Jennifer Heil, is favored to win this event.
Heil has odds of 3/2 to win the gold medal according to online sports book Sports Interaction. Other short odds to win are Hannah Kearney (9/2), Heather McPhie (11/2), and Kristi Richards (9/1).
Heil, who represents Canada, won the gold in 2006 and has recently fared well in the world championships. She won the gold in the dual moguls in 2009 and 2007 while taking second in the moguls in 2009 and 2007.
Kearney competes for the United States and is the 2005 world champion in this event. She competed in the 2006 Olympics, but a fall kept her from competing for a medal. She took the bronze in the 2009 World Championships in the dual moguls.
McPhie competes for the U.S. and she will be making her Olympic debut this year. She qualified by taking second in the moguls in a FIS World Cup event in January 2010.
Richards competes for Canada and is the 2007 world champion in moguls. She placed seventh in the moguls 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 which competitor will win the women’s moguls, see below
Odds to win Freestyle Skiing Women’s Moguls at 2010 Winter Olympics
Jennifer Heil (CAN) 3/2
Hannah Kearney ( USA) 9/2
Heather Mcphie ( USA) 11/2
Kristi Richards (CAN) 9/1
Shannon Bahrke ( USA) 10/1
Aiko Uemura (JPN) 10/1
Chloe Dufour-Lapointe (CAN) 14/1
Nikola Sudova (CZE) 14/1
Michelle Roark ( USA) 16/1
Margarita Marbler (AUT) 16/1
Audrey Robichaud (CAN) 25/1
Ekaterina Stolyarova (RUS 33/1
Miki Ito (JPN) 50/1
Deborah Scanzio (ITA) 50/1
Darya Rybalova (KAZ) 50/1
Yulia Galysheva (KAZ) 50/1
Marina Kaffka (GER) 50/1
Regina Rakhimova (RUS) 66/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men’s Moguls Odds
Experience looks to be the key factor to winning the gold medal in Men’s Moguls in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
According to vancouver2010.com, athletes in the moguls choose which of the three to four different lines they will ski down on the mogul course. After the start signal, they ski down a steep slope and over a series of offset large bumps (moguls) as high as 1.2 meters, spaced between three to four meters apart. There are two sets of ‘air bumps’, one near the top of the course, the other near the bottom, where the skiers are required to perform two different jumps of their own choice. The goal is to ski down the course as fast as possible while performing the two jumps without technical errors or loss of balance. Different mogul jumps include the 360- to 1080-degree spins, loops (side flips), off axis jumps, back and front flips, and flips with twists. The jumps can incorporate different grabs or holds of the legs or skis. Going down the moguls, skiers need to keep their upper bodies facing straight down the hill while their lower body and skis are constantly turning. Maintaining snow contact with the skis is an important element. All competitors participate in a qualification round. The top 20 skiers from the round move into the final with the start list in reverse order of the qualification results. The five “turn” judges award points based on the quality of the skiers’ turns, making deductions for technical mistakes. The two “air” judges determine what jump was performed, how high they are off the jump, and the jump’s quality. Each run is timed and compared to a pace-time set for the course, with the fast skiers being awarded more points. The skier with the highest score in the final round wins.
The defending Olympic gold medalist, Dale Begg-Smith, is favored to win again this time around.
Begg-Smith has odds of 13/8 to win the gold medal according to online sports book Sports Interaction. Other short odds to win are Guilbaut Colas (9/2), Jesper Bjoernlund (6/1), and Alexandre Bilodeau (6/1).
Smith won the Olympic gold in 2006 for Australia and he is the 2007 world champion for dual moguls while taking the silver in moguls. He also won the bronze in the 2005 world championships for moguls.
Colas competes for France and he has won two moguls event in January of 2010 as part of the World Cup, besting Smith in both competitions.
Bjoernlund competes for Sweden and he took fifth in the 2006 Olympics for moguls. He recently won two moguls events in 2009 as part of the World Cup, and also placed third in a World Cup event on Jan. 21.
Bilodeau competes for Canada and he had two third-place finishes in World Cup events this season for moguls and one second-place finish. He was the 2009 world champion for dual moguls.
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 competitor will win the men’s moguls, see below
Odds to win Freestyle Skiing Men’s Moguls at 2010 Winter Olympics
Dale Begg-Smith 13/8
Guilbaut Colas 9/2
Jesper Bjoernlund 6/1
Alexandre Bilodeau 6/1
Patrick Deneen 14/1
Michael Morse 14/1
Byron Wilson 14/1
Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau 16/1
Vincent Marquis 16/1
Maxime Gingras 16/1
Taapio Luusau 16/1
Dmitriy Reiherd 25/1
Philippe Marquis 33/1
Anthony Benna 33/1
Jeremy Cota 33/1
Noboyuki Nishi 33/1
Denis Dolgodvorov 33/1
Warren Tanner 40/1
Alexandr Smyshlyaev 50/1
Per Spett 50/1
Pierre Ochs 50/1
Sho Endo 66/1
Arttu Kiramo 66/1
Kai Ozaki 66/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men’s Aerials Odds
Big air and body control will be the key to winning the gold medal in the Men's Aerials at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
According to vancouver2010.com, competitors in aerials determine their in-run location based on the type of jump performed, their own freestyle technique and the current environmental conditions. Correct in-run speed is critical to successful aerial performances and athletes can choose two of many different jumps that combine back flips and twists with differing degrees of difficulty. Athletes are judged on the quality of take off, height gained, form and body position, and how they maintain balance upon landing. All competitors complete two jumps in a qualification round. The 16 aerialists with the highest total scores from the qualification round move on to the final round. In the final round, competitors complete two more jumps in reverse order from the qualification results. The aerialist with the highest combined score from the two final jumps wins.
The 2009 silver medalist in the world championships, Steve Omischl, is favored to win.
Omischl has odds of 13/8 to win the gold medal according to online sports book SBGGLOBAL. Other short odds to win are Anton Kushnir (9/4), Kyle Nissen (4/1), and Guangpu Qi (13/2).
Omischl, who competes for Canada, took the silver medal in the last world championships while also taking bronze in 2003, 2007 and the gold in 2005. In his career, he has finished in the top three in 40 world events.
Kushnir competes for Belarus and has won four of six World Cup events in the aerials this season. In the two he didn’t win, he placed in the top three.
Nissen competes for Canada and he has won two world cup aerial events in his career. He has medaled just once since 2008, taking second place in a January 2009 event.
Qi competes for China and he has three second-place performances in aerials for the 2009-10 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 which competitor will win the men’s aerials, see below
Odds to win Freestyle Skiing Men’s Aerials at 2010 Winter Olympics
Steve Omischl 13/8
Anton Kushnir 9/4
Kyle Nissen 4/1
Guangpu Qi 13/2
Jeret Peterson 10/1
Zongyang Jia 10/1
Renato Ulrich 20/1
Timofei Slivets 20/1
Zhongqing Liu 20/1
Alexei Grishin 33/1
Dmitri Dashinski 33/1
Warren Shouldice 40/1
Chao Wu 50/1
Olivier Rochon 66/1
Ryan Blais 66/1
David Morris 66/1
Dylan Ferguson 80/1
Thomas Lambert 100/1
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Freestyle Skiing Women’s Aerials Odds
China brings three of the top four favorites to win the gold medal in the Women’s Aerials for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
According to vancouver2010.com, competitors in aerials determine their in-run location based on the type of jump performed, their own freestyle technique and the current environmental conditions. Correct in-run speed is critical to successful aerial performances and athletes can choose two of many different jumps that combine back flips and twists with differing degrees of difficulty. Athletes are judged on the quality of take off, height gained, form and body position, and how they maintain balance upon landing. All competitors complete two jumps in a qualification round. The 16 aerialists with the highest total scores from the qualification round move on to the final round. In the final round, competitors complete two more jumps in reverse order from the qualification results. The aerialist with the highest combined score from the two final jumps wins.
The 2006 silver medalist in the Olympic games, Nina Li, is favored to win.
Li has odds of 6/5 to win the gold medal according to online sports book SBGGLOBAL. Other short odds to win are Lydia Lassila (4/1), Mengtao Xu (7/1), and Shuang Cheng (8/1).
Li competes for China and won the silver medal in this event in 2006. Li is also a three-time world champion in aerials, winning in 2005, 2007, and 2009.
Lassila competes for Australia and she competed in the 2006 Olympics, but a knee injury kept her from winning a medal. She finished second in the overall World Cup rankings in 2007-08. Lassila has won two aerial events in 2010 for World Cup competition.
Xu competes for China and she won a World Cup aerial event on Dec. 20 of 2009 and has since won a silver on Jan. 14.
Cheng also competes for China and she took home silver in the World Cup event on Jan. 30. It was her lone medal of the 2009-10 World Cup season.
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 competitor will win the women’s aerials, see below
Odds to win Freestyle Skiing Women’s Aerials at 2010 Winter Olympics
Nina Li 6/5
Lydia Lassila 4/1
Mengtao Xu 7/1
Shuang Cheng 8/1
Xinxin Guo 9/1
Jacqui Cooper 10/1
Alla Tsuper 16/1
Xin Zhang 16/1
Emily Cook 25/1
Sabrina Guerin 25/1
Veronika Bauer 25/1
Assoli Slivets 33/1
Evelyne Leu 33/1
Olga Volkova 33/1
Elizabeth Gardner 40/1
Lacy Schoor 40/1
Amber Peterson 50/1
Olga Polyuk 50/1
Ashley Caldwell 50/1
Bree Munro 50/1
Nadiya Didenko 50/1
Genevieve Tougas 66/1
Jana Lindsey 66/1
Tanya Schaerer 80/1
Sarah Ainsworth 80/1