ROC began the men’s Winter Olympics hockey tournament as the team to beat but second favourites Finland have impressed us more in Beijing. After picking up two silvers and four bronze medals at the last nine Games, it could just be time for them to claim that elusive first gold.
The big two have made it safely through to the Winter Olympics women’s hockey final and Canada are fancied to be too strong for the USA in Beijing. America shaded a shootout triumph when they met in the decider four years ago, but Canada look a cut above this time.
Canada enjoyed a smooth 5-0 success over China in the final round of Group A fixtures and should also cruise through a quick rematch in the playoffs. The hosts had to assemble a side from scratch for this event and fell to three straight defeats during the pool stage.
Canada and the USA both got off to flying starts at the Winter Olympics and now meet up in what should prove a Group A decider. A young American side looked exciting when routing China but will face formidable opposition in Team Canada, who cruised past Germany.
The absence of NHL stars has obviously affected everybody’s Winter Olympics 2022 Ice Hockey predictions and is also reflected in our power rankings. There will still be a host of proven performers and hot prospects on show, though, so we’re still expecting plenty of thrills.
Calamity struck curling’s traditional super-power Canada in Pyeongchang but the Canucks are expected to bounce back in Beijing this month. Two familiar faces will spearhead the recovery mission and hopes are high of making amends in many Winter Olympics predictions.
We’re taking a look at five major medal hopes from the Winter Olympics 2022 Team Canada roster and their betting odds for success in Beijing. There are 215 squad members competing in 14 different sports, with 45 past medalists present and many more rising stars.
From 15-year-old figure skaters to 35-year-old snowboarding superstars, there will be no shortage of big names competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics. We pick out five international Winter Olympics 2022 stars to watch and highlight their odds to win gold in China.
The Winter Olympics 2022 are set to take place from February 4-20 in Beijing, China. The games will include a record number of events – a total of 109 across 15 disciplines in seven different sports – with each nation having its own strengths and weaknesses.
With the athletics in full flow and the action in other sports hotting up, we’re taking a daily look at the latest Olympics betting odds available to punters. There have already been lots of emotional triumphs in Tokyo but the best could be yet to come as track stars go for gold.
Sweden have claimed five straight wins in the women’s Olympics tournament and can make it six of the best when facing Canada in the final. The Cannucks will be buoyed by having upset USA in the semis but we feel this is an even stiffer test on current form.
Spain were our pre-tournament pick for gold at the Tokyo Olympics and we’re sticking with them to edge out Brazil in Saturday’s final. Both teams have had to work hard to get through the knockout stages but the best two squads in the tournament will feature in the decider.
Japan were beaten in the 2012 bronze medal match but are fancied to edge out Mexico on home turf in this summer’s third-place play-off. Both teams narrowly failed to upset the odds at the semi-final stage and we just feel the hosts may now be more fired up for this contest.
USA have laboured for much of the women’s event at the Tokyo Olympics but may improve with the pressure off when taking on Australia. Bronze medals are up for grabs, but this is still a chance for the Stars and Stripes to relax a bit and open up more in Kashima.