Medal Predictions

My bold medal predictions.  Last Winter Olympics, I got about one-third of the gold medalists right and about half the medalists.

ICE HOCKEY

Men
G:  Russia
S:  Canada
B:  United States

Women
G:  United States
S:  Canada
B:  Russia

FIGURE SKATING

Men
G: Patrick Chan, CAN
S: Yuzuru Hanyu, JPN
B: Daisuke Takahashi, JPN

Ladies
G:  Kim Yu-Na, KOR
S: Mao Asada, JPN
B: Julia Lipnitskaia, RUS

Pairs
G: Tatiana Volosozhar & Maxim Trankov, RUS
S: Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy, GER
B: Pang Qing & Tong Jian, CHN

Ice Dance
G: Meryl Davis & Charlie White, USA
S: Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir, CAN
B: Nathalie Péchalat & Fabian Bourzat, FRA

Team
G: Russia
S: Canada
B: United States

CURLING

Men
G: Canada
S: Great Britain
B: Sweden

Women
G: Sweden
S: Canada
B: Switzerland

SKI JUMPING

Men's Normal Hill
G: Taku Takeuchi, JPN
S: Gregor Schlierenzauer, AUT
B: Simon Ammann, SUI

Men's Large Hill
G: Thomas Diethart, AUT
S: Peter Prevc, SLO
B: Kamil Stach, POL

Men's Team
G: Austria
S: Germany
B: Slovenia

Women
G: Sara Takanashi, JPN
S: Carina Vogt, GER
B: Daniela Iraschko-Stolz, AUT

BIATHLON

Men's Sprint
G: Martin Fourcade, FRA
S: Simon Schempp, GER
B: Arnd Peiffer, GER

Men's Pursuit
G: Emil Hegle Svendsen, NOR
S: Martin Fourcade, FRA
B: Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, NOR

Men's Mass Start
G: Martin Fourcade, FRA
S: Emil Hegle Svendsen, NOR
B: Anton Shipulion, RUS

Men's Individual
G: Emil Hegle Svendsen, NOR
S: Martin Fourcade, FRA
B: Alexey Volkov, RUS

Men's Relay
G: Norway
S: Russia
B: Germany

Women's Sprint:
G: Selina Gosparin, SUI
S: Kaisa Makarainen, FIN
B: Darya Domracheva, BLR

Women's Pursuit
G: Tora Berger, NOR
S: Gabriela Soukalova, CZE
B: Kaisa Makarainen, FIN

Women's Mass Start
G: Darya Domracheva, BLR
S: Tora Berger, NOR
B: Synnore Solemdal, NOR

Women's Individual
G: Gabriela Soukalova, CZE
S: Tora Berger, NOR
B: Andrea Henkel, GER

Women's Relay
G: Germany
S: Norway
B: Russia

Mixed Relay
G: Norway
S: Czech Republic
B: France

LUGE

Men
G: Felix Loch, GER
S: Armin Zoeggler, ITA
B: David Moeller, GER

Women
G: Natalie Geisenberger, GER
S: Alex Gough, CAN
B: Tatjana Hufner, GER

Doubles
G: Tobias Wendel & Tobias Artl, GER
S: Toni Eggert & Sascha Benechen, GER
B: Peter Penz & Georg Fischler, AUT

Relay
G: Germany
S: Canada
B: Italy

NORDIC COMBINED

Normal Hill
G: Eric Frenzel, GER
S: Jason Lamy Chappuis, FRA
B: Havard Klemetsen, NOR

Large Hill
G: Eric Frenzel, GER
S: Magnus Krog, NOR
B: Jan Schmid, NOR

Team
G: Norway
S: Germany
B: France

SKELETON

Men
G: Martin Dukurs, LAT
S: Tomass Dukurs, LAT
B: Alexander Tretiakov, RUS

Women
G: Noelle Pikus-Pace, USA
S: Lizzy Yarnold, GBR
B: Janine Flock, AUT

BOBSLED

Two-man
G: Steve Holcomb, USA
S: Beat Hefti, SUI
B: Alexander Zubkov, RUS

Four-man
G: Steve Holcomb, USA
S: Oskas Melbardis, LAT
B: Maximilian Arndt, GER

Two-woman
G: Kaillie Humphries, CAN
S: Elana Meyers, USA
B: Fabienne Meyer, SUI

ALPINE SKIING

Men's Downhill
G: Aksel Lund Svindal, NOR
S: Hannes Reichelt, AUT
B: Patrick Jung, SUI

Men's Super G
G: Aksel Lund Svindal, NOR
S: Didier Defago, SUI
B: Bode Miller, USA

Men's Giant Slalom
G: Marcel Hirscher, AUT
S: Ted Ligety, USA
B: Alexis Pinturault, FRA

Men's Slalom
G: Marcel Hirscher, AUT
S: Henrik Kristoffersen, NOR
B: Felix Neureuther, GER

Men's Super Combined
G: Ted Ligety, USA
S: Alexis Pinturualt, FRA
B: Marcel Hirscher, AUT

Women's Downhill
G: Maria Hoefl-Reisch, GER
S: Tina Weirather, LIE
B: Marianne Kaufmann-Abderhalden, SUI

Women's Super G
G: Laura Gut, SUI
S: Tina Weirather, LIE
B: Anni Fenninger, AUT

Women's Giant Slalom
G: Jessica Lindell-Vikerby, SWE
S: Maria Pietila-Holmer, SWE
B: Tina Weirather, LIE

Women's Slalom
G: Mikaela Shiffrin, USA
S: Frida Hansdottir, SWE
B: Marlies Schild, AUT

Women's Super Combined
G: Maria Hoefl-Reisch, GER
S: Marie-Michele Gagnon, CAN
B: Tina Maze, SLO

CROSS COUNTRY SKIING

Men's 15 KM Classical
G: Alexey Poltoranin, KAZ
S: Petter Northug, NOR
B: Alexander Legkov, RUS

Men's Skiathlon
G: Martin Johnsrud Sundby, NOR
S: Petter Northug, NOR
B: Alex Harvey, CAN

Men's 50 KM Freestyle Mass Start
G: Chris Jespersen, NOR
S: Martin Johnsrud SUndby, NOR
B: Alexander Legkov, RUS

Men's Relay
G: Norway
S: Russia
B: Sweden

Men's Individual Sprint
G: Sergey Ustiugov, RUS
S: Alex Harvey, CAN
B: Petter Northug, NOR

Men's Team Sprint
G: Russia
S: Norway
B: Sweden

Women's 10 KM Classical
G: Justyna Kowalczyk, POL
S: Marit Bjorgen, NOR
B: Therese Johaug, NOR

Women's Skiathlon
G: Marit Bjoergen, NOR
S: Therese Johaug, NOR
B: Charlotte Kalla, SWE

Women's 30 KM Freestyle Mass Start
G: Marit Bjoergen, NOR
S: Therese Johaug, NOR
B: Charlotte Kalla, SWE

Women's Relay
G: Norway
S: Russia
B: Sweden

Women's Individual Sprint
G: Kikkan Randall, USA
S: Marit Bjoergen, NOR
B: Ingrild Flugstad Oestberg, NOR

Women's Team Sprint
G: Finland
S: Norway
B: Russia

FREESTYLE SKIING

Men's Moguls
G: Alexandre Bilodeau, CAN
S: Mikael Kingsbury, CAN
B: Patrick Deneen, USA

Men's Slopestyle
G: Nick Goepper, USA
S: James Woods, GBR
B: Bobby Brown, USA

Men's Aerials
G: Liu Zhongqing, CHN
S: Anton Kushnir, BLR
B: Qi Guangpu, CHN

Men's Halfpipe
G: Kevin Rolland, FRA
S: David Wise, USA
B: Mike Riddle, CAN

Men's Ski Cross
G: David Duncan, CAN
S: Andreas Matt, AUT
B: Chris Delbosco, CAN

Women's Moguls
G: Hannah Kearney, USA
S: Justine Dufour-Lapointe, CAN
B: Chloe Dufour-Lapointe, CAN

Women's Slopestyle
G: Kaya Turski, CAN
S: Dara Howell, CAN
B: Keri Herman, USA

Women's Aerials
G: Li Nana, CHN
S: Lydia Lassila, AUS
B: Xin Zhang, CHN

Women's Halfpipe
G: Maddie Bowman, USA
S: Ayana Onozuka, JPN
B: Devin Logan, USA

Women's Ski Cross
G: Katrin Mueller, SUI
S: Fanny Smith, SUI
B: Ophelie David, FRA

SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING

Men's 500 Meters
G: Victor An, RUS
S: Charles Hamelin, CAN
B: J.R. Celski, USA

Men's 1000 Meters
G: Sin Da-Woon, KOR
S: Charles Hamelin, CAN
B: Kim Yun-Jae, KOR

Men's 1500 Meters
G: Sin Da-Woon, KOR
S: Lee Han-Bin, KOR
B: J.R. Celski, USA

Men's Relay
G: Canada
S: South Korea
B: United States

Women's 500 Meters
G: Fan Kexin, CHN
S: Park Seung-Hi, KOR
B: Arianna Fontana, ITA

Women's 1000 Meters
G: Shim Suk-Hee, KOR
S: Park Seung-Hi, KOR
B: Kim Alang, KOR

Women's 1500 Meters
G: Park Seung-Hi, KOR
S: Shim Suk-Hee, KOR
B: Zhou Yang, CHN

Women's Relay
G: South Korea
S: China
B: Italy

SNOWBOARDING

Men's Slopestyle
G: Roope Tonteri, FIN
S: Mark McMorris, CAN
B: Niklas Mattsson, SWE

Men's Halfpipe
G: Shaun White, USA
S: Ayumu Hirano, JPN
B: Greg Bretz, USA

Men's Snowboard Cross
G: Markus Schairer, AUT
S: Omar Visnitin, ITA
B: Stian Sivertzen, NOR

Men's Parallel Giant Slalom
G: Benjamin Karl, AUT
S: Vic Wild, RUS
B: Roland Fischnaller, ITA

Men's Parallel Slalom
G: Sylvain Dufour, FRA
S: Zan Kosir, SLO
B: Lukas Mathies, AUT

Women's Slopestyle
G: Sarka Pancochova, CZE
S: Jamie Anderson, USA
B: Spencer O'Brien, CAN

Women's Halfpipe
G: Kelly Clark, USA
S: Arielle Gold, USA
B: Xuefong Cai, CHN

Women's Snowboard Cross
G: Eva Samkova, CZE
S: Dominique Maltais, CAN
B: Lindsey Jacobellis, USA

Women's Parallel Giant Slalom
G: Isabella Labock, GER
S: Julia Dujmovita, AUT
B: Amelie Kober, GER

Women's Parallel Slalom
G: Patrizia Kummer, SUI
S: Yekaterina Tudegesheva, RUS
B: Tomoka Takeuchi, JPN

SPEED SKATING
(tomorrow)