The 2010 Winter Olympics are here and the torch will light the Olympic cauldron tonight, Friday Feb 12, in Vancouver Canada as countries and athletes watch with anticipation. Like any other sporting event in the world you can get in on the action by placing wagers. BODOG.com is offering Which country will win the most gold medals in the 2010 Winter Olympics? Olympic oddsmakers at BODOG.com have Norway as 13/2 odds favorite to win the most gold medals . Let’s take a look at the favorites and how they did last Olympic Games. Be sure to get your 2010 Winter Olympics Gold Medal Predictions in now at BODOG.com
Norway – 81 athletes (52 male, 29 female) compete in 2010. They won two gold medals and finished 13th with 19 total medals in 2006. Petter Northug won three gold medals at last year's world championships for cross country skiing. The Norwegian cross-country legend who has won more medals than anyone in Winter Olympics history. Norway ranked #1 in Turin in ski jumping with 4 medals. Norway will once again be dominant in Vancouver, especially in any event that features skis. All the cross-country skiers consistently rank top 10 the overall World Cup standings.
Germany – 164 athletes (98 male, 66 female) compete in 2010. They won 11 gold medals in 2006 and finished in first place with 29 total medals. Everybody wants to beat the Germans in sliding sports. Germany has won 118 Winter Olympics gold medals, and 50 of them have come in luge and bobsleigh. They have won 11 medals in the sliding sports in each of the past two Olympics, including four gold in Turin and four in Salt Lake City. The Germans haven't won a medal in skeleton since it returned to the Olympics in 2002, but Germans Frank Rommel and Sandro Stielicke finished second and third on the World Cup circuit, respectively, this year. Germany is listed at 1/1 odds to win the most gold medals .
USA – 211 athletes (122 male, 89 female) compete in 2010. They won nine gold and finished second place with 25 total medals in 2006. Shaun White and Team USA will look to continue their dominance on the half pipe; Lindsey Jacobellis will look to make amends for a showboating error that cost her a gold medal in Torino; and Lindsey Vonn will look to stand atop the alpine skiing world at the third time of asking. America will likely move into second on the all-time list of medal winners in 2010, moving ahead of the Soviet Union and looking to close the gap on runaway leaders Norway. Leanne Smith from North Conway, N.H. is probably America’s next best hope of an alpine skiing medal, while Bode Miller on the men’s side will be looking to put a disappointing 2006 Games in Torino behind him. They have a good chance in Freestyle skiing, Nordic combined, snowboarding. USA is listed at 7/2 odds to win the most gold medals .
Other Countries Gold Medal Odds:
Austria 22/1
Canada 2/1
China 75/1
Finland 200/1
France 75/1
Holland 500/1
Italy 200/1
Russia 8/1
Sweden 35/1
Switzerland 50/1
Point-Speads.com 2010 Winter Olympics Gold Medal Predictions
The Bottom Line: USA has the most athletes thus increasing their chances. Be sure to get your 2010 Winter Olympics Gold Medal Predictions in now at BODOG.com receive a 10% Deposit Bonus and start winning today!
