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ALPINE SKIING
U.S. OUTLOOK: The team has set a lofty goal of eight medals. Watch Julia Mancuso in the downhill, Kristina Koznick in the slalom, Rahlves, Mancuso and Kirsten Clark in the Super Gs, and Miller-in anything.
MEN
Downhill
Michael Walchhofer, Austria
Daron Rahlves, U.S.
Hermann Maier, Austria
Walchhofer began his career as a slalom specialist.
Super G
Hermann Maier, Austria
Hannes Reichelt, Austria
Christoph Gruber, Austria
Maier once out-arm-wrestled countryman Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Combined
Benjamin Raich, Austria
Bode Miller, U.S.
Michael Walchhofer, Austria
Miller was second, Raich third in '02 behind Norway's Kjetil André Aamodt.
Giant Slalom
Benjamin Raich, Austria
Massimiliano Blardone, Italy
Fredrik Nyberg, Sweden
No nation has won four men's Alpine golds at one Games.
Slalom
Giorgio Rocca, Italy
Kalle Pallender, Finland
Ted Ligety, U.S.
Partially color-blind Rocca wears goggles to tell blue gates from red.
WOMEN
Downhill
Michaela Dorfmeister, Austria
Janica Kostelic, Croatia
Lindsey Kildow, U.S.
In December, Kildow won a race in France. Her prize: a cow.
Super G
Michaela Dorfmeister, Austria
Alexandra Meissnitzer, Austria
Anja Pörson, Sweden
What, no cow? Dorfmeister used to travel the circuit with her pet rat.
Combined
Janica Kostelic, Croatia
Anja Pörson, Sweden
Marlies Schild, Austria
Kostelic is the only Alpine skier to win four medals in one Games ('02).
Giant Slalom
Anja Pörson, Sweden
Kathrin Zettel, Austria
Janica Kostelic, Croatia
Pörson celebrates her victories with a sliding belly flop.
Slalom
Janica Kostelic, Croatiav
Marlies Schild, Austria
Nicole Hosp, Austria
Kostelic has had 11 knee operations, and her thyroid was removed in '04.
BIATHLON
U.S. OUTLOOK: There will be no medals, but Alaska's Jay Hakkinen could give the U.S. its first top 10.
MEN
10K Sprint
Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Norway
Frode Andresen, Norway
Michael Greis, Germany
Bjørndalen learned positive thinking from vacuum salesman turned coach.
12.5K Pursuit
Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Norway
Michael Roesch, Germany
Ricco Gross, Germany
To ward off colds, Bjørndalen gargles with spirits before races.
15K Mass Start
Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Norway
Rapha?l Poirée, France
Sven Fischer, Germany
Rapha?l and Norwegian wife Liv Grete won medals in 2002.
20K Individual
Sven Fischer, Germany
Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Norway
Michael Greis, Germany
Twice World Cup overall champ, Fischer has no solo Olympic golds.
4_7.5K Relay
Germany
Russia
France
German biathletes have won medals in the relay in the last nine Games.
WOMEN
7.5K Sprint
Kati Wilhelm, Germany
Sandrine Bailly, France
Liv Grete Poirée, Norway
Wilhelm took up biathlon in 1999; by 2001 she was world sprint champ.
10K Pursuit
Kati Wilhelm, Germany
Sandrine Bailly, France
Uschi Disl, Germany
Wilhelm lost a 16-second lead in '02.
12.5K Mass Start
Martina Glagow, Germany
Uschi Disl, Germany
Anna Carin Olofsson, Sweden
Disl, 35, has won eight Olympic medals but no individual golds.
15K Individual
Andrea Henkel, Germany
Anna Carin Olofsson, Sweden
Albina Akhatova, Russia
Henkel is the reigning world and Olympic champ.
4_6K Relay
Germany
Russia
France
With Disl, now a five-time Olympian, Germany has won the last two relays.
BOBSLED
U.S. OUTLOOK: The team can mine medals in each event. Look for Hays's sleds in both men's events and for Shauna Rohbock & Valerie Fleming and Jean Prahm & Vonetta Flowers in the women's.
MEN
Two-man
Pierre Lueders & Lascelles Brown, Canada
Andre Lange & Kevin Kuske, Germany
Martin Annen & Beat Hefti, Switzerland
Jamaican native Brown received Canadian citizenship last month.
Four-man
Switzerland (driver: Martin Annen)
U.S. (driver: Todd Hays)
Russia (driver: Alexander Zubkov)
Annen is a professional cheese maker (Gruyère is his favorite).
WOMEN
Two-woman
Sandra Kiriasis & Anja Schneiderheinze, Germany
Susi Erdmann & Annegret Dietrich, Germany
Helen Upperton & Heather Moyse, Canada
Kiriasis escaped a fire that destroyed her home in 2004.
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
U.S. OUTLOOK: Bill Koch's 1976 silver will remain the only Nordic medal ever won by an American.
MEN
1.4K Sprint (freestyle)
Tor Arne Hetland, Norway
Björn Lind, Sweden
Vasily Rochev, Russia
Hetland won gold in Salt Lake City by a 10th of a second.
Team Sprint (classical)
Sweden
Norway
Russia
Five of the top 10 sprinters this season are Swedes.
15K Classical
Tobias Angerer, Germany
Jens Arne Svartedal, Norway
Vasily Rochev, Russia
Angerer wrapped up January with his fifth straight World Cup win.
30K Pursuit
Tobias Angerer, Germany
Pietro Piller Cottrer, Italy
Axel Teichmann, Germany
A part-time deejay, Angerer posts a monthly playlist on his website.
50K Mass Start (freestyle)
Tobias Angerer, Germany
Lukas Bauer, Czech Republic
Pietro Piller Cottrer, Italy
A Scandinavian has won a medal in the 50K at all 19 Winter Olympics.
4_10K Relay
Norway
Italy
Germany Norway took the last two gold medals by a total of half a second.
WOMEN
1.2K Sprint (freestyle)
Marit Bjørgen, Norway
Yulia Chepalova, Russia
Lina Andersson, Sweden
Bjørgen began as a sprint specialist.
Team Sprint (classical)
Norway
Russia
Sweden
Norway leads all nations with 83 cross-country medals.
10K Classical
Marit Bjørgen, Norway
Claudia Künzel, Germany
Beckie Scott, Canada
Bjørgen won five medals at the 2005 world championships.
15K Pursuit
Marit Bjørgen, Norway
Beckie Scott, Canada
Yulia Chepalova, Russia
In '02, after two Russians were DQ'd for doping, Scott won gold.
30K Mass Start (freestyle)
Katêriná Neumannova, Czech Republic
Marit Bjørgen, Norway
Yulia Chepalova, Russia
Neumannova, 32, will be in her sixth Olympics, including the Atlanta Games in 1996 when she finished 18th in mountain biking.
4_5K Relay
Russia
Norway
Finland
Four-time defending champ Russia pulled out in '02 after one of its skiers was disqualified for having a high hemoglobin level.
CURLING
U.S. OUTLOOK: The men are a long shot, but the women, who won silver at worlds, aren't.
MEN
Norway
Canada
Sweden
Familiar with quadrennials, U.S. skip Pete Fenson was born on Feb. 29.
WOMEN
Sweden
Canada
U.S.
Sweden beat the U.S. 10-4 to win the 2005 world title in March.
FIGURE SKATING
U.S. OUTLOOK: Evan Lysacek or Kimmie Meissner could also win a medal for this deep team.
MEN
Evgeni Plushenko, Russia
Stephane Lambiel, Switzerland
Johnny Weir, U.S.
Last month Plushenko overcame the flu to win his fifth European title.
WOMEN
Sasha Cohen, U.S.
Irina Slutskaya, Russia
Shizuka Arakawa, Japan
Japan's Mao Asada, 15, who would be favored but is too young to compete, won't be there, but Michelle Kwan will-and don't count her out.
Pairs
Tatiana Totmianina & Maxim Marinin, Russia
Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov, Russia
Dan Zhang & Hao Zhang, China
Soviet or Russian pairs have won 11 straight Olympic titles.
Dance
Tatiana Navka & Roman Kostomarov, Russia
Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto, U.S.
Elena Grushina & Ruslan Goncharov, Ukraine
The favorites are coached by Navka's husband, Alexander Zhulin.
FREESTYLE SKIING
U.S. OUTLOOK: If Jeremy Bloom (moguls) and Jeret Peterson (aerials) are in top form, the team could win five medals.
MEN
Aerials
Dmitri Dashinski, Belarus
Kyle Nissen, Canada
Ryan St. Onge, U.S.
Dashinski led after the qualifying round in '98 but finished third.
Moguls
Dale Begg-Smith, Australia
Toby Dawson, U.S.
Janne Lahtela, Finland
Vancouver native Begg-Smith competed for Canada until 1999.
WOMEN
Aerials
Li Nina, China
Evelyne Leu, Switzerland
Guo Xinxin, China
Last season Li had six firsts and four seconds in 11 World Cup events.
Moguls
Kari Traa, Norway
Jennifer Heil, Canada
Michelle Roark, U.S.
Once addicted to chocolate, Traa now eats it only as a reward.
HOCKEY
U.S. OUTLOOK: The men will be hard-pressed to match their silver from 2002, and the women will be hard-pressed to better theirs.
MEN
Czech Republic
Canada
Russia
SI hockey writer Michael Farber disagrees and picks Canada.
WOMEN
Canada
U.S.
Finland
The top scorer at the world championship in April, Krissy Wendell is the new U.S. captain.
LUGE
U.S. OUTLOOK: Tony Benshoof could win his first Olympic medal, Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin their third.
MEN
Singles
Armin Zöggeler, Italy
Albert Demtchenko, Russia
David Möller, Germany
Zöggeler has won bronze (1994), silver (1998) and gold (2002).
Doubles
Patric Leitner & Alexander Resch, Germany
Christian Oberstolz & Patrick Gruber, Italy
André Florschütz & Torsten Wustlich, Germany
The medals will go to those who tame tricky Turn 14.
WOMEN
Singles
Silke Kraushaar, Germany
Tatjana Hüfner, Germany
Sylke Otto, Germany
Otto led a German sweep in 2002.
NORDIC COMBINED
U.S. OUTLOOK: Todd Lodwick, 29, has an outside shot at the U.S.'s first medal.
Individual (normal hill, 15K freestyle)
Hannu Manninen, Finland
Ronny Ackermann, Germany
Magnus Moan, Norway
Manninen made his Olympic debut in 1994 at age 15.
Sprint (large hill, 7.5K freestyle)
Hannu Manninen, Finland
Ronny Ackermann, Germany
Felix Gottwald, Austria
Ackermann won both individual and sprint events at the 2005 worlds.
Team (normal hill, 4_5K freestyle)
Germany
Austria
Norway
The U.S. quartet took fourth, its best finish ever, in Salt Lake City.
SKELETON
U.S. OUTLOOK: After sweeping gold in 2002, the team could be kept off the medal stand in 2006.
MEN
Jeff Pain, Canada
Gregor Stöhli, Switzerland
Sebastian Haupt, Germany
Eric Bernotas, who took up the sport four years ago, is the best U.S. hope.
WOMEN
Maya Pedersen-Bieri, Switzerland
Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards, Canada
Diana Sartor, Germany
Pedersen-Bieri's husband, Snorre, once competed for Norway.
SKI JUMPING
U.S. OUTLOOK: Not pretty.
Normal hill
Jakub Janda, Czech Republic
Janne Ahonen, Finland
Roar Ljøkelsøy, Norway
Janda and Ahonen shared the prestigious Four Hills title last month.
Large hill
Jakub Janda, Czech Republic
Janne Ahonen, Finland
Matti Hautamöki, Finland
Ahonen is a competitive drag racer during the summer.
Team
Norway
Austria
Finland
Three Norwegians have won World Cup events this season.
SNOWBOARDING
U.S. OUTLOOK: This team rocks. Seven boarders on the roster are X Games champs.
MEN
Halfpipe
Shaun White, U.S.
Antti Autti, Finland
Jan Michaelis, Germany
White barely missed making the 2002 team at age 15.
Parallel Giant Slalom
Philipp Schoch, Switzerland
Jasey-Jay Anderson, Canada
Simon Schoch, Switzerland
In 2003 Philipp's older brother, Simon, won a silver at worlds.
Snowboardcross
Xavier Delerue, France
Jasey-Jay Anderson, Canada
Seth Wescott, U.S.
Wescott's dad, Jim, once coached marathon champ Joan Benoit.
WOMEN
Halfpipe
Gretchen Bleiler, U.S.
Doriane Vidal, France
Hannah Teter, U.S.
In 2002 Bleiler lost an Olympic berth on a tiebreaker.
Parallel Giant Slalom
Daniela Meuli, Switzerland
Manuela Riegler, Austria
Isabelle Blanc, France
Riegler, the world PGS champ, also competes in snowboardcross.
Snowboardcross
Karine Ruby, France
Lindsey Jacobellis, U.S.
Dominique Maltais, Canada
Ruby hails from Chamonix, site of the first Winter Olympics, in 1924.
LONG-TRACK SPEEDSKATING
U.S. OUTLOOK: Rosy. Eight skaters have won Olympic medals or world all-around titles.
MEN
500m
Jeremy Wotherspoon, Canada
Joey Cheek, U.S.
Joji Kato, Japan
Cheek won the world sprint title last month in Heerenveen, Netherlands.
1,000m
Jan Bos, Netherlands
Shani Davis, U.S.
Dmitri Dorofeyev, Russia
Davis missed making the short-track team by one place at the trials.
1,500m
Chad Hedrick, U.S.
Enrico Fabris, Italy
Shani Davis, U.S.
Hedrick broke Davis's world record, skating 1:42.78 in November.
5,000m
Eskil Ervik, Norway
Chad Hedrick, U.S.
Sven Kramer, Netherlands
Only on home ice has a U.S. skater won an Olympic race this long.
10,000m
Lasse Saetre, Norway
Chad Hedrick, U.S.
Eskil Ervik, Norway
Hedrick won 50 world inline titles, from 300 meters to 42 kilometers.
Team Pursuit
Norway
Netherlands
U.S.
Peter Mueller, '76 Olympic champ for the U.S., coaches the Norwegians.
WOMEN
500m
Wang Manli, China
Jenny Wolf, Germany
Svetlana Zhurova, Russia
China has never won an Olympic gold medal in long-track skating.
1,000m
Anni Friesinger, Germany
Chiara Simionato, Italy
Jennifer Rodriguez, U.S.
Floridian Rodriguez, sometimes called J-Rod, is also known as Miami Ice.
1,500m
Anni Friesinger, Germany
Cindy Klassen, Canada
Ireen Wust, Netherlands
Friesinger's speedskating parents met at a competition in East Berlin.
3,000m
Renate Groenewold, Netherlands
Anni Friesinger, Germany
Cindy Klassen, Canada
Klassen tried out for the Canadian ice hockey team in 1998.
5,000m
Martina Sablikova, Czech Republic
Claudia Pechstein, Germany
Renate Groenewold, Netherlands
Pechstein has won seven Olympic medals, including four golds.
Team Pursuit
Germany
Netherlands
Canada
In this new Olympic event, teams of three race six laps around the oval.
SHORT-TRACK SPEEDSKATING
U.S. OUTLOOK: Ohno? Oh, yes. And Haley Kim, 17, is a future star.
MEN
500m
Ahn Hyun-Soo, South Korea
Li JiaJun, China
Apolo Anton Ohno, U.S.
Li has twice suffered a collapsed lung because of race crashes.
1,000m
Ahn Hyun-Soo, South Korea
Apolo Anton Ohno, U.S.
Lee Ho-Suk, South Korea
Ahn and Ohno collided in the '02 final.
1,500m
Apolo Anton Ohno, U.S.
Ahn Hyun-Soo, South Korea
Lee Ho-Suk, South Korea
Ohno found gold in '02 after South Korea's Kim Dong-Sung was DQ'd.
5,000m Relay
South Korea
China
U.S.
Favored South Korea was DQ'd in '02.
WOMEN
500m
Wang Meng, China
Evgenia Radanova, Bulgaria
Kalyna Roberge, Canada
Wang is unbeaten in four World Cup 500-meter races this season.
1,000m
Wang Meng, China
Yang Yang (A), China
Jin Sun-Yu, South Korea
Wang and Yang both hail from Harbin, the short-track hotbed.
1,500m
Jin Sun-Yu, South Korea
Yang Yang (A), China
Wang Meng, China
Allison Baver of the U.S. has a shot.
3,000m Relay
China
South Korea
Canada
All three won medals in '98 and '02. |
08-02-2006, 14:38 
...ja das musste ich schnell loswerden, hab mir die Tipps gestern schon durchgelesen und da war ich geschockt
Außerdem wäre es ja langweilig, wenn man die Spiele so genau vorhersehen könnte 
Aber der wird bestimmt in irgend einem Vorbericht geehrt 
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