Canada in Sochi- The Final Preview: Day 16

Three set of medals will round out the Sochi standings, and Canada has a shot at scraping up a couple more, though they will be in tough in both non-hockey sports. It looks like Russia will win the overall, and Canada will finish one shy of their 26 medals in Vancouver.

Hockey- Men (7:00am EST)

The Canadians will look to complete what they came for and that’s repeat as gold medal champions. Anything less will be failure, though Sweden is a more than worthy opponent. Both Carey Price and Henrik Lundqvist are having great tournaments, so this may be another low scoring battle. Canada has greater forward and defensive depth.

Medal Chance: 100%

Cross-Country Skiing- 50km Mass Start (2:00am EST)

Alex Harvey was 5th in this marathon event at the 2011 World Championships, and will be Canada’s long shot hope at grabbing a medal in this event. Ivan Babikov, Graham Killick and Jesse Cockney will also ski for Canada. Look for Norway to use this event to go for a medal standing victory.

Medal Chance: 5%

Bobsleigh- Men’s 4-man (Run 3 4:30am EST, Run 4 6:00am)

Canada 2 driven by Lyndon Rush sits 10th after two runs and 0.43 seconds off of a medal. That’s not insurmountable, but will be very tough to achieve. Canada 2 (Chris Spring) is well  back in 13th and Canada 3 (Justin Kripps) is out of the running. If Russia 1 holds on for gold they will win the medal tally.

Medal Chance: 3%

The closing ceremonies will begin at 11:00am EST.

Canada in Sochi- Day 15 Preview

The second last day of competition will feature 8 sets of medals handed out, but not too many chances for Canada to rise to the top, barring unexpected great performances. Canada needs golds in 4-man bobsleigh and Men’s Hockey on the final day in order to have a shot at an overall medal standing victory.

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Speed Skating- Men’s 5000m Team Pursuit (Finals 8:51am EST)

Canada (Vincent De Haitre, Lucas Makowsky, Mathieu Giroux and Denny Morrison) will race for 3rd place in the ‘B’ final against Team Poland. Canada’s has fared better than Poland in the past, and has a good shot for a bronze here.

Medal Chance: 70%

 

Snowboarding- Women’s Parallel Slalom (Qualifiers 12:15am EST, Playoffs 4:15am-5:46am)

Caroline Calve is Canada’s best hope in this event. She is ranked 6th on the world tour, and she will be joined by Arianne Lavigne and Msrianne Leeson in the field of 32 that will attempt to make it into the top 16 elimination rounds.

Medal Chance: 10%

 

Snowboarding- Men’s Parallel Slalom (Qualifiers 12:42am EST, Playoffs 4:27am-5:50am)

Matthew Morison is ranked 17th on the World Cup circuit, and in this volatile event that is enough to be in the medal mix. Mitchell Lambert and the 5-time vet Jasey-Jay Anderson will also compete again for Canada in the sharper-turning parallel event.

Medal Chance: 5%

 

Alpine Skiing- Men’s Slalom (Run 1 7:45am EST, Run 2 11:15am)

117 skiers will participate in the first run of the slalom, including Canadians Michael Janyk, Trevor Philp, Phillip Brown, and Brad Spence. Janyk is 28th on the world tour and has won medals in large events in the past, but he is a longshot to do so in Sochi.

Medal Chance: 4%

 

Biathlon- Men’s 4×7.5km Relay (9:30am EST)

Canada’s foursome of Jean-Philippe Le Guellec, Nathan Smith, Scott Perras, and Brendan Green will compete in the final biathlon event against 18 other countries. A top 10 finish is the goal here.

Medal Chance: 2%

 

Cross-Country Skiing- Women’s 30km Mass Start (4:30am EST)

Emily Nishikawa, Amanda Ammar, Heidi Widmer, and Brittany Webster will ski for Canada in the women’s ski marathon. None of them are likely to contend.

Medal Chance: 1%

 

Hockey- Men (10:00am EST)

Team USA will face Team Finland for bronze. Canada will get the day off to recover for Sunday’s gold medal game after a huge 1-0 over the Americans on Friday.

Medal Chance: 0%

Speed Skating- Women’s 3000m Team Pursuit (Finals 9:14am EST)

Canada will race for 5th place in the ‘C’ final. The team (Ivanie Blondin, Brittany Schussler, Christine Nesbitt, and Kali Christ) suffered a disappointing loss to Team Russia on Friday in the quarter-finals, missing a chance to defend their 2010 gold medal.

Medal Chance: 0%

Canada’s 4-man bobsleigh teams begin Run 1 at 11:20am EST and Run 2 at 1:00pm. Canada will have 3 sleds in the competition that is a medal hope for Canada on Day 16

Canada in Sochi- Day 14 Medal Preview

Canada has another shot at gold on Day 14, and a few more opportunities to surprise.

Curling- Men’s (8:30am EST)

Team Canada’s Brad Jacobs takes on Great Britain’s David Murdoch in the gold medal final. Jacobs managed to beat him in the round-robin, but this game is a toss up between two world class teams.

Medal Chance: 100%

 

Freestyle Skiing- Women’s Ski-Cross (Seeding 2:45am EST, Eliminations 4:30am-5:41am)

Canada has 3 top-tier athletes in this volatile, completely unpredictable event. Marielle Thompson is the current world cup leader while Georgia Simmerling is 6th and Kelsey Serwa is 10th. Consistency is key in this multi-race event.

Medal Chance: 60% 

 

Alpine Skiing- Women’s Slalom (Run 1 7:45am EST, Run 2 11:15am)

Canada’s Marie-Michelle Gagnon is ranked 4th on this year’s world cup tour in the slalom, and will be a medal threat for Canada. Brittany Phelan, Erin Mielzynski and Elli Terwiel will also compete for the Canadians.

Medal Chance: 25% 

 

Short Track Speed Skating- Men’s 500m (Quarters, Semis, Finals 11:13am- 12:43pm EST)

Olivier Jean and Charle Cournoyer will have to pick up for Charles Hamelin who fell in qualifications for his best event.  Jean has a shot at the podium, picking up a bronze in the 1000m on the tour this year.

Medal Chance: 15%   

 

Short Track Speed Skating- Women’s 1000m (Quarters, Semi, Final 11:44am- 12:53pm EST)

Valerie Maltais and Marie-Eve Drolet will be Canada’s skaters in the middle distance. Maltais has reached the podium in the 1500m twice this season.

Medal Chance: 5%   

 

Biathlon- Women’s 4x6km Relay (9:30am EST)

Canada’s team of 4 will feature Megan Imrie, Rosanna Crawford, Zina Kocher, and Megan Heinicke and will be in tough against a field of 17 teams. They are not expected to medal.

Medal Chance: 2%

 

Short Track Speed Skating- Men’s 5000m (1:18pm EST)

Canada’s team of Francois Hamelin, Michael Gilday, Charles Hamelin, Charle Cournoyer, and Olivier Jean will need to win the ‘B’ final and hope 3 teams are disqualified in the ‘A’ in order to medal. The team disappointed by being DSQ in the semi-finals. 

Medal Chance: 1%

 

Long Track Speed Skating will begin their qualifiers for the exciting Team Pursuit, and Canada is competitive in both genders. The women will do the quarters at 9:23am EST, and the men will do their quarters at 8:30am EST and their semi-finals at 10:13am EST.

Men’s hockey semi-finals will be the title event tomorrow and Team Canada will take on the United States at 12:00pm EST for a shot at gold.

Canada in Sochi- Day 13 Medal Preview

Canada has two guaranteed medals on Thursday, but needs golds rather than silver in order to move up the medal standings. Add on some good performances in freestyle skiing, and Day 13 could be a very good day to be Canadian.

Curling- Women (8:30am EST)

The women’s gold medal final will feature undefeated Canadian skip Jennifer Jones taking on Margaretha Sigfridsson of Sweden. Jones beat the Swedes 9-4 in the round-robin. Loser takes silver.

Medal Chance: 100%

 

Hockey- Women (12:00pm EST)

The latest installment of this rivalry will go down for the third time in the gold medal final of the Olympics on Thursday. Canada won in 2002 and 2010 while the Americans won in Nagano. While Canada has won 3 straight golds and defeated the USA in the round-robin 3-2, make no mistake, the Americans are still a strong favourite after winning 4 consecutive match ups with Canada in the past two years.

Medal Chance: 100%

 

Freestyle Skiing- Women’s Ski Halfpipe (9:30am EST, 12:30pm)

2012 ‘X’ Games champion Rosalind Groenewoud (Roz G) will make her return from arthroscopic knee surgery which kept her out of the 2013-14 season. She is a medal threat on paper, but her health is a question mark. Roz will ski in memory of pioneer Canadian freestyle skiier Sarah Burke, who died in a tragic training accident in 2012. Keltie Hansen will join her for Canada in this new Olympic event.

Medal Chance: 65%

 

Freestyle Skiing- Men’s Ski-Cross (Seeding 2:45am EST, Eliminations 4:30am-5:41am)

Chris Delbosco finished 4th in Vancouver and will be out for revenge in Sochi. Winter X Games champion Dave Duncan will also be a contender, and Brady Leman will round out the Canadian contingent. All 3 could make noise in this wild knockout event.

Medal Chance: 30%

 

Figure Skating- Women’s Singles (10:00am EST)

Kaetlyn Osmond sits 13th after short program and all but eliminated from medal contention. Gabriele Daleman is 19th.

Medal Chance: 1%

 

Nordic Combined- Team Large Hill (Ski Jump 3:00am EST, Cross-Country 6:00am)

Canada does not have any athletes in Nordic Combined. Germany or Norway could pick up the medal standings lead depending on the outcome of this event.

Medal Chance: 0%

Canada in Sochi- Day 12 Medal Preview

This Wednesday will tie last Tuesday for the most sets of medals (8) handed out in these Olympics. Canada picked up two silvers yesterday bringing their medal count to 17, only 9 below our total from Vancouver. Canada has all but clinched 4 medals in curling and hockey over the last couple days of competition, but can they find 6 more in other sports in order to break their record medal haul from 2010? Day 12 is a day Canada will likely need a breakout performance in order to come away with multiple medals.

Bobsleigh- Women’s Two Man (Run 3 11:15am EST, Run 4 12:20pm)

Canada 1 consisting of Heather Moyse and Kaillie Humphries sit 0.23 seconds behind USA 1 in second place after two runs. The Americans set personal bests Tuesday, so if they come back to Earth Wednesday, the Canadians could snatch a repeat gold. Canada 2 sits 13th.

Medal Chance: 96%

 

Snowboarding- Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom (Qualifiers 12:42am EST, Playoffs 4:12am-5:35am)

Legendary Jasey-Jay Anderson will compete in his 5th winter games, but the 38-year-old will likely not repeat as gold medal champion. Matthew Morison  and Mitchell Lambert are ranked Top 20 on the World Cup circuit, and in this volatile event, that is enough to be in the medal mix.

Medal Chance: 15%

 

Snowboarding- Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom (Qualifiers 12:15am EST, Playoffs 4:00am-5:31am)

Marianne Leeson is Canada’s best hope in this event. She is ranked 8th on the world tour, and she will be joined by Arianne Lavigne and Caroline Calve in the field of 32 that will attempt to make it into the top 16 elimination rounds.

Medal Chance: 14%

 

Cross-Country Skiing- Men’s Team Sprint (Semis 5:05am EST, Final 7:15am)

Alex Harvey and Devon Kershaw will be the men’s sprinters, and while they aren’t expected to be medal, Harvey is ranked 8th in the sprint world cup standings and Canada picked up an 11th place on the tour this year, so they will challenge to make the Final.

Medal Chance: 7%

 

Cross-Country Skiing- Women’s Team Sprint (Semis 4:15am EST, Final 6:45am)

Perianne Jones and Daria Gaiazova will be Canada’s sprint duo for the women, and they aren’t expected to be medal, but could make some noise in the semis.

Medal Chance: 5%

 

Biathlon- Mixed Relay (9:30am EST)

Megan Imrie, Rosanna Crawford, Brendan Green, and Scott Perras will make up Canada’s team in the 16 team field, and could place Top 10, though a medal is unlikely. The women will ski 6km and the men 7.5km.

Medal Chance: 4%

 

Speed Skating- Women’s 5000m (8:30am EST)

Ivanie Blondin will be Canada’s lone entrant in this long distance event. She placed 8th in Sochi at the 2013 World Championships, and the 23 year old will need a career skate to crack the medals at the Olympics

Medal Chance: 3%

 

Alpine Skiing- Men’s Giant Slalom (Run 1 2:00am EST, Run 2 5:30am)

Philip Brown, Trevor Philp and Morgan Pridy will ski for Canada in this event that has over 100 athletes entered. They are not expected to medal.

Medal Chance: 2%

 

Tomorrow will also feature the Men’s Hockey Quarter-Finals and Canada will surpisingly face the Latvians at 12:00pm EST. If they win, they will face the winner of USA-Czech Rep in the semis.

The curling teams will play their semi-finals and try to book a passage into the gold medal game.  The women face Great Britain at 5:00am EST and the men play China at 10:00am EST.

Women’s Figure Skating begins tomorrow with the short programs at 10:00am EST. Katelyn Osmond is a medal contender and Gabrielle Daleman will also skate for Canada.

Canada in Sochi- Day 11 Medal Preview

Team Canada is quickly running out of time to match their 14 gold and 26 total medals they received in Vancouver with the competitions wrapping up in Sochi in just six days. Canada has only 15 medals but still has many chances on the horizon including a couple of crucial events on Tuesday.

Freestyle Skiing- Men’s Ski Halfpipe (Qualification 8:45am EST, Final 12:30pm)

Canada is poised to excel in the first ever Olympic ski halfpipe. They boast 4 athletes in the competition, all in the Top 10 of the current World Cup standings. Justin Dorey (1st) Mike Riddle (3rd), Noah Bowman (6th), and Matt Margetts (10th). There is a big chance here for Canada’s 5th gold medal of the games.

Medal Chance: 97%

 

Short Track Speed Skating- Women’s 3000m Relay (5:54am EST)

The Canadian women (Marianne St-Gelais, Valerie Maltais, Jessica Hewitt, Jessica Gregg, and Eve Drolet) will skate in the four team ‘A’ final for the medals with the Chinese, Koreans and Italians. China and South Korea are the very strong, so Canada will likely be in a tight race for bronze with Italy.

Medal Chance: 55%

 

Snowboarding- Men’s Snowboard Cross Round of 16-Finals 1:30am- 2:18am)

This re-scheduled event includes Kevin Hill and Christopher Robanske who are ranked in the Top 10 on the World Cup circuit and will be a medal threat in one of the most exciting and unpredictable events in the Olympics. Jake Holden and Robert Fagan will also be in the field for Canada.

Medal Chance: 45%

 

Alpine Skiing- Women’s Giant Slalom (Run 1 12:30am EST, Run 2 4:00am)

If the weather permits, Marie-Michelle Gagnon and Marie-Pier Prefontaine will be outside shots to give Canada a second medal in Alpine Skiing. Erin Mielzynski will also compete in the GS for the red-and-white.

Medal Chance: 7%

 

Biathlon- Men’s 15km Mass Start (5:30am EST)

The third attempt to start this event will occur Tuesday afternoon with Jean-Philippe Le Guellec, Nathan Smith, and Brendan Green all a part of the small, thirty athlete field in the first of the mass starting biathlons. Le Guellec picked up a 5th earlier in the Olympics in the 10km Sprint.

Medal Chance: 6%

 

Speed Skating- Men’s 10000m (8:00am EST)

The Netherlands will likely add to their Olympic leading medal total of 17 in this marathon distance. Canada does not have an entrant.

Medal Chance: 0%

 

Nordic Combined- Individual Large Hill (Ski Jump- 4:30am EST, Cross-country- 7:00am)

Canada does not have any Nordic Combined athletes at the Olympics.

Medal Chance: 0%

 

Heather Moyce and Kaillie Humphries will begin their title defense in the Women’s two-man bobsled event. Run 1 begins 10:15am EST.

Both the Men’s and Women’s Curling teams have the day off and will play in semi-finals on Wednesday. The men will face China and the women will face Great Britain.

Both hockey teams are off as well. The women will play the United States for gold on Thursday and the men will face the winner of Switzerland and Latvia (12:00pm EST) on Wednesday.

Canada in Sochi- Day 10 Medal Preview

Canada enters Day 10 with 14 medals, and will have plenty of chances to increase that total on Monday.

Figure Skating- Ice Dance (10:00am EST)

Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue sit 2 and a half points behind their rivals Meryl Davis and Charlie White in 2nd place heading in to the Free Program. They’ll need a great performance and likely a slight mistake from Davis and White to repeat as gold medalists.  Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje sit 7th and 8pts out of the medals. Alex Paul and Mitch Islam also qualified for the free program. 

Medal Chance: 99%

 

Freestyle Skiing- Men’s Aerials (Qualification 8:45am EST, Final Runs 12:30pm)

Reigning World Championship silver medalist Travis Gerrits will be Canada’s only entrant in the Aerials, but he is a good one. Canada has a shot at their 7th medal in freestyle skiing.

Medal Chance: 70%

 

Snowboarding- Men’s Snowboard Cross (Seeding 2:00am EST, Round of 16-Finals 4:30am-5:12am)

Kevin Hill and Christopher Robanske are ranked in the Top 10 on the World Cup circuit and will be a medal threat in one of the most exciting and unpredictable events in the Olympics. Jake Holden and Robert Fagan will also be in the field for Canada.

Medal Chance: 45%

 

Bobsleigh- Men’s Two Man (Run 3 9:30am EST, Run 4 11:05am)

The final two runs for Canada’s three bobsled teams will have them needing to make up some time. Surprisingly, Canada 3 is actually the best of the three team after two runs. The team made up of Byran Barnett and Justin Kripps are only 8 one hundredths back bronze. Lyndon Rush/Lascelles Brown (Canada 1) are 9th and Chris Spring/Jesse Lumsden are 8th after two runs.

Medal Chance: 16%

 

Ski Jumping- Men’s Team Event (1st Round 12:15pm EST, Final Round 1:30pm EST)

The final event on the Ski Jumping calendar is the team event, and Canada will be one of only 12 teams entered. They aren’t a favourite to contend, but the field is close enough the a good day could result in a surprise. Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes, Trevor Morrice, Dusty Korek, and Matthew Rowley will jump for Canada.

Medal Chance: 6%

 

Biathlon- Men’s 15km Mass Start (1:00am EST)

This event was re-scheduled from yesterday. Jean-Philippe Le Guellec, Nathan Smith, Scott Perras, and Brendan Green try again for Canada in the first of the mass starting biathlons. Le Guellec picked up a 5th earlier in the Olympics in the 10km Sprint.

Medal Chance: 5%

 

Biathlon- Women’s 12.5km Mass Start (10:00am EST)

Canada’s usual four of Rosanna Crawford, Megan Imrie, Zina Kocher, and Megan Heinicke will compete in their fourth biathlon of the Olympics. Imrie remains Canada’s best hope. 

Medal Chance: 3%

 

The Men’s Curling team has a day off, having finished their round-robin play (7-2) and clinched second place overall. Their opponent will be decided Monday. The women (8-0) finish off their schedule against South Korea at 10:00am EST and will be the number one seed in the playoffs.

Canada’s Women’s Hockey team will face Switzerland in the semi-finals tomorrow at 12:00pm EST.  Canada beat the Swiss 5-0 in the round robin.

 

 

 

Canada in Sochi- Day 9 Medal Preview

Only 5 sets of medals will be dolled out on Sunday, and the best chance for Canada to build on their twelve opening medals comes early in the morning.

Snowboarding- Snowboard Cross (Seeding 2:00am EST, Playoffs- 4:15am)

Olympic and World Champion Maelle Ricker will be joined by world class teammate Dominique Maltais in a great opportunity for Canada. The nature of sno cross is very unpredictable with at least three knockout rounds where a simple bump can eliminate you.

Medal Chance: 92%

 

Alpine Skiing- Men’s Super G (1:00am EST)

The Canadian cowboys will take another shot at breaking the alpine curse. Jan Hudec (7th in World Cup Standings for Super G), Erik Guay, Manuel Osborne-Paradis, and Morgan Pridy will go for Canada.

Medal Chance: 15%

 

Speed Skating- Women’s 1500m (9:00am EST)

Christine Nesbitt has a shot if she can improve on a strong performance she already laid down in the 1000m. Brianne Tutt, Kali Christ, and Brittany Schussler will also skate for Canada.

Medal Chance: 7%

 

Biathlon- Men’s 15km Mass Start (10:00am EST)

Jean-Philippe Le Guellec, Nathan Smith, Scott Perras, and Brendan Green try again for Canada in the first of the mass starting biathlons. Le Guellec picked up a 5th earlier in the Olympics in the 10km Sprint.

Medal Chance: 5%

 

Cross-Country Skiing- Men’s 4x10km Relay (5:00am EST)

Canada will have a fairly low ranked team of the 16 countries in this four-racer event. Ivan Babikov, Jesse Cockney, Graeme Killick, and Len Valjas will ski for Canada.

Medal Chance: 3%

 

The Men’s Hockey preliminaries wrap up tomorrow. Canada will play Finland at 12:00pm EST, if they win they will clinch a bye past the qualification knockout round.

It’s the second last day of curling round-robin games and both Canadian teams will face the USA. The Men at 12:00am EST while the Women play at 5:00am EST (in what will be a tougher challenge). The men will then take on China (6-1) at 10:00am EST in their final round robin match. Two wins would guarantee a spot in the sem-finals.

Canada’s two-man bobsleigh teams will do their first two runs tomorrow (11:15am EST, 12:50pm). Canada 1 consisting of Lascelles Brown and Pierre Lueders is a legitimate contender.

Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue will skate the short program in the Figure Skating Ice Dance competition at 10:00am EST. Two other Canadian couples will also compete.

Canada in Sochi 2014- Day 7 Medal Preview

After an underachieving Day 6, Canada will be looking for a bounce back day, and will have a solid opportunity to do so. Six sets of medal will be given out.

Figure Skating– Men’s Pairs (10:00am EST)

Three time defending World Champion Patrick Chan will skate his Free Program from second place, 4pts behind Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu. Chan caught a break when Russian superstar Evgeni Pluschenko pulled out with back injury he sustained in warm up. Barring absolute disaster, Chan will medal tomorrow, it is only a matter of colour. Kevin Reynolds will start 15th after the Short.

Medal Chance: 98%

 

Skeleton- Women (Run 3 10:45am EST, Run 4 11:50am)

Sarah Reid sits 8th and Melissa Hollingsworth 16th after a disappointing first two runs. Reid trails bronze by 8 tenths of a second, and recovery for a medal isn’t likely. Reid picked up a 3rd place at the 2013 World Championships.

Medal Chance: 5%

 

Cross-Country Skiing- Men’s 15km Classic (5:00am EST)

Canada’s Alex Harvey goes for a second try at a medal, though his chances are unlikely. Graeme Killick, Devon Kershaw, Ivan Babikov will also compete.

Medal Chance: 4%

 

Biathlon- Women’s 15km Individual (9:00am EST)

The Canadian four get back at it again this morning for a third time this Olympics. Megan Imrie, Zina Kocher, Rosanna Crawford, and Megan Heinicke aren’t expected to medal, though there is an outside shot.

Medal Chance 3%

 

Alpine Skiing- Men’s Super Combined (Downhill 1:00am EST, Slalom 6:30am EST)

Morgan Pridy will be Canada’s lone entrant in the two run Super Combined. His best World Cup finish is 21st.

Medal Chance: 1%

 

Freestyle Skiing- Women’s Aerials (Qualification 8:45am EST, Finals 12:30pm)

Canada won’t have a competitor in this event. Their chance will come in Men’s Aerials on Monday.

Medal Chance: 0%

 

Canada’s Men’s Hockey Team will be back in action tomorrow verse Michael Grabner and Team Austria at 12:00pm EST.

The Men’s Curling Team faces a strong Norway team at 12:00am EST while the women have a day off.

4 Canadians will compete in the Men’s Large Hill Qualification Round at 12:30pm EST

Canada in Sochi: Day 6 Medal Preview

Canada has two strong chances at medals on Day 6 as they look to chase down the Norwegians in the medal count.

Short Track Speed Skating- Women’s 500m (1/4s 5:00am EST, Semis 6:10am, Final 7:05am)

Marianne St-Gelais is the world record holder in this distance and took home a silver in Vancouver. Valerie Maltais could also compete for a medal and Jessica Hewitt completes the Canadian field of three.

Medal Chance: 88%

 

 

Luge- Team Relay (11:15am EST)

The final chance for Canada to break their all-time Luge goose egg is also their best opportunity. One luger from each of the three disciplines will slide for the 12 countries entered. Sam Edney, Alex Gough, and the team of Justin Snith/Tristan Walker will be the Canadian lineup. They will battle for silver and bronze with Austria, Italy and the USA.

Medal Chance: 75%

 

 

Speed Skating- Women’s 1000m (9:00am EST)

Christine Nesbitt will fight to defend her Gold medal from Vancouver in a distance she held the world record in as recent as two years ago. She will be joined by a strong group of teammates including Brittany Schussler, Kali Christ, and Kaylin Irvine

Medal Chance: 70%

 

 

Freestyle Skiing- Men’s Ski Slopestyle (Qualifier 1:15am EST, Final 4:30am)

Alex Beaulieu-Marchand will be Canada’s lone male entrant in this new event Canada triumphed in on the women’s side on Day 4. He is not expected to medal this time around.

Medal Chance: 5%

 

 

Biathlon- Men’s Individual 20km (9:00am EST)

Scott Perras, Jean-Philippe Le Guellec, Nathan Smith, and Brendan Green will give it their third shot in the biathlon in Sochi. Le Guellec came close in the 10km earlier.

Medal Chance: 4%

 

 

Cross-Country Skiing- Women’s 10km Classic (5:00am EST)

Canada will have a full field of four athletes in this event, though none have had much previous success. Daria Gaiazova, Heidi Widmer, Brittany Webster, and Amanda Ammar will compete for Canada.

Medal Chance: 3%

Of course, tomorrow marks the start of the Men’s Hockey tournament for Canada, and they’ll take on Norway at 12:00pm EST with Carey Price between the pipes.

The women’s curling will have a double dip tomorrow looking to stay perfect against Denmark at 12:00am EST and Switzerland at 10:00am EST. The men will face Denmark at 5:00am EST in an important game between teams off to slow starts.

Women’s Skeleton will complete their first two runs tomorrow as well beginning at 2:30am EST Canada’s Sarah Reid and Melissa Hollingsworth are medal contenders.

Patrick Chan will skate his short program tomorrow at 10am EST.