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Norway, thanks to dominance in endurance skiing sports, is the favorite to win the most golds. But the U.S. isn't far behind.
We compiled the gold medal favorites in all 98 events using the odds from the gambling site Bovada (as well as SkyBet where Bovada didn't list the odds).
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ALPINE SKIING (women's slalom): Mikaela Shiffrin, USA
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Odds: 1-to-1
Other contenders: Marlies Schild (Austria), Maria Hoefl-Riesch (Germany), Maria Pietilae-Holmner (Sweden)
ALPINE SKIING (men's slalom): Marcel Hirscher, Austria
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Odds: 7-to-4
Other contenders: Felix Neureuther (Germany), Henrik Kristoffersen (Norway), Mario Matt (Austria)
ALPINE SKIING (men's downhill): Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway
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Odds: 15-to-8
Other contenders: Bode Miller (USA), Erik Guay (Canada), Christof Innerhofer (Italy)
ALPINE SKIING (women's downhill): Maria Hoefl-Riesch, Germany
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Odds: 5-to-2
Other contenders: Tina Maze (Slovenia), Tina Weirather (Liechtenstein), Elisabeth Goergl (Austria)
ALPINE SKIING (men's super combined): Ivica Kostelic, Croatia
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Odds: 2-to-1
Other contenders: Ted Ligety (USA), Alexis Pinturault (France), Aksel Lund Svindal (Norway)
ALPINE SKIING (women's super combined): Maria Hoefl-Riesch, Germany
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Odds: 7-to-5
Other contenders: Tina Maze (Slovenia), Nicole Hosp (Austria), Marie Michele Gagnon (Canada)
ALPINE SKIING (men's giant slalom): Ted Legity, USA
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Odds: 11-to-10
Other contenders: Marcel Hirscher (Austria), Alexis Pinturault (France), Felix Neureuther (Germany)
ALPINE SKIING (women's giant slalom): Anna Fenninger, Austria
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Odds: 4-to-1
Other contenders: Jessica Lindell-Vikarby (Sweden), Mikaela Shiffrin (USA), Lara Gut (Switzerland)
ALPINE SKIING (men's super G): Aksel Lund Svindal, Norway
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Odds: 10-to-11
Other contenders: Bode Miller (USA), Hannes Reichelt (Austria), Erik Guay (Canada)
ALPINE SKIING (women's super G): Lara Gut, Switzerland
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Odds: 7-to-2
Other contenders: Tina Weirather (Liechtenstein), Maria Hoefl-Riesch (Germany), Tina Maze (Slovenia)
BIATHLON (women's 7.5km sprint): Darya Domracheva, Belarus
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Odds: 11-to-4
Other contenders: Tora Berger (Norway), Kaisa Makarainen (Finland), Gabriela Soukolova (Czech Republic)
BIATHLON (men's 10km sprint): Martin Fourcade, France
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Odds: 11-to-5
Other contenders: Emil Hegle Svendsen (Norway), Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (Norway), Tarjei Boe (Norway)
BIATHLON (women's 10km pursuit): Tora Berger, Norway
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Odds: 3-to-2
Other contenders: Darya Domracheva (Belarus), Kaisa Makarainen (Finland), Gabriela Soukalova (Czech Republic)
BIATHLON (men's 12.5km pursuit): Emil Hegle Svendsen, Norway
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Odds: 5-to-2
Other contenders: Martin Fourcade (France), Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (Norway), Simon Schempp (Germany)
BIATHLON (women's 12.5km mass start): Tora Berger, Norway
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Odds: 3-to-2
Other contenders: Darya Domracheva (Belarus), Gabriela Soukalova (Czech Republic), Andrea Henkel (Germany)
BIATHLON (women's 15km individual): Tora Berger, Norway
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Odds: 5-to-4
Other contenders: Darya Domracheva (Belarus), Gabriela Soukalova (Czech Republic), Andrea Henkel (Germany)
BIATHLON (men's 15km mass start): Emil Hegle Svendsen, Norway
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Odds: 5-to-2
Other contenders: Martin Fourcade (France), Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (Norway), Tarjei Boe (Norway)
BIATHLON (men's 20km individual): Emil Hegle Svendsen, Norway
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Odds: 5-to-2
Other contenders: Martin Fourcade (France), Simon Schempp (Germany), Jakov Fak (Croatia)
BIATHLON (women's 4x6km relay): Norway
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Team Norway won the 2012 World Championships.
Odds: 6-to-5
Other contenders: Germany, Russia, Ukraine
BIATHLON (men's 4x7.5km): Norway
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Team Norway at the 2012 World Championships.
Odds: 1-to-1
Other contenders: Russia, France, Germany
BIATHLON (mixed relay): Norway
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Odds: 5-to-6
Other contenders: France, Russia, Germany
BOBSLEIGH (men's two-man): Steven Holcomb, USA
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Odds: 11/8
Other contenders: Beat Hefti (Switzerland), Francesco Friedrich (Germany), Alexander Zubkov (Russia)
BOBSLEIGH (women's two-man): Kaillie Humphries, Canada
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Odds: 10/11
Other contenders: Elana Meyers (USA), Sandra Kiriasis (Germany), Jamie Greubel (USA)
BOBSLEIGH (men's four-man): Maximilian Arndt, Germany
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Odds: 11-to-4
Other contenders: Alexander Zubkov (Russia), Steven Holcomb (USA), Pskars Melbardis (Latvia)
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (women's sprint): Kikkan Randall, USA
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Odds: 10-to-11
Other contenders: Marit Bjoergen (Norway), Maiken Caspersen Falla (Norway), Ida Ingemarsdotter (Sweden)
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (men's sprint): Petter Northug, Norway
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Odds: 3-to-1
Other contenders: Nikita Kriukov (Russia), Alexey Petukhov (Russia), Emil Joensson (Sweden)
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (women's skiathlon): Marit Bjoergen, Norway
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Odds: 2-to-5
Other contenders: Therese Johaug (Norway), Charlotte Kalla (Sweden), Justyna Kowalczyk (Poland)
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (men's skiathlon): Petter Northug, Norway
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Odds: 6-to-5
Other contenders: Martin Johnsrud Sundby (Norway), Maxim Vylegzhanin (Russia), Dario Cologna (Switzerland)
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (women's 10km sprint): Justyna Kowalczyk, Poland
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Odds: 10-to-11
Other contenders: Marit Bjorgen (Norway), Therese Johaug (Norway), Charlotte Kalla (Sweden)
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (men's 15km sprint): Alexey Poltoranin, Kazakhstan
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Odds: 7-to-2
Other contenders: Dario Cologna (Switzerland), Petter Northug (Norway), Martin Johnsrud Sundby (Norway)
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (women's 30km mass start): Therese Johaug, Norway
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Odds: 1-to-1
Other contenders: Marit Bjoergen (Norway), Charlotte Kalla (Sweden), Justyna Kowalczyk (Poland)
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (men's 50km mass start): Petter Northug, Norway
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Odds: 9-to-4
Other contenders: Martin Johnsrud Sundby (Norway), Alexander Legkov (Russia), Maxim Vylegzhanin (Russia)
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (women's team sprint): Finland
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Odds: 1-to-1
Other contenders: Norway, USA, Germany
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (men's team sprint): Russia
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Odds: 11-to-8
Other contenders: Norway, Kazakhstan, Sweden
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (women's 4x5m relay): Norway
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Odds: 1-to-12
Other contenders: Sweden, Finland, USA
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (men's 4x10km relay): Norway
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Odds: 1-to-2
Other contenders: Russia, Sweden, Canada
CURLING (women's): Canada
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Odds: 7-to-5
Other contenders: Sweden, Great Britain, Switzerland
CURLING (men's): Canada
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Odds: 2-to-3
Other contenders: Sweden, Great Britain, Norway
FIGURE SKATING (team): Russia
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Julia Lipnitskaia of Russia.
Odds: 5-to-4
Other contenders: Canada, USA, Japan
FIGURE SKATING (women's): Yuna Kim, South Korea
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Odds: 4-to-5
Other contenders: Mao Asada (Japan), Julia Lipnitskaia (Russia), Carolina Kostner (Italy)
FIGURE SKATING (men's): Patrick Chan, Canada
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Odds: 1-to-2
Other contenders: Yuzuru Hanyu (Japan), Daisuke Takahashi (Japan), Denis Ten (Kazakhstan)
FIGURE SKATING (pairs): Volosozhar/Trankov, Russia
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Odds: 1-to-2
Other contenders: Savchenko/Szolkowy (Germany), Pang/Tong (China), Duhamel/Radford (Canada)
FIGURE SKATING (ice dancing): Davis/White, USA
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Odds: 1-to-2
Other contenders: Virtue/Moir (Canada), Bobrova/Soloviev (Russia), Ilinykh/Katsalapov (Russia)
FREESTYLE SKIING (women's slopestyle): Dara Howell, Canada
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Odds: 3-to-1
Other contenders: Keri Herman (USA), Devin Logan (USA), Kaya Turski (Canada)
FREESTYLE SKIING (men's slopestyle): Nick Goepper, USA
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Odds: 3-to-1
Other contenders: Andreas Haatveit (Norway), Bobby Brown (USA), James Woods (Great Britain)
FREESTYLE SKIING (women's moguls): Hannah Kearney, USA
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Odds: 5-to-6
Other contenders: Justine Dufour-Lapointe (Canada), Chloe Dufour-Lapointe (Canada), Heidi Kloser (USA)
FREESTYLE SKIING (men's moguls): Mikael Kingsbury, Canada
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Odds: 4-to-7
Other contenders: Alexandre Bilodeau (Canada), Patrick Deneen (USA), Alexandr Smyshlyaev (Russia)
FREESTYLE SKIING (women's aerials): Nina Li, China
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Odds: 9-to-4
Other contenders: Mengtao Xu (China), Xin Zhang (China), Shuang Cheng (China)
FREESTYLE SKIING (men's aerials): Liu Zhongqing, China
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Odds: 2-to-1
Other contenders: Guangpu Qi (China), Zongyang Jia (China), Anton Kusnir (Belarus)
FREESTYLE SKIING (women's halfpipe): Maddie Bowman, USA
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Odds: 3-to-1
Other contenders: Virginie Faivre (France), Ayana Onozuka (Japan), Devin Logan (USA)
FREESTYLE SKIING (men's halfpipe): David Wise, USA
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Odds: 11-to-8
Other contenders: Mike Riddle (Canada), Aaron Blunck (USA), Kevin Rolland (France)
FREESTYLE SKIING (women's ski cross): Marielle Thompson, Canada
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Odds: 7-to-2
Other contenders: Katrin Muller (Switzerland), Fanny Smith (Switzerland), Ophelie David (France)
FREESTYLE SKIING (men's ski cross): David Duncan, Canada
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Odds: 9-to-2
Other contenders: Andreas Matt (Austria), Victor Oehling Norberg (Sweden), Alex Fiva (Switzerland)
HOCKEY (men's): Canada
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Odds: 2-to-1
Other contenders: Russia, Sweden, USA
HOCKEY (women's): Canada
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Odds: 5-to-6
Other contenders: USA
LUGE (team relay): Germany
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Odds: 1-to-12
Other contenders: Canada, Italy, Russia
LUGE (men's): Felix Loch, Germany
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Odds: 2-to-3
Other contenders: Armin Zoggeler (Italy), David Moller (Germany), Dominick Fischnaller (Italy)
LUGE (women's): Natalie Geisenberger, Germany
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Odds: 1-to-10
Other contenders: Tatjana Hufner (Germany), Anke Wischnewski (Germany), Alex Gough (Canada)
LUGE (doubles men): Wendl/Arlt, Germany
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Odds: 2-to-9
Other contenders: Eggert/Benecken (Germany), Linger/Linger (Austria), Penz/Fischler (Austria)
NORDIC COMBINED (men's normal hill): Eric Frenzel, Germany
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Odds: 1-to-1
Other contenders: Jason Lamy Chappuis (France), Magnus Moan (Norway), Mikko Kokslien (Norway)
NORDIC COMBINED (men's large hill): Eric Frenzel, Germany
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Odds: 4-to-5
Other contenders: Jason Lamy Chappuis (France), Magnus Moan (Norway), Mikko Kokslien (Norway)
NORDIC COMBINED (men's team): Germany
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Odds: 9-to-5
Other contenders: Norway, France, Austria
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING (men's 500m): Viktor Ahn, Russia
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Odds: 5-to-4
Other contenders: Charles Hamelin (Canada), Dajing Wu (China), Vladimir Grigorev (Russia)
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING (women's 500m): Kexin Fan, China
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Odds: 8-to-5
Other contenders: Seung-Hi Park (South Korea), Arianna Fontana (Italy), Shim Suk-Hee (South Korea)
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING (men's 1000m): Charles Hamelin, Canada
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Odds: 3-to-2
Other contenders: Viktor Ahn (Russia), Sjinkie Knegt (Netherlands), Dajing Wu (China)
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING (women's 1000m) Shim Suk-Hee, South Korea
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Odds: 10-to-11
Other contenders: Alang Kim (South Korea), Seung-Hi Park (South Korea), Arianna Fontana (Italy)
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING (men's 1500m): Charles Hamelin, Canada
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Odds: 5-to-2
Other contenders: Lee Han-Bin (South Korea), Victor An (South Korea), Sin Da-Woon (South Korea)
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING (women's 1500m): Shim Suk-Hee, South Korea
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Odds: 1-to-2
Other contenders: Kim A-Lang (South Korea), Seung-Hi Park (South Korea), Yang Zhou (China)
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING (women's 3000m relay): South Korea
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Odds: 1-to-2
Other contenders: China, Canada, Italy
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING (men's 5000m relay): Canada
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Odds: 7-to-4
Other contenders: USA, South Korea, Russia
SKELETON (women's): Elizabeth Yarnold, Great Britain
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Odds: 3-to-2
Other contenders: Noelle Pikus-Pace (USA), Shelley Rudman (Great Britain), Anja Huber (Germany)
SKELETON (men's): Martins Dukurs, Latvia
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Odds: 4-to-9
Other contenders: Alexander Tretiakov (Russia), Tomass Dukurs (Latvia), Matt Antoine (USA)
SKI JUMPING (men's normal hill): Gregor Schlierenzauer, Austria
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Odds: 3-to-1
Other contenders: Kamil Stoch (Poland), Peter Prevc (Slovenia), Severin Freund (Germany)
SKI JUMPING (women's normal hill): Sara Takanashi, Japan
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Odds: 3-to-1
Other contenders: Daniele Iraschko-Stolz (Austria), Sarah Hendrickson (USA), Carina Vogt (Germany)
SKI JUMPING (men's large hill): Kamil Stoch, Poland
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Odds: 3-to-1
Other contenders: Gregor Schlierenzauer (Austria), Peter Prevc (Slovenia), Severin Freund (Germany)
SKI JUMPING (men's team large hill): Austria
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Odds: 3-to-2
Other contenders: Slovenia, Germany, Poland
SNOWBOARDING (women's slopestyle): Jamie Anderson, USA
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Odds: 5-to-2
Other contenders: Spencer O'Brien (Canada), Sarka Pancochova (Czech Republic), Silje Norendal (Norway)
SNOWBOARDING (men's slopestyle): Mark McMorris, Canada
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Odds: 5-to-1
Other contenders: Max Parrot (Canada), Shaun White (USA), Roope Tonteri (Finland)
SNOWBOARDING (women's halfpipe): Kelly Clark, USA
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Odds: 2-to-9
Other contenders: Torah Bright (Australia), Arielle Gold (USA), Hannah Teter (USA)
SNOWBOARDING (men's halfpipe): Shaun White, USA
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Odds: 2-to-5
Other contenders: Yuri Podladchikov (Russia), Danny Davis (USA), Gregory Bretz (USA)
SNOWBOARDING (men's snowboard cross): Alex Pullin, Australia
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Odds: 7-to-2
Other contenders: Markus Schairer (Austria), Nate Holland (USA), Christopher Robanske (Canada)
SNOWBOARDING (women's snowboard cross): Lindsey Jacobellis, USA
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Odds: 9-to-4
Other contenders: Dominique Maltais (Canada), Eva Samkova (Czech Republic), Maelle Ricker (Canada)
SNOWBOARDING (men's parallel giant slalom): Benjamin Karl, Austria
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Odds: 5-to-6
Other contenders: Jasey-Jay Anderson (Canada), Zan Kosir (Slovenia), Michael Lambert (Canada)
SNOWBOARDING (women's parallel giant slalom): Patrizia Kummer, Switzerland
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Odds: 5-to-2
Other contenders: Amelie Kober (Germany), Nicolien Sauerbreij (Netherlands), Isabella Laboeck (Germany)
SNOWBOARDING (men's parallel slalom): Rok Marguc, Slovenia
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Odds: 4-to-7
Other contenders: Andreas Prommegger (Austria), Justin Reiter (USA), Roland Fischnaller (Italy)
SNOWBOARDING (women's parallel slalom): Patrizia Kummer, Switzerland
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Odds: 3-to-1
Other contenders: Isabella Laboeck (Germany), Amelie Kober (Germany), Ester Ledecka (Czech Republic)
SPEED SKATING (men's 500m): Tae-Bum Mo, South Korea
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Odds: 3-to-1
Other contenders: Michel Mulder (Netherlands), Jan Smeekens (Netherlands), Joji Kato (Japan)
SPEED SKATING (women's 500m): Sang-Hwa Lee, South Korea
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Odds: 3-to-10
Other contenders: Beixing Wang (China), Jing Yu (China), Heather Richardson (USA)
SPEED SKATING (men's 1000m): Shani Davis, USA
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Odds: 1-to-1
Other contenders: Brian Hansen (USA), Jamie Gregg (Canada), Tae-Bum Mo (South Korea)
SPEED SKATING (women's 1000m): Heather Richardson, USA
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Odds: 5-to-4
Other contenders: Ireen Wust (Netherlands), Brittany Bowe (USA), Christine Nesbitt (Canada)
SPEED SKATING (women's 1500m): Ireen Wust, Netherlands
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Odds: 2-to-5
Other contenders: Lotte van Beek (Netherlands), Christine Nesbitt (Canada), Jorien ter Mors (Netherlands)
SPEED SKATING (men's 1500m): Shani Davis, USA
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Odds: 11-to-4
Other contenders: Denis Yuskov (Russia), Brian Hansen (USA), Koen Vermeij (Netherland)
SPEED SKATING (women's 3000m): Martina Sablikova, Czech Republic
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Odds: 2-to-5
Other contenders: Ireen Wust (Netherlands), Claudia Pechstein (Germany), Antoinette De Jong (Netherlands)
SPEED SKATING (men's 5000m): Sven Kramer, Netherlands
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Odds: 1-to-7
Other contenders: Jorrit Bergsma (Netherlands), Ivan Skobrev (Russia), Seung-Hoon Lee (South Korea)
SPEED SKATING (women's 5000m): Martina Sablikova, Czech Republic
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Odds: 1-to-5
Other contenders: Claudia Pechstein (Germany), Ireen Wust (Netherlands), Carien Kleibeuker (Netherlands)
SPEED SKATING (men's 10000m): Sven Kramer, Netherlands
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Odds: 1-to-5
Other contenders: Jorrit Bergsma (Netherlands), Bob De Jong (Netherlands), Ivan Skobrev (Russia)
SPEED SKATING (women's team pursuit): Netherlands
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Odds: 1-to-4
Other contenders: Canada, Poland, Germany
SPEED SKATING (men's team pursuit): Netherlands
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Odds: 1-to-3
Other contenders: USA, South Korea, Canada
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