Tip 1: How the Russian team performed at the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin
Tip 1: How the Russian team performed at the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin
In 2006, in the Italian city of Turin, the 20thWinter Olympic Games. The deadline for their implementation was determined from 10 to 26 February. The Russian national team won 8 gold, 6 silver and 8 bronze medals, which brought it to the 4th place in the first 10 countries of the participating countries. The first place was given to the team of Germany, the second - to the USA, and the third was taken by Austria. The Olympics left a double impression. After all, it was awaited with special trepidation after the four years ago scandalous competitions in Salt Lake City.
The results of the 2006 Olympics were recognized as successful. True, a number of surprises this Olympics was able to bring to the fans. So, for example, this time we could not, as usual, excel and win all the gold. Confirm the title of the champions could Tatiana Totmyanina and Maxim Marinin. But Alexei Tikhonov and Maria Petrova on the pedestal could not hold, taking fourth place because of inaccuracies and roughness in the program. Of course, Evgeny Plushenko was again the favorite, and with a fairly high personal record. The first place went to the dancing pair of figure skaters Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov. Irina Slutskaya was able to get only bronze at these competitions. Everybody was waiting for good results from biathletes. However, of all possible gold medals, only 2. Several sets of bronze and silver could not smooth the ambiguous impression of the passed relay race. Ski races are also traditionally considered a sport in which Russians have no equal. Here, the national team was able to take a full set of medals - and gold, and silver, and bronze. Moreover, medals of the highest standard could have been one more if Olga Pyleva had not been prevented by the Ukrainian skier who had fallen in front of her. As a result, the athlete lost her time and could only become the second. In general, skiers were able to take a third of all awards, which in the team event looks rather dignified. The hockey team of the national Olympic team cheered its fans. Despite a vigorous start in the qualifying stages of the championship, in the medal matches hockey players showed themselves not on the best side and went home without bringing to the treasury of Russia a single medal. The saplings could take only the third place. The remaining disciplines could not please the fans with high results. If we compare these results with those of Soviet athletes, it will be difficult to call the 2006 Olympics in Turin a success. However, the leaders of the sports movement of Russia and officials from the National Olympic Committee believe that making such a comparison is inappropriate. In addition, it was stated that all the conclusions had been made, and now the team will be especially careful to prepare for the Olympics in Vancouver. And no one knew then that against the backdrop of the team's performance four years after Turin, that Olympiad would be really successful for the Russian team.
Tip 2: How the 2006 Olympics in Turin was held
In Turin, from 10 to 26 February 2006, the 20th Winter Olympic Games were held. At that time, Italy for the second time became the hostess of the Olympics: for the first time Games were held in this country in 1956.
Participation in the Turin Olympiad took 1627athletes and 1006 athletes from 80 countries, moreover the largest was the national team of America, which included 211 people. In the framework of the event, competitions were held in 15 sports: bobsled, cross-country skiing, biathlon, curling, figure skating, hockey, snowboarding, skeleton, skiing, tobogganing and speed skating, freestyle, cross-country skiing, short track and ski jumping. In total, 84 sets of medals were played. The Olympic Games in Turin were solemnly opened by the President of Italy Carlo Azelio Ciampi. As part of the ceremony, the Olympic oath on behalf of all the judges gave Fabio Bianchetti, and on behalf of all the athletes - Giorgio Rocca. The Olympic flame was solemnly lit by Stephanie Belmondo. Athletes-participants settled in the Olympic villages in Turin, Sestriere and Bardonecchia. The greatest number of awards for the results of the Olympics were awarded to athletes from Germany. They won 29 medals, including 11 gold, 12 silver and 6 bronze medals. Best of all, the Germans showed themselves in biathlon: out of 30 medals they won, they were able to win 11, and out of 10 races they were defeated in only one. At the bobsled competition, athletes from Germany won all three gold medals. The second place in terms of the number of awards took America, receiving 9 gold and silver and 7 bronze medals, moreover, the athletes performed best in curling competitions in women's qualification, in speed skating in the distance of 500, 1000 and 5000 meters and snowboarding. The Russians took the fourth place, receiving 8 gold, 6 silver and 8 bronze medals. The first places for Russian athletes went to figure skating, speed skating, cross-country skiing and biathlon competitions. The closing ceremony included the speech of the chairman of the organizing committee of the XX Olympic Games Valentino Castellani, as well as the performance of singer Avril Lavigne. The solemnity of the situation was somewhat spoiled when the Spaniard ran out onto the stage and tried to take the microphone from Castellani. Of course, he was detained by security officials, but this absurd case was remembered by athletes and guests.
Tip 3: Which countries are considered favorites of the Winter Olympics in Sochi
Less time is left until the opening of winterOlympic Games in Sochi. Despite the unsuccessful performance of the Russian team at the previous Olympics in Vancouver, where she failed to enter even the top ten, the Russian team is considered one of the favorites. First, because the reasons for the failure were analyzed, the necessary conclusions were drawn and measures taken. Secondly, the factor of native walls is very significant. And which teams still refer to the undisputed favorites of the upcoming Olympic Games?
Triumphors of Vancouver
At the previous Olympics, the native walls were veryhelped the Canadians. They won as many as 14 gold medals. Such a success from their favorites, it seems, did not expect the Canadians themselves. Moreover, at the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin, Italy, the Canadian envoys were able to take only 7 medals of the highest standard. We can not doubt: athletes from the country of the maple leaf will try to prove that the Vancouver triumph was by no means an accident. Therefore, they certainly should be ranked among the main favorites. Canadians are traditionally very strong in hockey. They have good chances for success in mountain skiing, figure skating and some other disciplines, including those that were recently included in the Olympic program.Stability is a sign of skill
Team USA, Germany, Norway with an enviableConstantly achieve awards at the highest level competitions. And if you take into account that at the same Olympics in Vancouver, teams of Germany and especially the United States, significantly ahead of Canadians in the total number of medals won (the USA - 37, Germany - 30, Canada - 26), and the Norwegians then occupied 4 team place , then there is no doubt that these three teams are obvious favorites. The United States team is very strong in mountain skiing, figure skating, hockey. Germans and Norwegians are consistently among the strongest biathlonists. Of course, you can not discount other potential favorites. So, for example, many sets of awards are played in speed skating, where the athletes of the Netherlands are always at a very high level, and in the short track where the athletes of South Korea are shining. It was thanks to the short track that the Koreans took the 5th team place in Vancouver, earning 6 medals of the highest standard. And in general, as is known, there are no weak participants at the Olympic Games! Therefore, if the Russian national team wants to return its previous positions, it will have to try very hard.Tip 4: The best Russian bobsledder
Competitions for bobsleigh and skeleton -an exciting spectacle. After all, athletes are flying along the ice chute at a tremendous speed and still manage to choose the most optimal position for bends, in order to save insignificant fractions of a second, which in the end can lead to victory. At the upcoming Winter Olympics, among the strongest bobsledder of the world, a very persistent struggle will certainly erupt. What are the chances of the Russian team and who will join it?
What do coaches say about the bobsled team
According to the head coach Pierre Luders, the national teamRussia's bobsled and skeleton is ready to compete with even the most famous rivals. Control training after the summer period showed that athletes in good shape. They demonstrate high results. The final composition of the team will be determined on January 19, 2014, taking into account the results obtained in early October on the basis of Paramonovo in the Moscow region, and also in Sochi, during the testing of the Olympic track. One of the main tasks of gathering in Sochi will be testing new racing machines - "beans" which will perform to Russian athletes at the Olympics in 2014. In addition, the coaches plan to test different compositions of "twos" and "fours" in order to find the most optimal ones.Who can join the Russian national bobsled team?
The most titled athlete and chiefthe candidate for the national team is the honored master of sports Alexander Zubkov, who won the silver medal in Turin-2006 and the bronze medal in Vancouver-2010. He is highly respected among his teammates, who pay tribute to his experience and professionalism. The company Zubkov, with a high degree of probability, will be the athlete Maxim Belugin, who is a master of sports of international class. He became a silver medalist at one of the stages of the 2012 World Cup. Alexei Negodailo, international master of sports who won a silver medal at the World Cup-2013, is rightly considered one of the strongest Russian bobsledder. There can be no doubt that the coaches have already put his name on the list of the Olympic team. Almost certainly will be included in the national team Alexander Kasyanov, who has repeatedly become a prize winner of the World Cup and Europe, and Denis Moseschenkov, who became the silver medalist of the World Cup in the Canadian city of Whistler in 2012 .Tip 5: Forecasts of the medal offset of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi 2014
To predict the outcome of the Winter Olympics-2014,Sochi Zoo for six months taught local otters to develop the abilities of oracles. However, analysts who understand the sport seriously, predict the competition less dubious method. In this difficult matter, perhaps, we will not trust animals either.
There are several ways to most accuratelyDetermine who and with what results will enter the top five countries that successfully competed at the Sochi Olympics. First, you can look at the statistics of the last 8 years (the last 2 winter games). Based on the data in the tables below, we can assume that the composition of the leaders of the Olympics this year will not significantly change.
| Total number of medals | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1 | USA | 9 | 15 | 13 | 37 |
| 2 | Germany | 10 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| 3 | Canada | 14 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 4 | Norway | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Austria | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| Total number of medals | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 1 | Germany | 11 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 2 | USA | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Austria | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Росиия | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Canada | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
At the same time, without forecasts of bookmakers whoAlready actively collect bets, the picture of the olympiad world would not be complete. This is perhaps the only place where the forecasts for the Russian team are the most optimistic. Let's compare at least the odds on the total number of gold medals: Norway - coefficient 2.75Russia - 4.0Germany - 4.5USD - 6.0Canada - 9.0There are the coefficients of the total number of medals: USA - 2.45Russia - 2.9Germany - 3,3Norvegia - 6,5 Canada - 8,5Data for each source are very contradictory, and it is not necessary to discount the possibility that new athletes will show themselves unexpectedly better than famous leaders. And the fact that Russian athletes will perform at home can also have a significant impact on their results. Nevertheless, even the available figures can safely operate and, based on them, try to predict the outcome of the Winter Olympics in Sochi 2014 itself.
