On Saturday, February 5, the first biathlon race will take place at the Olympic Games in Beijing, which will be a classic mixed relay. We bring to your attention the forecast for this event.
Of course, there can be no experiments at the Olympics – these are the main starts of the fourth anniversary. All teams want to start the Games with a successful performance, so the race promises to be as hot as possible.
Bookmakers see three main favorites of the race - the national teams of Norway, France and Sweden. The teams of Russia, Belarus, Italy and Germany are named as shadow favorites. But the mountains of Beijing promise a lot of surprises, because it is very cold here, and a strong wind is constantly blowing. It is not easy to guess who will cope better in such conditions. We are still leaning towards the option of a Norwegian victory. For sure, all athletes will smear, and Scandinavian biathletes are the fastest. Especially great in the last stages were the Be brothers, who are able to win back a lot on each lap.
We also believe in the Russian national team. I would like to start biathlon competitions with a medal, but we offer a more cautious bet on the confrontation with the German team. The young Vanessa Voigt and the very unstable Denise Herrmann will start the race, and there is an assumption that by the middle of the race the Germans will be a little far away.
Also, in duels, you can play for the Finnish national team against the Swiss national team, where only Benjamin Weger is confident. The Finns have a fairly strong and balanced squad for the Olympics. There is a reason to try for a high coefficient to play for the Canadians against the Americans. According to the results of their stages, American women are able to be higher than Canadian women, but it is unlikely that the advantage will be great, and then the Go brothers will take up the matter. Traditionally, at the Olympic Games, the Ukrainian national team is transformed in relay races, which is able to be higher than rivals from the Czech Republic.