Sports Illustrated Predicts 15 Canadian Medals
25/07/2008 05:03
NEW YORK - Sports Illustrated predicts Canada will win 15 medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
SI's Olympic preview edition says the U.S. will win the most medals with 121, but picks host China to take the lion's share of the gold with 49.
The magazine says Canada will win two gold, four silver and nine bronze in these Games, which open Aug. 8.
Canada won 12 medals at the 2004 Games in Athens (three gold, six silver and three bronze).
Adam van Koeverden and the men's eight rowing team are SI's choices for Canada's gold medallists.
SI's prognostications include silver medals for van Koeverden, Marie-Helene Premont in mountain biking, Karine Sergerie in taekwondo and Thomas Hall in canoe.
Eric Lamaze and Canada's show jumping team are chosen for bronze medals in equestrian as are Karen Cockburn in trampoline, the women's eights in rowing, Sebastien Michaud and Ivett Gona in taekwondo, Carol Huynh and Tonya Verbeek in women's wrestling and the rowing pair of Dave Calder and Scott Frandsen.
SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
Methinks the Sports Illustrated prediction might be a little optimistic.