The super combined is the all-round test in Olympic skiing, asking racers to put down combined fastest times in both a downhill and then a slalom run - in the same day
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Olympic Contenders: Men's super combined
- February 15, 2010 11:38 PM |
- By Noah Love
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Here is a look at Tuesday's super combined race, which starts at 1 p.m. ET:
The Contenders
The super combined is the all-round test in Olympic skiing, asking racers to put down combined fastest times in both a downhill and then a slalom run -- in the same day. The oddsmakers have placed the top three World Cup ranked skiers (Raich, Janka and Kostelic) at 5-1 odds, which just goes to show how close this event will be.
The Top Five (Current World Cup rankings)
1. Benjamin Raich, Austria, 246 points
2. Carlo Janka, Switzerland, 216
3. Ivica Kostelic, Croatia, 172
4. Silvan Zurbriggen, Switzerland, 166
5. Bode Miller, U.S., 145
Canadian Medal Hopes
Not likely. Ryan Semple of Montreal is 28th in the World Cup standings, the only Canadian who has earned points in the discipline.
The Dark Horse
Remember Bode Miller, the hard-partying, reckless, don't-give-a-damn Olympic underachiever? Well, he won bronze on Monday in the downhill. And at 7-1 odds, that could turn into easy money.
James Madge, National Post
About the Author
- Bruce Arthur Bruce Arthur is the National Post's national sports columnist. A Vancouver native, he has been with the Post since 2001, and a columnist since 2005. He is covering his second Olympics, after the 2008 Games in Beijing. He expects these Games to be slightly less propagandistic, and for China to win slightly fewer medals.
- Joe O'Connor Joe O'Connor is a roving sports feature writer with an open-ended beat. He joined the National Post in 2002, and has spent the past seven years bouncing from sport to sport, offering fresh perspectives and delivering unique stories wherever he goes. Whether it has been getting Don Cherry to open up about his love life; George Chuvalo to talk about heartbreaking loss; or racing down the side of a mountain with former Crazy Canuck, Dave Irwin, the veteran Postie chases a story wherever it leads. Before joining the newspaper he was a two-time silver medalist at the National Magazine Awards. Vancouver will be his first Olympics.
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