This event is considered wide open, with the oddsmakers barely favouring Nicolien Sauerbreij of the Netherlands (7/2) over Germany's Amelie Kober (4/1) and Fraenzi Maegert-Kohli (5/1), who are 1-2-4 in the World Cup standings.
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Olympic Contenders: Women's Parallel Giant Slalom
- February 25, 2010 11:23 PM |
- By Erin Valois
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Here is a look at the women's parallel giant slalom competition, which starts at 1:30 p.m. ET on Friday:
The Contenders
This event is considered wide open, with the oddsmakers barely favouring Nicolien Sauerbreij of the Netherlands (7/2) over Germany's Amelie Kober (4/1) and Fraenzi Maegert-Kohli (5/1), who are 1-2-4 in the World Cup standings.
The Top Five (World Cup standings)
Nicolien Sauerbreij, NED, 3690 pts
Amelie Kober, GER, 3470
Fraenzi Maegert-Kohli, SUI, 3420
Marion Kreiner, AUT, 2940
Doris Guenther, AUT, 2710
Canadian Medal Hopes
Alexa Loo may only be ranked 15th, but she's already got one Games under her belt and can look to a second-place finish at a World Cup event in Austria in January, as well as some strong recent Nor-Am Cup results, for motivation.
The Dark Horses
At No. 5 in the world, Austria's Doris Guenther is not quite a dark horse, but she'll do.
James Madge, National Post
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- 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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