The 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang got off to a tough start for Team Canada in mixed doubles curling as Kaitlyn Lawes and John Morris lost to Kristin Skaslien and Magnus Nedregotten of Norway 9-6. The loss means that Canada is in almost a must win situation against the brother-sister duo of Rebecca and Matt Hamilton on Thursday morning at 4 am MT. Even though Lawes and Morris lost their opening match, they still have the experience to win Olympic gold. The following is my prediction of who will earn the 26 medals for Canada at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang:
GOLD–Mixed Doubles Curling–Kaitlyn Lawes of Winnipeg, Manitoba & John Morris of Canmore, Alberta
GOLD–Men’s Curling–Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert of Calgary, Alberta
GOLD–Women’s Curling–Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle of Ottawa, Ontario
GOLD–Women’s 500m Short Track Speed Skating–Marianne St-Gelais of Roberval, Quebec
GOLD–Women’s Hockey Team
GOLD–Team Figure Skating
GOLD–Big Air Snowboarding–Mark McMorris of Regina, Saskatchewan
GOLD–Men’s Moguls–Mikael Kingsbury of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec
SILVER–Men’s Hockey Team
SILVER–Ice Dancing Figure Skating–Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir of London, Ontario
SILVER–Men’s 500m Short Track Speed Skating–Samuel Girard of Ferland-et-Boilleau, Quebec
SILVER–Men’s 5000m Speed Skating–Ted-Jan Bloemen of Calgary, Alberta
SILVER–Women’s Bobsled–Kaillie Humphries of Calgary, Alberta & Phylicia George of Markham, Ontario
SILVER–Men’s Slopestyle Snowboarding–Mark McMorris of Regina, Saskatchewan
SILVER–Men’s 50km Cross Country Skiing–Alex Harvey of Saint-Ferreol-les-Neiges, Quebec
BRONZE–Women’s 3000m Short Track Speed Skating Relay Team
BRONZE–Women’s 1500m Short Track Speed Skating–Kim Boutin of Sherbrooke, Quebec
BRONZE–Men’s 5000m Short Track Speed Skating Relay Team
BRONZE–Two Man Bobsled–Justin Kripps of Summerland, British Columbia & Alexander Kopacz of London, Ontario
BRONZE–Men’s 10000m Speed Skating–Ted-Jan Bloemen of Calgary, Alberta
BRONZE–Women’s 3000m Speed Skating–Ivanie Blondin of Ottawa, Ontario
BRONZE–Men’s Big Air Snowboarding–Maxence Parrot of Cowansville, Quebec
BRONZE–Women’s Skeleton–Elisabeth Vathje of Calgary, Alberta
BRONZE–Women’s Moguls–Justine Dufour-Lapointe of Montreal, Quebec
BRONZE–Women’s Ski Cross–Marielle Thompson of Vancouver, British Columbia
BRONZE–Men’s 1000m Speed Skating–Vincent De Haitre of Ottawa, Ontario
I am projecting Team Canada to finish in fourth place in the overall medal standings, behind Germany and Norway at 37 medals each and behind the United States at 27 medals.
