Canada won 11 gold medals and 29 medals in total at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, putting it third in both of those categories. And the oddsmakers at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com have Canada finishing in that range once again at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, which are underway this week.
Canada sits tied for fourth with the United States at +1400 on the odds to win the most medals at the Winter Olympics this time around, and fifth at +1600 on the odds to win the most gold medals in Beijing with opening ceremonies for the event set for Friday.
At the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, the Canadian men and women won 11 gold medals, eight silver medals and 10 bronze medals for a total of 29 medals. That was the country’s highest-ever overall medal total at the Winter Olympics, breaking the record of 26 it had picked up in Vancouver in 2010. Canada did win 14 gold medals in Vancouver, a record for the country. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Canada picked up 10 gold medals and 25 medals overall, and in Turin in 2006 it won seven gold medals and 24 medals overall.
Meanwhile, Norway tied Germany for the lead at 14 gold medals in South Korea and led the way with 39 overall medals at those Winter Olympics, and it’s a -400 betting favourite to win the most gold medals and -800 favourites to win the most medals overall this year. The nordic sports power also had the most silver and bronze medals at the South Korea games.
Germany sits second at +600 on the odds to win the most gold medals in Beijing, with the Russian Olympic Committee at +900, and the United States at +1400. The Americans managed only nine gold medals in South Korea, with the Netherlands just behind them with eight golds. The Dutch sit at +4000 odds to win the most gold medals in Beijing, with host China rounding out the top of the list at +5000. China had just one gold medal in 2018.
The Russian Olympic Committee is second at +900 on the odds to win the most medals overall in Beijing, followed closely by Germany at +1000, with Canada and the United States rounding out the top five. The Germans picked up 31 overall medals in South Korea, while the United States had 23, and the Russian Olympic Committee was held to 17.
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