{"id":1439,"date":"2012-07-21T11:29:50","date_gmt":"2012-07-21T18:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?p=1439"},"modified":"2012-07-21T11:29:50","modified_gmt":"2012-07-21T18:29:50","slug":"olympic-predictions-london-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?p=1439","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Predictions – London 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"D<\/a>OK, it\u2019s time to do this. I\u2019ve procrastinated long enough. I kept hoping that the \u201cnext meet\u201d would clear things up, but even Monaco yesterday just made things harder. As a matter of fact you will see some changes even from my US medal hopes of a couple of days ago \u2013 things are that fluid in my opinion.<\/p>\n

Clearly this is going to be a meet with a lot of potential \u201cupsets\u201d, and I would expect that we will see a few new stars emerge. Frankly that\u2019s a good thing, because the sport can never have enough stars \u2013 if only we would learn to maximize the marketing potential of ALL of them. Besides upsets keep things exciting, it\u2019s one of the reasons I enjoy \u201cMarch Madness\u201d so much \u2013 upsets compel you to keep watching. <\/p>\n

With that, here is my \u201cbracket\u201d for the Olympic Games. I\u2019ve done my best to factor in \u201cinjuries\u201d; athletes competing at less than their best; and frankly athletes stepping up to the occasion. I\u2019m sure there are disagreements as every athlete\/country has it\u2019s fan base. That\u2019s why they compete \u2013 to see how it turns out. <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Men\u2019s Olympic Medal Predictions<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/td>\n\n

GOLD<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

SILVER<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

BRONZE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100<\/strong> <\/td>\nTyson Gay<\/td>\nYohan Blake<\/td>\nJustin Gatlin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
200<\/strong> <\/td>\nYohan Blake<\/td>\nWallace Spearmon<\/td>\nChristophe Lemaitre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
400<\/strong> <\/td>\nLaShawn Merritt<\/td>\nKirani James<\/td>\nTony McQuay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
800<\/strong> <\/td>\nDavid Rudisha<\/td>\nNigel Amos<\/td>\nDuane Solomon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1500<\/strong> <\/td>\nAsbel Kiprop<\/td>\nSilas Kiplagat<\/td>\nAndrew Wheating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5000<\/strong><\/td>\nIsiah Koech<\/td>\nBernard Lagat<\/td>\nDejen Gebremeskel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10000<\/strong><\/td>\nMo Farah<\/td>\nTariku Bekele<\/td>\nGalen Rupp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mar<\/strong><\/td>\nEmmanuel Mutai<\/td>\nAyele Abshero<\/td>\nAbel Kirui<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3000st<\/strong><\/td>\nBrimin Kipruto<\/td>\nEzekiel Kemboi<\/td>\nPaul Koech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
110H<\/strong><\/td>\nAries Merritt<\/td>\nLiu Xiang<\/td>\nJason Richardson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
400H<\/strong><\/td>\nJavier Culson<\/td>\nAngelo Taylor<\/td>\nDai Greene<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4×1<\/strong><\/td>\nUnited States<\/td>\nTrinidad<\/td>\nJamaica<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4×4<\/strong><\/td>\nUnited States<\/td>\nBahamas<\/td>\nTrinidad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HJ<\/strong><\/td>\nJesse Williams <\/td>\nIvan Ukhov<\/td>\nAndrei Silnov<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PV<\/strong><\/td>\nRenaud Lavillenie<\/td>\nMalte Mohr<\/td>\nBrad Walker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LJ<\/strong><\/td>\nMitchell Watt<\/td>\nWill Claye<\/td>\nMarquis Goodwin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TJ<\/strong><\/td>\nChristian Taylor<\/td>\nWill Claye<\/td>\nFabrizio Donato<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SP<\/strong><\/td>\nChristian Cantwell<\/td>\nReese Hoffa<\/td>\nDavid Storl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DT<\/strong><\/td>\nRobert Harting<\/td>\nVirgilius Alekna<\/td>\nGerd Kanter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HT<\/strong><\/td>\nIvan Tikhon<\/td>\nKrisztian Pars<\/td>\nSergey Litvinov<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JT<\/strong><\/td>\nVitezslav Vesely<\/td>\nVadims Vasilevskis<\/td>\nOleksander Pyatnytsya<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dec<\/strong><\/td>\nAshton Eaton<\/td>\nTrey Harrdee<\/td>\nLeonel Suarez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20K Walk<\/strong><\/td>\nAlex Schwazer<\/td>\nWang Zhen<\/td>\nChen Ding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50K Walk<\/strong><\/td>\nSergey Kirdyapkin<\/td>\nIgor Yerokin<\/td>\nJared Tallent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Olympic Medal Predictions<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/td>\n\n

GOLD<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

SILVER<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

BRONZE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100<\/strong> <\/td>\nCarmelita Jeter<\/td>\nBlessing Okagbare<\/td>\nShelly Ann Fraser<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
200<\/strong> <\/td>\nAllyson Felix<\/td>\nCarmelita Jeter<\/td>\nVeronica C-Brown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
400<\/strong> <\/td>\nSanya R-Ross<\/td>\nChristine Ohuruogu<\/td>\nAntonina Krivoshapka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
800<\/strong> <\/td>\nPamela Jelimo<\/td>\nMariya Savinova<\/td>\nFantu Magiso<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1500<\/strong> <\/td>\nMorgan Uceny<\/td>\nMaryam Jamal<\/td>\nGenzebe Dibaba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5000<\/strong><\/td>\nVivian Cheruiyot<\/td>\nMeseret Defar<\/td>\nSally Kipyego<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10000<\/strong><\/td>\nTirunesh Dibaba<\/td>\nFlorence Kiplagat<\/td>\nBeylanesh Olijira<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mar<\/strong><\/td>\nMary Keitany<\/td>\nAselefech Mergia<\/td>\nTiki Gelana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3000st<\/strong><\/td>\nMilcah Chemos<\/td>\nYuliya Zarapova<\/td>\nAncuta Bobocel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100H<\/strong><\/td>\nSally Pearson<\/td>\nDawn Harper<\/td>\nKelli Wells<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
400H<\/strong><\/td>\nLashinda Demus<\/td>\nNatalya Antyukh<\/td>\nZuzana Hejnova<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4×1<\/strong><\/td>\nUnited States<\/td>\nJamaica<\/td>\nGermany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4×4<\/strong><\/td>\nUnited States<\/td>\nRussia<\/td>\nJamaica<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HJ<\/strong><\/td>\nChaunte Lowe<\/td>\nAnna Chicherova<\/td>\nSvetlana Shkolina <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PV<\/strong><\/td>\nFabiana Murer<\/td>\nJenn Suhr<\/td>\nSilke Spiegelberg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LJ<\/strong><\/td>\nBrittney Reese<\/td>\nNastassia Ivanova<\/td>\nAnna Nazarova<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TJ<\/strong><\/td>\nOlha Saladuha<\/td>\nOlga Rypakova<\/td>\nCaterina Ibarguen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SP<\/strong><\/td>\nNadzya Ostapchuk<\/td>\nValerie Adams<\/td>\nJill C-Williams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DT<\/strong><\/td>\nNadine Muller<\/td>\nDarya Pishchalnikova<\/td>\nStephanie B-Trafton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HT<\/strong><\/td>\nBetty Heidler<\/td>\nTatyana Lysenko<\/td>\nAksana Menkova<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JT<\/strong><\/td>\nMariya Abakumova<\/td>\nBarboa Spotakova<\/td>\nChristina Obergfoll<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hep<\/strong><\/td>\nJessica Ennis<\/td>\nTatyana Chernova<\/td>\nKristina Savitskaya<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20K Walk<\/strong><\/td>\nElmira Alembekova<\/td>\nLiu Hong<\/td>\nYelena Lashmanova<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OK, it\u2019s time to do this. I\u2019ve procrastinated long enough. I kept hoping that the \u201cnext meet\u201d would clear things up, but even Monaco yesterday just made things harder. As a matter of fact you will see some changes even from my US medal hopes of a couple of days ago \u2013 things are that fluid in my opinion. Clearly this is going to be a meet with a lot of potential \u201cupsets\u201d, and I would expect that we will see a few new stars emerge. Frankly that\u2019s a good thing, because the sport can never have enough stars \u2013 if only we would learn to maximize the marketing potential of ALL of them. Besides upsets keep things exciting, it\u2019s one of the reasons I enjoy \u201cMarch Madness\u201d so much \u2013 upsets compel you to keep watching. With that, here is my \u201cbracket\u201d for the Olympic Games. I\u2019ve done my best to factor in \u201cinjuries\u201d; athletes competing at less than their best; and frankly athletes stepping up to the occasion. I\u2019m sure there are disagreements as every athlete\/country has it\u2019s fan base. That\u2019s why they compete \u2013 to see how it turns out.   Men\u2019s Olympic Medal Predictions   GOLD SILVER BRONZE         100 Tyson Gay Yohan Blake Justin Gatlin 200 Yohan Blake Wallace Spearmon Christophe Lemaitre 400 LaShawn Merritt Kirani James Tony McQuay 800 David Rudisha Nigel Amos Duane Solomon 1500 Asbel Kiprop Silas Kiplagat Andrew Wheating 5000 Isiah Koech Bernard Lagat Dejen Gebremeskel 10000 Mo Farah Tariku Bekele Galen Rupp Mar Emmanuel Mutai Ayele Abshero Abel Kirui 3000st Brimin Kipruto Ezekiel Kemboi Paul Koech 110H Aries Merritt Liu Xiang Jason Richardson 400H Javier Culson Angelo Taylor Dai Greene 4×1 United States Trinidad Jamaica 4×4 United States Bahamas Trinidad HJ Jesse Williams Ivan Ukhov Andrei Silnov PV Renaud Lavillenie Malte Mohr Brad Walker LJ Mitchell Watt Will Claye Marquis Goodwin TJ Christian Taylor Will Claye Fabrizio Donato SP Christian Cantwell Reese Hoffa David Storl DT Robert Harting Virgilius Alekna Gerd Kanter HT Ivan Tikhon Krisztian Pars Sergey Litvinov JT Vitezslav Vesely Vadims Vasilevskis Oleksander Pyatnytsya Dec Ashton Eaton Trey Harrdee Leonel Suarez 20K Walk Alex Schwazer Wang Zhen Chen Ding 50K Walk Sergey Kirdyapkin Igor Yerokin Jared Tallent   Women\u2019s Olympic Medal Predictions   GOLD SILVER BRONZE         100 Carmelita Jeter Blessing Okagbare Shelly Ann Fraser 200 Allyson Felix Carmelita Jeter Veronica C-Brown 400 Sanya R-Ross Christine Ohuruogu Antonina Krivoshapka 800 Pamela Jelimo Mariya Savinova Fantu Magiso 1500 Morgan Uceny Maryam Jamal Genzebe Dibaba 5000 Vivian Cheruiyot Meseret Defar Sally Kipyego 10000 Tirunesh Dibaba Florence Kiplagat Beylanesh Olijira Mar Mary Keitany Aselefech Mergia Tiki Gelana 3000st Milcah Chemos Yuliya Zarapova Ancuta Bobocel 100H Sally Pearson Dawn Harper Kelli Wells 400H Lashinda Demus Natalya Antyukh Zuzana Hejnova 4×1 United States Jamaica Germany 4×4 United States Russia Jamaica HJ Chaunte Lowe Anna Chicherova Svetlana Shkolina PV Fabiana Murer Jenn Suhr Silke Spiegelberg LJ Brittney Reese Nastassia Ivanova Anna Nazarova TJ Olha Saladuha Olga Rypakova Caterina Ibarguen SP Nadzya Ostapchuk Valerie Adams Jill C-Williams DT Nadine Muller Darya Pishchalnikova Stephanie B-Trafton HT Betty Heidler Tatyana Lysenko Aksana Menkova JT Mariya Abakumova Barboa Spotakova Christina Obergfoll Hep Jessica Ennis Tatyana Chernova Kristina Savitskaya 20K Walk Elmira Alembekova Liu Hong Yelena Lashmanova<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[8,221],"class_list":["post-1439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-olympics","tag-prediction"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa3DCY-nd","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2367,"url":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?p=2367","url_meta":{"origin":1439,"position":0},"title":"How About a Real World Championships?","author":"CHill","date":"January 23, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"It's funny that one of the first things written about the sport in 2019 is about the addition of mixed relays to the World Relays event and to the World Championships. 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