Norway tipped to top 2018 Olympics table
Feb 11, 2017 - 6:14 AM Norway is expected to return to the top of the medals table for the first time in 16 years at the 2018 Winter Olympics, while host country South Korea is set to tie its record gold medal haul with six, sports data firm Gracenote has projected.California-based Gracenote Sports put Germany second in its 'Virtual Medal Table" for the Games, scheduled for February 9-25 next year in the South Korean alpine town of Pyeongchang, ahead of the United States in third.
Australia is predicted to finish in 16th place on the table, with one gold, three silver and two bronze for a total of six medals.
The data analysis firm forecast Norway to win 15 golds and 40 medals in total, which would both be record tallies.
Gracenote also predicted Russian teenager Evgenia Medvedeva would take the women's figure skating gold medal and that Canada would the men's ice hockey tournament for a third straight Olympics.
Source: AAP
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