Last Updated on January 21, 2010 10:56 am by drew
Men’s Pursuit Odds
A combination of different forms of cross country skiing make up the Olympic event, the men’s pursuit, and odds are out for which team individual will win this event in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The pursuit is a 30 kilometer race that is broken up into two different 15 kilometer sections. The first 15 kilometers is done in classical style while the second 15 kilometers is done freestyle. At the midway point, skiers will change skis and poles, similar to a pit stop in NASCAR.
For this event, 2009 world champion, Petter Northug, is favored to take home the gold medal.
Northug enters the event with odds of 10/13 to win the gold according to online sports book Brobury Sports. Other short odds to win are Dario Cologna (8/1), Anders Sodergren (10/1), and Tobias Angerer (10/1).
Northug, who represents
Cologna, a Swiss skier, recently defeated Northug at the 2009 Tour de Ski, which is a much longer skiing event over a period of days. Cologna has not competed in the Olympics in this event.
Sodergren, who represents Sweden, won the silver in the 2009 World Championships for this event, his only medal in the pursuit in his career.
Dementyev, a German skier, took home silver in this event in the 2007 World Championships. He won silver in the 2006 Olympics for the 4 X 10 kilometer event.
The 2010 Winter Olympics take place from
Odds to win Men’s Cross Country Pursuit at 2010 Winter Olympics
Petter Northug 10/13
Dario Cologna 8/1
Anders Sodergren 10/1
Tobias Angerer 10/1
Axel Teichmann 12/1
Lukas Bauer 15/1
Vincent Vittoz 15/1
Alexander Legkov 20/1
Giorgio Di Centa 20/1
Pietro Piller-Cottrer 20/1
Johan Olsson 22/1
Matti Heikkinen 25/1
Jean Marc Gaillard 25/1
Valerio Checchi 40/1
Emmanuel Jonnier 50/1
Toni Livers 50/1
Ville Nousiainen 50/1
Tord Asle Gjerdalen 50/1
Aivar Rehemaa 75/1
Posted: 1/21/10 10:56AM ET