In the absence of King Simon Ammann, Austria expects to use the test team jumping Aski improve its image, tarnished greatly during these Olympics. In skiing, in the event decried the team sprint, the race is expected to be reduced to a duel between Norway and Sweden.

SKI JUMPING TEAM:
FIRST ROUND - 18h00 GMT
FINAL ROUND - 19h00GMT

Ammann off-course:
Jostled by Simon Ammann in the individual competitions, Austria Gregor Schlierenzauer, Thomas Morgenstern and Andreas Kofler has the opportunity to regain altitude in the team competition. "We can not discuss this competition, saying they did not covet the gold, but there are a lot of jumpers which are evolving at a very high level since the start of the Olympics, so we can not afford to be overconfident"Warned Alexander Pointner, coach of 2006 Olympic champions and world champions in 2007 and 2009.
With only two bronze medals, the Austrian Wunderteam has so far not made the Olympics live up to its expectations. "We must win the gold, Has insisted Schlierenzauer. The Austrians have nothing to fear from Ammann and bindings they wanted to ban: the quadruple Olympic champion is not participating in this contest by shifts, lack of compatriots at. The competition nonetheless severe: for what will probably the last Olympic appearance Janne Ahonen, the Finns have the potential to target the podium, just as Germany, despite the failure of Martin Schmitt, although offset by Michael Neumayer, Norway Anders Jacobsen or Japan. Attention also to Slovenia, Poland and even if Adam Malysz, double silver medalist behind the unbeatable Ammann, come to transcend his teammates.

CROSS COUNTRY - TEAM SPRINT:
WOMEN - 21h00 GMT
GENTLEMEN - 21h25GMT

A title promised to Scandinavia:
Sweden, which had achieved twice in 2006, Norway and Finland are the favorites of the team sprint, an event built on the Olympic program in 2006 and really do not pack the founders themselves. "It's a race ambiguous. It should be sprinter but also go the distance"Said Vincent Vittoz, world champion continued in 2005. In this event, two competitors per country take turns in freestyle, to perform three times on each course (1.6 km and 1.4 km for the ladies ), each time with 10 teams per race. The headache for the coaches is to find the pair that will combine the two qualities: tone and endurance.
"The first runner may be a sprinter or a specialist in distance events, it matters little. For cons, the second runner, who finished the race, must be a guy that can make a big final push"Vittoz analysis, combined with Cyril Miranda and not Jean-Marc Gaillard, worked for the relay. Norway, awash in the champions, not too many worries to find candidates and must simply develop the good combination. Petter Northug, the world number one and bronze medalist in the sprint, and Ola Vigen Hattestad, 4th in the sprint, are the favorites. The Swedes, with a choice Marcus Hellner, Olympic champion in the pursuit, Johan Olsson, impressive third of the prosecution, or Emil Joensson, one of the best sprinters should be their main rivals. In the women, Norway, Finland and Sweden should dominate with Russia as arbitrator.

FIGURE SKATING - FREE DANCE - 00h45 GMT.

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