Winter Olympics 2010

Markets are up at 888sport for the Olympic events of ice hockey, skeleton, luge, bobsled and curling so it might be an idea to get in early and see what’s on offer.

The obvious bets for us fellow Canadians are the ice hockey and curling teams. We dominate both the men’s and women’s competition in both these sports, so it’s almost your patriotic duty to show your faith in these teams as they head out onto the ice to create ‘golden memories’ for us all!

In ice hockey betting, the nearest rivals for the women’s team (at $1.53) are the US ($2.37) and then a long way out the Swedes ($21.00) and the Finns ($29.00). There are more teams in contention in the men’s event, where the Canadians ($1.91) still dominate the betting from Russia ($3.25), Sweden ($7.00), the US ($9.00) and the Czech Republic ($15.00).

Curling may not be a world sport but it’s a great spectator sport and there will be plenty of action in the coming weeks. The Canadian men’s team look hard to beat at $1.80, though Great Britain ($5.00) and Norway ($7.50) are biting at their ankles. In the women’s event the competition is much closer. The Canadians are still favourites and if you bet them at 888sport you can expect to pick up a healthy dividend of $2.62. China, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark and Great Britain are all in the betting and round out the main contenders.

So show some patriotism and check out what 888sport has to offer. The country is going into semi-lockdown for the Games so we can all just concentrate on sport – what could be better? 888sport will stay ahead of the pack and many more new events will be up on the site to cater for all your online betting needs. If you get in early you can sit back and just take it all in; after all it’s not every day that the best athletes in the world land right on your doorstep. GO CANADA!!!