The Canadian Press predicts 26 medals for the Canadian team at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, including eight gold, eight silver and 10 bronze.

The PC had announced a harvest of 29 (nine gold, 10 silver and 10 bronze) at the Pyeongchang Winter Games in 2018.

Canada ultimately won 29 medals (11 gold, eight silver and 10 bronze) in Pyeongchang, South Korea, to finish third in the medal count. The maple leaf had also had the best harvest in its history at the Winter Games.

However, due to the lack of depth of the Canadian figure skating team compared to 2018, CP believes that the country’s medal potential in this discipline will be more modest in 2022. A collection of 26 medals, however, would allow him to match that of the Vancouver and Whistler Winter Games in 2010.

The forecast from the global data analytics company Gracenote say Canada will finish fourth in the medal table with a total of 23 (six gold, six silver and 11 bronze).

The California-based company, which distributes its statistical analysis to professional sports leagues around the world, expects Norway to top the table again with 46 records (21 gold, 14 silver and 11 bronze).

Canada is expected to see success in the following disciplines in Beijing:

ALPINE SKIING

The “Xiaohaituo Mountain” ski area is practically unknown to all skiers, which should promote parity. We should expect surprises on the podium. Canada’s best medal chances are in the women’s slalom, as well as the men’s and women’s super-G and alpine combined. The alpine combined will be excluded from the 2026 Olympic program. A bronze medal.

BOBSLEIGH

Justin Kripps is one of the best pilots in the world and he is the reigning Olympic champion in the two-man. Canadians Christine de Bruin and Cynthia Appiah could cause surprises in women’s monobob, a new Olympic discipline. A silver medal, and another bronze.

CURLING

Canada is among the favorites to win, but is no longer the powerhouse it once was. Brad Gushue and Jennifer Jones led their quartet to Olympic gold respectively at the Games in Turin in 2006 and Sochi in 2014. John Morris is the defending mixed doubles champion along with experienced Rachel Homan. A gold medal, and a silver medal.

FIGURE SKATING

Canada no longer has the depth it had in figure skating in 2014 and 2018, when its team was led by star dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. Their successors, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, could aspire to the podium in Beijing. A bronze medal.

FREESTYLE SKIING

A firework. Moguls, halfpipe, big jump and ski cross. Canada should be on the podium in all of these disciplines. Mikael Kingsbury (moguls), Cassie Sharpe (halfpipe) and Brady Leman (ski cross) are all reigning Olympic champions. Two gold, two silver and two bronze medals.

HOCKEY

It will be a final between Canada and the United States in women’s hockey. The last two finals have been decided in shootouts and overtime. The men’s tournament will be intriguing, due to the absence of NHL players. Since Canada cannot send its best elements, a medal could elude it. A gold medal.

SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING

Charles Hamelin could become the most decorated Canadian in Olympic Winter Games history with a sixth medal in his fifth and final Olympic Games. Kim Boutin, triple medalist at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and Canada’s flag bearer at the closing ceremony, as well as Courtney Sarault could find themselves on the podium on the women’s side. The relays could also contribute to the successes of the team. Two gold medals, one silver and one bronze.

SNOWBOARD

The “Big Three” in men’s snowboarding – Mark McMorris, Maxence Parrot and Sébastien Toutant – are expected to take the podium in the big jump and slopestyle. Laurie Blouin is the reigning world champion in the big jump. One gold, one silver and one bronze.

LONG TRACK SPEED SKATING

Although the Canadian team was unable to take to the rink at the National Training Center in Calgary last season due to a mechanical failure at the Olympic oval, it should have its share of success in Beijing. Laurent Dubreuil is the reigning world champion in the 500m, Ted-Jan Bloemen is the reigning Olympic champion in the 10,000m, while Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann could climb on the podium in several women’s events. One gold, one silver and three bronze medals.