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SOCHI – If its not Canada, it could be the inspired bunch from the host-country. If its not the Russians, it could be the Swedes, Finns, Czechs or Americans. The gold-medal winner likely will come from this group in Sochi, but forecasting the Olympic champion in the mens hockey tournament has never been easy. Since the participation of NHL players in 1998 there have been three different winners in the Czech Republic, Canada, Sweden and Canada again in four Winter Games. Its a short-term event and things can go wrong in a hurry for the top teams. A hot goaltender can steal a game in the medal round and all of a sudden a favourite is sitting on the sidelines. Just ask Hockey Canada. Were the Canadian teams that won gold in Salt Lake City in 2002 or in Vancouver in 2010 any better than the 1998 group that was stoned time and time again by Dominik Hasek in Nagano? Just ask Sweden about 2002, when goalie Tommy Salo surrendered that fluky late-game winning goal off his bean from 70 feet out off the stick of Belarus defenceman Vladimir Kopat. Who would have thought Switzerland could have pulled off its surprise run to the final at the world championship last spring? Like the sophisticated watches the Swiss are known for, the hockey teams timing was impeccable. It peaked at the perfect moment for wins over the Czech Republic and United States in the quarterfinal and semi-final, respectively, only to lose to Sweden in the finale. So, with all that in mind, what country will give Canada the biggest challenge in its gold-medal defence at the 2014 Winter Games? Here are the odds as of Monday night from bodog.ca. • Canada 19-10 (about 2-1)• Russia 12-5• Sweden 9-2• USA 6-1• Finland 11-1• Czech Republic 12-1 And, if you like to play the long odds: • Switzerland 25-1• Slovakia 33-1• Norway 200-1• Latvia 400-1\• Austria 750-1• Slovenia 1,000-1 Fake NCAA Jerseys . - Aroldis Chapman, with two black eyes, has returned to the Cincinnati Reds clubhouse four days after being hit in the face by a line drive. Fake MLB Jerseys .C. - The housecleaning continues for the B. http://www.fakejersey.com/fake-soccer-jerseys/. Interestingly, the culprits were not rookies, but well paid, experienced pros. The first gaffe came in the 24th minute of arguably the biggest early season MLS game in history between Seattle and Toronto. Sounder newcomer Marco Pappa, (with over 100 MLS games, and 39 Guatemalan Caps to his name) attempted a back pass to one of his central defenders. Fake Football Jerseys . The Canadian defensive tackle suffered the injury on Monday and had tests done on Tuesday. He was a potential starter on the defensive line but head coach Mike OShea said he wasnt even thinking about the ratio when he got the news. Fake Puma Jerseys ., will experience this week. A year in which the Canadian curling championship has been pushed forward a week to accommodate the Winter Olympics was deemed the perfect chance to stage the event in Montreal for the first time since 1979.Pakistan Women were wobbling before rain arrived to seal a surprise two-run win over India Women via the Duckworth-Lewis method. Sanar Mirs side restricted India to just 96-7 but had slipped from 71-3 to 77-6 in reply when the covers came on with 20 needed off 24 balls - Pakistan were two runs ahead on D/L at that point.Unchanged India simply didnt get going after being put in - the first boundary only arriving in the eighth over when Mithali Raj (16) drove Sadia Yousuf over cover to the rope.Skipper Raj was otherwise largely subdued as Pakistans attack squeezed the life out of the innings after Anam Amin (1-9) and Asmavia (1-14) Iqbal claimed an early breakthrough apiece.Veda Krishnamurthy (24 off 19) and Jhulan Goswami (14) provided a little impetus but at the halfway stage India - who beat Bangladesh in their opening game - looked well short.In contrast Pakistans chase motored early on as Bibi Nahida (14), brought into the team after Javeria Khan was ruled out of the tournament with a fractured thumb, struck consecutive fours off AAnuja Patils first over.ddddddddddddNahidas positive approach back-fired when she holed out to mid-on off Shikha Pandey but Sidra Ameen kept the board ticking, passing her previous best score of 20 in the process. Gayakwad gave India a little hope when she bowled Ameen on the sweep - the opener hitting across the line to be bowled off-stump - and that grew in the following over when Bismah Maroof drove Harmanpreet Kaur to Jhulan at mid-off to make it 50-3 off 10 overs. With the pressure building - and the rain clouds gathering - Raj continued to lead by example, diving to her right to catch Iram Javed superbly.Verma missed a run out and a simple stumping chance as Muneeba Ali came down the wicket but quickly made amends by collecting Smiritis shy and running out Asmavia Iqbal before throwing down the stumps at the non-strikers end to send Sana Mir back first ball.The game was back in the balance when light drizzle became heavy rain, forcing the players from the pitch.Watch Australia Women take on New Zealand Women from 9.45am on Monday, on Sky Sports 2. ' ' '